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Kingofpain89
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:56 pm

NetRodent wrote:I was wondering what you were talking about until I checked the shipping.

You must have just missed it. The original BIN was $799. The seller has since corrected it.

Deadlord
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:53 pm

I e-mailed the $799 seller and jokingly asked if they were offering an ounce of gold along with it. She wrote back and thanked me.

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See? this is why I keep saying, you have to have a FILTER on the crack pipe.

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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:06 am

LOL! I contacted the same seller, telling them their price was way out of reach. Had a few friendly emails back and forth. Pretty funny that other folks noticed the same thing, although not surprising in retrospect.

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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:05 pm

Will the stupidity ever end? Not only does the seller have only 1 feedback but the shipping is $10 and the book isnt even in perfect condition. Not to even mention the ludicrous BIN and starting price.

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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:42 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:Will the stupidity ever end? Not only does the seller have only 1 feedback but the shipping is $10 and the book isnt even in perfect condition. Not to even mention the ludicrous BIN and starting price.

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That's a fairly normal price (starting bid) for these in good condition. This is one of the most consistently overpriced items.

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:44 pm

deimos3428 wrote:That's a fairly normal price (starting bid) for these in good condition. This is one of the most consistently overpriced items.

Is there an idiotic seller thread then? Wasnt so much just the price that I was gawking at but the whole picture: price + newb + shipping + retarded BIN.

If anyone picks it up for that BIN I will shit a canoe...with the paddles.

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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:16 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:
Is there an idiotic seller thread then? Wasnt so much just the price that I was gawking at but the whole picture: price + newb + shipping + retarded BIN.

If anyone picks it up for that BIN I will shit a canoe...with the paddles.

Huh. We have a "shady dealer" thread, but no "idiotic seller" thread. Go figure. Feel free to make one, I'm sure I can add a few posts. :lol:

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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:28 pm

Please don't.

We are already a sarcastic and critical enough bunch. Far better to help new sellers learn the ropes than to ridicule them.

Mark

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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:18 pm

More for the crack pipe:

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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:28 am

Deadlord39 wrote:More for the crack pipe:

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Pretty sure that's just good ol' fashioned "newbie fishing".

Intelligator has an account on here, I think. Maybe he'll comment.

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:35 am

deimos3428 wrote:Pretty sure that's just good ol' fashioned "newbie fishing".
Intelligator has an account on here, I think. Maybe he'll comment.

I was thinking something similar myself. I have bought from Intelligator before and was happy with the prices for the most part. But there are a few things in his store that I think are a little on the high side. No different than most resellers though. Heck, every so ofter even some of Badmike's prices have raised an eyebrow. :roll:

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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:15 pm

Anyone notice the $130 pricetag on Escape from NY?:

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Kingofpain89
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:25 pm

grodog wrote:Anyone notice the $130 pricetag on Escape from NY?:

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I was watching the same seller's FASA Battlestar Galactica a couple of days ago and got to thinking I might put a token bid in on the Escape from New York as there were no bidders at the time. That would have been pointless. :roll:

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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:44 pm

Deadlord39 wrote:More for the crack pipe:

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Check out Intelligator's completed items though. Certainly no shortage of buyers and his feedback is pretty good. Maybe his prices are just about right? He's definitely making a tidy profit on his BINs.

http://search-completed.ebay.com/search ... arch&fgtp=

Marlith
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:37 pm

This may or not be silly but it is out of line with the sealed Heroes set...

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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:13 am

dbartman wrote:Check out Intelligator's completed items though. Certainly no shortage of buyers and his feedback is pretty good. Maybe his prices are just about right? He's definitely making a tidy profit on his BINs.

I thought that name sounded familiar, and sure enough, I bought from him about 10 weeks ago ... a bunch of stuff, too. Here's one:

G 1-2-3

The price was right, the shipping was fine, and he seemed friendly enough to me. FWIW.

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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:02 am

ehi folks, what about this charming BIN?

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i wrote to the seller asking him if by chance he digited the wrong number placing the comma after 3 instead of 2 numbers... he never replied me...

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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:31 pm

Here is one for ya:

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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:28 pm

bclarkie wrote:Here is one for ya:

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Geez! Those weren't new bidders, either. Only one was a 0 feedback name.

What could they have been thinking? I thought maybe they were shrinkwrapped or something, but no. They aren't even first editions.

The sale specifically says that they are "old and have been used."

Mark

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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:14 pm

Bloodstone Pass anyone in the patented VGC?

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:roll:

<edit> BTW, the Coug added a new line to his about me page recently that really made me laugh:

Coug wrote:I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR DRIVING PEOPLE TO MY SALES, SAY SORRY FOR NOT ADVERTISING THEIRS AND WILL STOP TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THEM WHEN THEY STOP TELLING LIES ABOUT ME. LOL

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