Ridiculous eBay Auctions

SumoLego · August 2015

oldtodd33 said:

Not really ridiculous but if you look at what appear to be cmf navy hats the anchor is printed upside down. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Navy-Hovercraft-and-Army-Minifigures-Military-Building-Block-Toy-/271935186361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f5099a5b9

^ Whoops!

The train needed better photos. The military things look like cheesy G.I. Joe figures...

SumoLego · August 2015

So, the description reads complete. But I think a few key pieces may be missing...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231648124078

BACbrix · August 2015

90% complete. Lol where the firetruck

SumoLego · August 2015

^ Or minifigures, the bell, the window...

A better description would be 'post-zombie apocalypse' modular sets.

dragon114 · August 2015

this is over priced http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Lego-Aquazone-6195-Neptune-Discovery-Lab-SEALED-Aqua-Dome-7-/191592140898?hash=item2c9bc81062

Sethro3 · August 2015

It may not be 100% complete, but I'd think that Modular auction would be a pretty good deal. I don't have that much money to spend right now, but I'd actually bid on that. Each set parted out would cost over 600$ easily.

uriel · August 2015

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271957583696?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 a single 2015 Christmas poly (30286 ) in the wild :D

Daragh · August 2015

Not so much ridiculous, but with only one sale which does not seem to have been delivered according to the feedback, they will be a long time shifting this lot. Would love to know where they get their hands of stock like this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/polybagdeals/m.html?item=221834518970&nma=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&si=65Uy4htOy1gKBq1QWvJnNUBGMGA%3D&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Bobflip · August 2015

Hmmm, I'm in Sheffield... maybe could go give them a knock?

This one, the build's not actually that bad, but the title made me laugh!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bionicle-one-of-the-kind/321834046362?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=20140107083358&meid=b5a5b7054cd946ceaa4a47da0ed574f3&pid=100011&rk=5&rkt=10&sd=321827469693

SumoLego · August 2015

^ Maybe it's a very polite Bionicle? With excellent manners?

kiki180703 · August 2015

^^ it's the description that makes me laugh :smiley:

dragon114 · August 2015

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Portal-Level-Pack-Lego-Dimensions-71203-NO-MINIFIGURE-READ-Description-/281769794740?hash=item419ac9dcb4 you can get the just the base for dimensions the price of the game pack

SumoLego · August 2015

I guess they're doing us a favor by removing that pesky minifigure!

SumoLego · August 2015

I find rating sets in boxes impossibly amusing. If one is not careful with the exterior case, could it affect the rating?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=181849115121&alt=web

What if I drop the rated box?

MAGNINOMINISUMBRA · August 2015

^What if it's already filled with dog kibble and mega blocks?

SumoLego · August 2015

Or cat dust...

(Surely, that increases the rating!)

VorpalRyu · August 2015

AFA Graded toys, the ultimate in Übergeek chic, it is to Übergeeks what ultra expensive cars are to Yuppies & classic game consoles are to Hipsters. I'll give the Yuppies this much, at least they drive their cars, by extension, I guess I can give points to the Hipsters too, at least they play their consoles...

Shib · August 2015

^Disagree, maybe it applies to the action figure market but more and more I see graded toys (particularly those that are still in boxes that do not allow you to see the toy through the box) being mocked as a waste of money. People talk about the 'LEGO bubble bursting" - I can only see it happening with stuff like that where the basic purpose of the thing is lost.

Each to their own, but personally the joy in collecting LEGO for me is not knowing the monetary value of my collection, it's in the time spent building things/taking silly pictures/letting my imagination loose a little. Hell, I've even found myself enjoying sorting pieces as a way to chill out a bit lately too.

cheshirecat · August 2015

One man's ubergeek chic is another man's twat tat. To me there is little sadder than an unopened lego box encased in a plastic box with a little numbered sticker on it - it could only be worse if it had a 'current value' sticker applied and updated every 24 hours. Its all that is wrong with LEGO collecting where as the LEGO vault where you can pick up what you like, open the flaps on the old boxes, smell them, feel them is all that is right - other than its hidden away in Billund. IMO.

VorpalRyu · August 2015

@Shib, know what you mean, sorting parts can be as relaxing as meditation at times...

@cheshirecat, twat tat? I like it... :D Makes them sound even more desperate!

Lets face it, the Yuppies will be more likely to get romantic liaisons because of their cars, then the Übergeeks because of their AFA Graded toys, unless they're trying for the affections of a fellow Übergeek... :D

alldarker · August 2015

I feel like I bring up Transformers a lot while I'm on Brickset, for which I ask to be excused, but I've seen the role the 'Figure Grading Authority' / AFA plays in Transformers collecting and I've read extensively about the idiotic things AFA has done, too often to put any trust in them. Either by accident, by ignorance or on purpose, they've graded recent reissued Transformers as original items, they've graded knock-off (fake) items as original items, and they've graded retaped items as sealed. AFA actually started by buying sealed items, grading them, and selling them on themselves (although they did this as shadily as possible, so not to be accused of 'grading their own meat': pun intended).

