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Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: Jared on November 16, 2003, 02:33:51 PM
Look at this gauge set and what it went for....

Gauges on Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10066&item=2442113432)

Hell I think I might list My complete set on their and shop later for another one......

Scary....
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: sprint_9 on November 16, 2003, 03:46:09 PM
How dumb could you be to bid that much on some gauges, Ive seen some pretty idiotic things on ebay were people pay way to much for something, but if you watch wisely you can save lots of money on ebay.
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: dsmirnov83 on November 16, 2003, 03:52:25 PM
Hey carful guys I think it's Pablo who dished out the cash for that one. Let's not make the gods angry... :lol:

QuoteIt's not the cages it's their drivers and 1% of bikers.
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: Moose on November 16, 2003, 04:02:02 PM
I don't think so here is pablo's id's which are in the ebay portion of the for sale forum
pantablo || pantablo ||| ---
Title: whatta deal
Post by: squidscareme on November 16, 2003, 04:28:26 PM
i would have sold him mine off my bike for only $225
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: john on November 16, 2003, 04:29:45 PM
wow.  That went high :o
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: Wrencher on November 16, 2003, 05:13:34 PM
Make sure you check out the bid history too.

Why would anybody out bid themselves like that unless the seller is driving it up?
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on November 16, 2003, 07:17:12 PM
D#$n, maybe i can sell my beat up ones for 150? :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :nana:  :bs:  :bs:
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: Casimir on November 16, 2003, 07:39:52 PM
Quote from: WrencherMake sure you check out the bid history too.

Why would anybody out bid themselves like that unless the seller is driving it up?

They're trying to beat an auto bid. You place a bid with an initial amount and limit. eBay will only show your bid as being slightly over the previous high bid. As others try to beat your bid, it adjusts your bid to stay higher than them. It does not register this as additional bids on your part, so it looks like the competitor is bidding against himself.
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: clkeith50 on November 16, 2003, 07:46:05 PM
If you look at the bid time in the history, you'll see that the guy kept bidding in small increments until he finally outbid the proxy bid of the previous high bidder. He wasn't bidding against himself because he wasn't the high bidder.
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: octane on November 17, 2003, 07:37:21 AM
That's friggin nuts!! When I took my 4 stock GS turn signals off the bike, I couldn't unload them here for $10, so I put them on ebay and got $65!!!! Who'd have thunk?
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: john on November 17, 2003, 08:17:15 AM
Quote from: octaneThat's friggin nuts!! When I took my 4 stock GS turn signals off the bike, I couldn't unload them here for $10, so I put them on ebay and got $65!!!! Who'd have thunk?

I know sometimes ebay really shocks you.  I sold an old manual for a Magna one time and got like $20 for it  :o   I expected $5 :lol:  Then there was the Pioneer surround stereo I sold for $139 that I paid $199 3 years earlier.  It was hardly used but no way did I expect $140 for it -I felt so guilty I shipped it to the guy for free  :o

I have some bike crap/other I need to unload.  I really should get off my ass and sell it.
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: Narcoden on November 17, 2003, 11:38:28 AM
Wow!  I'm glad some kind person here sold me a tach for $20

:?  Am I allowed to sell it for $120 on ebay now  :mrgreen:

Anyone got more tachs and speedo's to sell me for $20?  :lol:
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: Wrencher on November 17, 2003, 01:18:47 PM
Oh. Showing my abundant knowlege of E-Bay again I guess.

:oops:  :roll:
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: pantablo on November 17, 2003, 02:17:50 PM
Wasn't me. I'd only overpay for cool cosmetic/suspension items.
:?

there must be a back story to why he bid so high (desparation, lack of resourses in his home country, etc.). I would hope anyway. Ebay is like that though. You can easily get caught up in trying to "win" and lose sight of the actual value of something. I've seen things sell for full retail (new!) or more-THAT is mind boggling.
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: South East Rocket on November 17, 2003, 02:49:20 PM
shaZam! GUYS I KNOW!  you assume people that use ebay are smart shoppers and just looking for the best deal out there.

I BOUGHT A 1981 KDX 175 DIRT BIKE THAT SOME GUY HAD OUTSIDE HIS GARAGE FOR SELL LAST YEAR.  TALKED HIM DOWN TO $250, WHEN I HAD MY FUN WITH IT I PUT IT ON EBAY AND SOLD IT TO SOME GUY FROM OHIO (THAT DROVE DOWN) FOR $1250.00
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: clkeith50 on November 17, 2003, 03:52:09 PM
Yeah, I picked up a Honda 3-wheeler at a garage sale for $35 and sold it on eBay for $405. And it was a POS.
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: JamesG on November 17, 2003, 04:00:07 PM
supply and demand guys, supply and demand.

What is junk to you is what someone else HAS to have. Its what has driven trade for thousands of years...
Title: Holy crap...Ebay people are NUTS!
Post by: GS_B on November 17, 2003, 06:48:20 PM
yup, ebay rocks! I'm hoping my $17 Clubman's (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=35587&item=2442744132) fetch at least a grand! only one day left folks!!  :lol: