Xaxaxe wrote:The seller himself is a bit of an asshat.If you're going to list a 3 million dollar auction with no previous sales experience AND you're going to play the "mysterious unnamed owner" card, you will get people messing around with you. It's to be expected ... and curt, smarmy answers make this guy look like a pretty big dick, actually. Plus, he doesn't have to list all the questions ... why isn't he just ignoring the obvious clowns?I still say quite a few factors aren't adding up here. I hope eBay is keeping a close watch on this whole thing.
jasonw1239 wrote:That is an insane number of posted questions, even for a "high profile" auction.I actually laughed out loud when I saw the one about "can pigs swim?"Brian, since this appears to be in your neighborhood, have you ever heard of this collection before?
jasonw1239 wrote:I actually laughed out loud when I saw the one about "can pigs swim?"
Xaxaxe wrote:I'm sorry, all due respect, but this guy either needs to purchase a sense of humor or else stop posting the obvious goofy questions.
Xaxaxe wrote:BC, you should put on a suit and tie, pose as a "record company executive" or something, and make an appointment to check that warehouse out! Then, as you're leaving, offer to trade straight up for a Woody, three Chainmails, some Wham character sheets, and two dozen B2s.
Xaxaxe wrote:It's got a bid ... stay tuned.
Mars wrote:Someone should report him for charging a shipping amount that is a percentage of the final bid: 3- 5%. I'm sure Ebay would love to get their initial value fees again for this one.
g026r wrote:$3,002,150.00Buddy should have taken the $28 million a while back.I agree with Killjoy though: give me that, and you'll never see me again. I am curious as to exactly how many duplicates there are though.
benjoshua wrote: One person does nothing but list and the other does nothing but sort and pack.
benjoshua wrote:There's a lesson here for us. Sell while the selling's good.And the winner lives in Ireland. Shipping's going to be expensive. Of course, compared to $3 million plus for the win, shipping will be minimal. If the items are indeed worth $30 million, it would pay to hire a couple of people to do nothing but sell the collection piece by piece over the next year. One person does nothing but list and the other does nothing but sort and pack. That way, you avoid huge shipping costs. Just rent a building in the city where the collection is currently stored or rent the current holding place(incurring no shipping costs), and set up shop. Pay your employees $25,000.00 a year, rent will be $1000.00 a month, office supplies will be $10,000.00 or so. Heck, budget $1,000,000.00 and you still clear $29 million. Wow.