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Greenmonkey
Username: Greenmonkey
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 7:08 am: | |
http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-Ibanez-Artist-AR30-VERY-RARE-664-pcs-made_W0QQitemZ7340 123581QQcategoryZ33043QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
Tubescorcher
Username: Tubescorcher
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 7:15 am: | |
Let's all email this seller to tell him his buy it now price is about $1900 off the fair price!!!!!!! |
Ibaniod
Username: Ibaniod
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 2:03 pm: | |
Great Idea, I hate con Artist. Okay that WAS bad,
but I agree, e-mail the heck out of homeboy. |
Funkle
Username: Funkle
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 2:21 pm: | |
If anyone bids on this, I think someone should email them and let them know. |
Sixvsix
Username: Sixvsix
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 6:22 pm: | |
Do you really think people are that daft to bid on this?
six |
Mr_roadstar
Username: Mr_roadstar
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 6:38 pm: | |
Nothing surprises me anymore. Here's the world's most expensive EX Series:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7338660958&rd=1&sspagename=ST RK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Steve |
Acetan
Username: Acetan
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 7:35 pm: | |
What is the percentage eBay charges on reserve price? 2%? 3%? ...if people are willing to pay the fee on clearly "un-sellable" items, what can you say?
Ace |
Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 01, 2005 - 8:11 pm: | |
I think eBay charges for the ad and a bit of the Selling price, if you have a Reserve you pay a percentage up to a certain point (in dollars) then the rate drops a little bit... Still they make a killing. It encourages guys to negociate with a serious bidder to end the auction early for a set price, then the seller can cancel the bids, pull the listing and pay for the ad... |
Bluzrok1
Username: Bluzrok1
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 10:29 am: | |
Hi guys,
The ad paid for itself on the first day. The listing cost less than $30.00
flaming emails from people who checked the potential buyer box. suggestions of opening second accounts. Now THAT's unethical
Thanks |
Skybone
Username: Skybone
Registered: 03-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:56 am: | |
Opportunism runs rife... |
Bigmike
Username: Bigmike
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 12:17 pm: | |
Bluzrok1: so if most of those that wrote are correct one of his buddies is buying the guitar from him. WHY you ask ?? Because most people get turned off by what APPEARS to be shill bidding. I recently sold a 70s Ibanez Byrdland - it worried me when (the first time around) I had a COUPLE of zero feedback users bidding - just the appearance of inpropriety...
Have a nice day. |
Acetan
Username: Acetan
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 5:14 pm: | |
How successful such annoying tactic is will be determined by how many bids the auction gets and ultimately how much the item is sold for. I think there is a good chance that it won't receive any legitimate bid at all.
One way for the seller to save face though: have a bunch of friends to bid it up. But eBay will charge accordingly, ah, darn it. |
Dave_g
Username: Dave_g
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:07 am: | |
Heres another genius with nothing but extra time on his hands..................
http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-CUSTOM-AGENT-IBANEZ-ELECTRIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ7341091570 QQcategoryZ33043QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
Jeffsailor
Username: Jeffsailor
Registered: 01-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 10:50 am: | |
Dave, Check out that the guy won't ship, but he's listed in the States from Australia...
Still, its a nice CA.
js |
Dave_g
Username: Dave_g
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 12:46 pm: | |
Jeff, Its not THAT nice..."Bug" headstock and all-no log pups..I think he put a new tail pc on it too 'cause the tail pc is a lot shiner than the bridge..the only thing that CA has going for it is the orignal pickguard... |
Jeffsailor
Username: Jeffsailor
Registered: 01-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 1:33 pm: | |
Yeah, afetr looking at it again I agree. Relatively speaking, its not that nice, but I (like you) think any CA is great. NFW a CA is worth is 2500. Well, unless its CW and in mint condition!
js |
Snowjays
Username: Snowjays
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 3:30 am: | |
But the BIN price is almost $4000 Aus. over here.
We cop this all the time, sellers listing thier items in US hoping that someone jumps at it without realizing the actual price in Aus dollars. |