It's no wonder nefarious sellers are increasingly trying to defraud buyers with AFA'd items in whatever way possible. And what easier way to defraud someone than by selling them a sealed box with invisible contents, itself sealed inside another box...

SumoLego · August 2015

Maybe it should come with an x-ray of the contents of the box with a certificate of authenticity...

And then we can grade the certificate of authenticity...

SumoLego · August 2015

(I should disclose that I did trade for a 'graded' chrome C-3PO. Which makes me chuckle every time I look at it.)

uriel · August 2015

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271970399323?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

a not yet released winter poly

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lego-Friends-5002931-Disco-Dance-polybag-NEW-rare-/111756496154?hash=item1a0534cd1a

a disco dance poly

are these valuable? :\

uriel · September 2015

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121752016393 not an auction, but interesting :D :D :D

oldtodd33 · September 2015

^ What if he finds another brick next week? Does the buyer get a full refund?

SumoLego · September 2015

It's special because it levitates...

Mynatt · September 2015

At least shipping is free!

uriel · September 2015

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271982082211?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 not an auction but its interesting because its the new SW poly :)

Shib · September 2015

@uriel - posting a link to your own listing in a thread that's about ridiculous listings is a bit stupid.

uriel · September 2015

or ridiculous ? :D :D

cheshirecat · September 2015

^A bit stupid - ridiculous you might say.

Shib · September 2015

I did initially type ridiculous but thought that a sentence reading "... about ridiculous listings is a bit ridiculous" was itself quite ridiculous because of the overuse of the word ridiculous.

Now I feel utterly ridiculous.

SumoLego · September 2015

^ This is quickly bypassing ridiculous and headed to ludicrous...

VorpalRyu · September 2015

^ They've gone to plaid. :D

xwingpilot · September 2015

Why are current sets (that are still for sale through [email protected]) on eBay for more than RRP?

Just one example, 46% more than RRP:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-STAR-WARS-RED-FIVE-X-WING-STARFIGHTER-10240-UCS-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-RARE-/111577601991

sir_Bricksalot · September 2015

xwingpilot said:

Why are current sets (that are still for sale through [email protected]) on eBay for more than RRP?

Just one example, 46% more than RRP:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-STAR-WARS-RED-FIVE-X-WING-STARFIGHTER-10240-UCS-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-RARE-/111577601991

Yeah this is one thing i don't understand. But then again there will be people who see the item and "rare" in the title and hit buy on the impulse purchase. £249 and 8 watchers does seem ridiculous though.

In an EOL soldout world £249 is probably what the asking price is going to be.

Pitfall69 · September 2015

Pitfall69 · September 2015

SumoLego said:

^ This is quickly bypassing ridiculous and headed to ludicrous...

This thread has definitely went from suck to blow.

SumoLego · September 2015

I forget how much I Wall-Enjoy Spaceballs...

dragon114 · September 2015

this one takes the cake http://www.ebay.com/itm/321870778131?rmvSB=true

sstoroe · September 2015

I saw that one earlier today. The best part is that is is PS3

Dawn · September 2015

Looks like a great deal to me, there is like at most 50c of parts there: http://www.ebay.com/itm/361184576218

kmc · September 2015

^ yeah, but once you factor in the assembly costs ! Beating head against the wall animated emoticon

SumoLego · September 2015

I suppose Hulk's pants are extra?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=262061207278&alt=web

andhe · September 2015

Maybe he forgot to put on his magical stretching pants before he 'hulked out'.

ColoradoBricks · September 2015

^ common oversight, been there before ;-)

michaeldmarsh · October 2015

I use eBay all the time to purchase Lego sets and storage units in which to keep the Lego. I look at the item set my limit then bid just as in a real auction. If I win the item great, if I do not I keep a look out for another. I have had items go missing and received refunds so not always smooth, as for sellers not selling at the auction price and wanting more I report them to eBay and flag up a lousy feedback stating exactly why I am unhappy. Sadly eBay do not give enough space for a full report!

Aleydita · October 2015

xwingpilot said:

Why are current sets (that are still for sale through [email protected]) on eBay for more than RRP?

Just one example, 46% more than RRP:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-STAR-WARS-RED-FIVE-X-WING-STARFIGHTER-10240-UCS-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-RARE-/111577601991

For people in some countries, buying the latest sets via EBay is their only option.

MattsWhat · October 2015

And best auto-correct goes to: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lego-Mini-Figure-Golly-mum-/121799901009?hash=item1c5bd6ff51:g:jWEAAOSwwbdWMNK9

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