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Post Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:02 pm 
 

Ok ok the price is not very high but with THIS condition  8O

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Post Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:51 pm 
 

lokiwookie wrote:Ok ok the price is not very high but with THIS condition  8O
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... R4_PCN_BIX




:D



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Post Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:32 pm 
 

$7 for that isn't high?


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Post Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:32 pm 
 

Deadlord39 wrote:$7 for that isn't high?


it should be higher I guess... with ebay, who knows. But it's true that $7 for that is really silly  :?
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Post Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:17 pm 
 

I can't believe the guy is even selling it. I throw stuff like that out.


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Post Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:34 pm 
 

Let the insanity continue...



http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Dungeons-an ... dZViewItem



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And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:40 am 
 





SHILL ALERT! 8O


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:46 am 
 





And everytime this guy is in the bidder list  :?  he bought a DMG for $71
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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:16 am 
 

lokiwookie wrote:


And everytime this guy is in the bidder list  :?  he bought a DMG for $71




When I first noticed this I thought that "3olivesdirty" was shilling as I noticed other auctions ( for normally common items ) being pushed up to silly amounts by this bidder ( especially since they had a zero FB ) .  I would more likely write them off as un-informed as they have bid ( and won ) on alot of stuff in the past week or so:



http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... =25&sort=3



even a Volvo  :) If they just did a little research...............
  

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:35 am 
 

Lordan wrote:
even a Volvo  :) If they just did a little research...............



Waouh, who want to buy a Volvo nowadays?!  :)
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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:18 am 
 

lokiwookie wrote:
Lordan wrote:
even a Volvo  :) If they just did a little research...............



Waouh, who want to buy a Volvo nowadays?!  :)


Only thing I will give him is it's the "classic"  70's coupe style, at least it wasn't the freaking god awful ugly Volvo 70's Hatchback....always think of pacer/gremlins when I see those  8O
  

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:16 pm 
 

Lordan wrote:
lokiwookie wrote:
Lordan wrote:
even a Volvo  :) If they just did a little research...............



Waouh, who want to buy a Volvo nowadays?!  :)


Only thing I will give him is it's the "classic"  70's coupe style, at least it wasn't the freaking god awful ugly Volvo 70's Hatchback....always think of pacer/gremlins when I see those  8O


Yeah!  Not just any old Volvo.  The beautiful P1800 http://www.saint.org/volvo.htm

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:28 pm 
 

Taste shmaste!  Who buys a car on EBay?  Apparently, it happens a lot!  Good lord!

    This guy obviously has more money than sense and has decided that when he wants an item he does not want to lose the auction.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:48 pm 
 

MShipley88 wrote:Taste shmaste!  Who buys a car on EBay?  Apparently, it happens a lot!  Good lord!


It is pretty funny but I was 1st place loozaaa on many Ebay car auctions a couple years back when I was trying to buy a 1967 Firbird 326 conv. I just couldn't win one and didn't care about said condition as I know what they are really worth and I would be ripping it down for restoration anyways.

I have bought many "rust-free" parts ( fenders, doors, etc ) from the mid west through Ebay Motors but I would though probably never buy a car I was going to drive "regularly" off ebay
  

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:57 pm 
 

An amazing eBay story with a happy ending:

At my last job, I worked next to a guy who one day decided he just had to have a '71 Barracuda so he could re-live the classic days of the muscle car. So, off he goes to eBay, where he thinks he spots a good deal.

Now, picture this: my co-worker has zero feedback, the seller has zero feedback, the car is literally 2,500 miles away, and the seller is requiring that the buyer arrange for all transportation. So, my co-worker comes to me for some general eBay advice, and I say "Red alert! Your money is going to disappear; you'll never hear from the guy again."

And I was wrong. They did the deal, my buddy flew back there and drove his new toy home, and both parties are, apparently, very happy.

Too scary for me, though; when he pressed the button to send the guy thousands of dollars, I just about had a stroke. I have a hard enough time sending someone $100 for a TSR super-module or a boxed set. You'll never see me on eBay Motors ...
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:47 am 
 

Why didn't he just give him the money when he flew to meet him?


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Post Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:34 am 
 

The time period between those two events (the purchase and the transport was pretty extensive — a couple of months, at least. It took a lot of logistical juggling to make it work (including my buddy trying to pull it off without missing any days of work).

And the seller, IIRC, was pretty cash-shy and desperate for some immediate liquidity (a divorce, possibly? that part is a little hazy ...)
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:34 am 
 

Is the Viking Gods minigame really worth $89?  



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