eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?

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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?

Postby Dan » Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:22 pm

frailer5 wrote:Or, set your (effective) Reserve as your starting Bid figure. Simple; but not to some, it seems.
You described what I meant in a much more concise fashion.

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Postby drumondo » Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:36 pm

It surprises me that ebay allows auctions with bids to be cancelled at all. I saw it happen just recently and was surprised.

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Postby im_no_pro » Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:38 pm

drumondo wrote:It surprises me that ebay allows auctions with bids to be cancelled at all. I saw it happen just recently and was surprised.

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Technically there are restrictions on when an auction can be canned, same with retracting a bid. Reality is it's difficult to prove when someone is abusing the system. Unfortunately knowing and proving are two different things.
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Postby Sd » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:34 pm

[quote="sunho"]missed out on the gara pinny? not to worry, an slx in melb. get. on. it.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170992916985 ... 520wt_1271" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


What's a gara pinny?

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Postby munga » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:54 pm

pinarello made from columbus gara tubes.

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Postby find_bruce » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:35 pm

munga wrote:pinarello made from columbus gara tubes.
& if, like me you don't know where gara fits in the Columbus tubing range, according to the bicycle info project
GARA Road set especially suited for amateur and touring cyclists who demand stout, lightweight racing frames. Cr Mo Steel - Weight: 2300 g
or about 375g heavier than Columbus SL

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Postby singlespeedscott » Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:32 pm

Dan wrote:
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Crowz wrote: Beautiful bike but has been re-listed a number of times, meaning the owner knows its value (or won't sell it for cheap). No chance of it going cheap.
Why not set a realistic start price or list as BIN instead of yanking the auction if the bids aren't high enough?
I'd be pretty pissed if I had a bid on and the auction was pulled, regardless of perceived value or who the seller was. That's the nature of treebay - set a BIN and start price you're happy with, or sell via other means.
Often relists come as a result of failure to pay. I've had 6 of these in the last couple of months. Why people bid with no intention to pay has me buggered.
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Postby munga » Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:40 pm

it's like playing the pokies on your ipad. 8)

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Postby wqlava1 » Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:45 pm

im_no_pro wrote:
drumondo wrote:It surprises me that ebay allows auctions with bids to be cancelled at all. I saw it happen just recently and was surprised.

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Technically there are restrictions on when an auction can be canned, same with retracting a bid. Reality is it's difficult to prove when someone is abusing the system. Unfortunately knowing and proving are two different things.
if he's pulling it repeatedly because the bids aren't high enough a day or a few hours before auction planned end time, he's unaware that for popular stuff like that there is quite often a doubling of the price in the last 30 seconds as the late manual bidders and snipers strike. It's rarely that the desired high price on interesting things turns up early enough for the vendor to be happy before getting the result email.

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Postby frailer5 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:14 am

singlespeedscott wrote: Why people bid with no intention to pay has me buggered.
Maybe because they think about SWMBO's reaction after they've bid. :lol:
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Postby rkelsen » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:04 am

Yeah. They're highly "sort after..." :lol:

The reason for this is well beyond my understanding. They're cheaply made junk.

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Postby 5antos » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:05 pm

The brakes work.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Classic-Vint ... 500wt_1414" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby HappyHumber » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:41 pm

5antos wrote:The brakes work.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Classic-Vint ... 500wt_1414" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby morini » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:47 pm

Gilbert bike

needs gears. Brakes work. Wheels run true.

missing something from centre of cross bar ??. check pictures


Missing more gaffer tape I think. Maybe it was used for drug smuggling or as a IED carrier?

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Postby HappyHumber » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:18 pm

morini wrote:Missing more gaffer tape I think. Maybe it was used for drug smuggling or as a IED carrier?
Regardless, I think drugs were involved somehow!
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Postby frailer5 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:36 pm

Anyone get the impression there are quite a few good to fair steelies appearing on fleabay in the last week? Yet, demand/bidding seems wildly random. Can't believe someone hasn't put a few pesos on top of the figure on this one Maybe it depends what state it's listed in, and what week. :|
Just noticing because on the lookout for a daily-rider 2nd-tier, but reasonable quality, 80s>early 90s.
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Postby sunho » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:09 pm

Appreciate the heads up!
such a shame really, when such gems pop up...

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Postby Ferrovelo » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:41 pm

morini wrote:Gilbert bike

needs gears. Brakes work. Wheels run true.

missing something from centre of cross bar ??. check pictures


Missing more gaffer tape I think. Maybe it was used for drug smuggling or as a IED carrier?
:shock: :shock: :shock: You have to be joking

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Postby ldrcycles » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:55 pm

singlespeedscott wrote: Why people bid with no intention to pay has me buggered.
You and me both :evil: . I even had a bloke try to HAGGLE the other day on the phone without even seeing the item in question, because it was pickup only and "very far away". AAARRHH!!! :evil: :evil:
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Postby Clydesdale Scot » Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:59 am

for those who are more flexible than me
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Postby wqlava1 » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:59 am

Clydesdale Scot wrote:for those who are more flexible than me
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listing
You could really apple core your kneecaps with those bars

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Postby ldrcycles » Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:45 pm

Clydesdale Scot wrote:for those who are more flexible than me
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listing
Looks like it melted on a hot day :shock: :lol: .
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Postby Wal42 » Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:33 pm

sunho wrote:Appreciate the heads up!
such a shame really, when such gems pop up...

My post about this bike has been pulled by the moderators due to the fact I defamed the guy, I should have said in my opinion the guy is........etc.

Oh, and received a warning.

I've tried to play by the rules, occasionally I slip up, maybe I'll just stick to myself in future.

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Postby morini » Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:42 pm

No harm done in my opinion. The mods are just doing their job. This site has a standard and they keep it on track. No one has died............ I really appreciated you doing what you did because I was thinking of bidding, up until you showed all of us what was really on offer. You can now say you took one for the team. Top job.

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