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Curt Palme
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: OK, who lost their ebay mind????? |
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Who bid $6600 for the G90 in Florida with 9000 some-odd hours on it, supposed no wear on the tubes, coming from one of those drop-off-and-we-sell-it places?
I was gonna bid $3K, but yeah, like I had a chance.. 
With the various issues of the G90, any 9000 hour+ chassis, $6600 is insane. To me anyways.
Does someone know something that I don't, like it was retubed 50 hours before it got pulled from service?
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gcom007
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My bad...
Not so much.
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kschmit2
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what, you mean I can't re-sell it for 12k?
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ecrabb
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WTF? I'd like to hear the logic of that bid price from whomever won - especially when there is at least one other G90 for sale in pristine condition, being sold by informed buyer, with known (excellent) tube condition. I definitely don't get it.
SC
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Curt Palme
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My point exactly. I know I used a similar strategy the other day to sell some stuff recently, I started the bidding at $10.00 no reserve for something I expected to go for $275, but ended up with $311 for it. Maybe I should do the same with other projectors? but that strategy scares me for something that I have say $1000 into..
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gcom007
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I think there's something to be said for a lower starting point. If you set it too high and don't get bids, people wonder why no one's bidding on it and it discourages them from bidding. If they see others are bidding, they'll be more intrigued to look into it for themselves. You always have reserve prices and you can even pull stuff if need be.
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Brian Hampton
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dbaisey
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Curt,
Advertise your units as a rare collectable and limited documented number (serial number) no longer available. You might actually get what they should bring. Doug
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Brian Hampton
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Ha,
The serial number proves it was limited,... certainly collector's items.
-Brian
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draganm
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anyone want to bet that it's not really sold and gets re-listed in a day or 2?
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stefuel
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Just a little behind in the times. Five years ago you'd have blown someone for a $6,600.00 G-90 in any condition 
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MikeEby
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It doesn't surprise me at all...EBay is weird..People pay way too much for stuff. At one time you could get bargains but not anymore.
My brother is a commercial photographer he will often buy a piece of equipment just to try it out. Most of the time he can sell it on Ebay used for just a few bucks less then he paid for it if he doesn't like it, I don't get it myself.
I think the no reserve auctions might be the key; people get caught up in the moment and loose there head.
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You guys think e-bay is crazy... tune in to the barrett-jackson auction on speed channel.
some guy just paid a million dollars for a 2009 corvette zr1.. 
thats crazy!
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Brian Hampton
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Phil,
Considering the RE thingie was Free and the Cars thingie cost $3.50,... I think I did fine. I do realize some go for more.
Also note the cars auction you posted was for 4 which means they sold for just as much as mine did ,.. $50/each.
Some of those cars thingies went up to $80 or $100 though but they are sinking back down now as lots of people who ordered them for the $3.50 are getting theirs in the mail.
=Brian
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oliverg
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: OK, who lost their ebay mind????? |
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| Curt Palme wrote: | Who bid $6600 for the G90 in Florida with 9000 some-odd hours on it, supposed no wear on the tubes, coming from one of those drop-off-and-we-sell-it places?
I was gonna bid $3K, but yeah, like I had a chance..
With the various issues of the G90, any 9000 hour+ chassis, $6600 is insane. To me anyways.
Does someone know something that I don't, like it was retubed 50 hours before it got pulled from service? |
6600 is a reasonable price fora non "wholesale" machine if its condition is as desribed and accurate.
Considering a CP G90 will cost at least 7500
Curt, you have to remember that you buy your machines "wholesale" - the rest of the world have to pay full price most of the time. In July last year, I saw a series of G90s (sub 1000 hour) go for 12k, 10k and 11k. The market might be a bit slow right now but supply is drying up too.
If I was in the market for a G90, I would pay 10k for a mint one from you. So, 6600 isn't too bad
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kschmit2
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$6,600 for an unknown condition G90 w/o support is ridiculously overpriced
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Phil Smith
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| Brian Hampton wrote: | | Also note the cars auction you posted was for 4 which means they sold for just as much as mine did ,.. $50/each. |
Brian,
Oops! You're right. I did find one that sold for $85 though: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130189510078
I was just goofin' on you anyway. It's hard to get absolute top dollar for an ebay auction item, when many identical items are being auctioned at the same time. You have to be very, very lucky.
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MikeEby
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| emdawgz1 wrote: | You guys think e-bay is crazy... tune in to the barrett-jackson auction on speed channel.
some guy just paid a million dollars for a 2009 corvette zr1..
thats crazy! |
That is NUTS!!...Cool car..but way more money then brains. In a year it will be worth probably less then $80K.
Mike
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dochlywd
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$6,600.00?!!!!!!!! Damn! I had one of my spare G90s listed twice on Ebay starting at $4,999.99. It had 3,000hrs (a third of the one for $6,600.00) with tubes pics (green 7, blue 8, red 9+) and it didn't even get a bid!!!!!!! I have been a member here,and avs for long time as well as an Ebay member with impeccable feedback, so I'm a little disappointed at the moment. I did end up selling it to gentlemen overseas for $5,000.00 and it ships out this week.
Damn!!!
Doc
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