doctor_x Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Won't post the link as I really don't want to advertise for this guy any more than I guess I already am by posting at all... But what is this all about? Does someone really think that they can score that much cash on ANYTHING atari related??? Scam? For humor?? 2600, wireless controllers, and an ET landfill collage.... mindless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 TOAST! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1200XL M.U.L.E. Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I tried making an offer. Auto-rejected! Can you believe that?! ? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 It's just a marketing technique. You put something up ridiculously high, people laugh and inevitably look to see what else you are selling. They see something that is a good deal and maybe even buy it, etc, etc... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuxon86 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 48 minutes ago, Crazy Climber said: It's just a marketing technique. You put something up ridiculously high, people laugh and inevitably look to see what else you are selling. They see something that is a good deal and maybe even buy it, etc, etc... That, or sometime a seller who's out of stock presently will leave his auction/sell ads up with such a price knowing nobody will buy it, to save on the trouble of creating a new one. When he has some new stock on hand, he just modify the price to something more in line with the market. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tuxon86 said: That, or sometime a seller who's out of stock presently will leave his auction/sell ads up with such a price knowing nobody will buy it, to save on the trouble of creating a new one. When he has some new stock on hand, he just modify the price to something more in line with the market. Yeah that makes sense. I've done something similar when selling something to a specific person/etc.. Once somebody requested a custom item from me, I put it up for $1000 and told them to make an offer of $50 when they were ready to buy it. That way nobody else would buy it and they could buy it at their convenience without both of us having to be on Ebay at the exact same time/etc.. I'm not on the internet much at night or weekends so it was just easier that way for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 ...or money laundering... Moving a large amount of cash onto the purchase of an overpriced "shill" item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, keithbk said: ...or money laundering... Moving a large amount of cash onto the purchase of an overpriced "shill" item. I think paypal put a stop to that, to transfer balance you need ss# 2 forms of ID, etc... Also any sales over 10k (possibly even less now) receive a tax form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTrust Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 From the Auction: Quote Hit BUYIT NOW and I’ll throw in a 1981 DeLorean DM-12 Automobile as a bonus !!! The carhas been restored and updated by DMC Houston and only has 32,000 miles. Don’tpass up this once in a lifetime deal. LocalPick up Only!! 32k is pretty low, so let's assume a value on the high side, ~$40k for the car. There's also an unopened copy of E.T. in there, which have been going for ~$150. The listing doesn't apparently include the pictured console or set of wireless controllers, but of course, you do also get the landfill E.T. copy. The only auction price I was able to find for one of those is $1,537. But this one is signed, so let'ts just round up to $1,600. So, I mean, that's only $1,108,250 for the shadow box and all the other crap inside it. So, pretty reasonable. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferghead Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Is Ernest Cline the seller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, ferghead said: Is Ernest Cline the seller I mean...that might up the value a bit...just saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbk Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 21 hours ago, Crazy Climber said: I think paypal put a stop to that, to transfer balance you need ss# 2 forms of ID, etc... Also any sales over 10k (possibly even less now) receive a tax form Ebay is no longer associated with PayPal, but now processes credit cards directly through their own methods. Not certain if money launderers are worming their way around the system again, but I wouldn't be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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