slusher Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Let's see... April 26, 2019 6pm Houlihan's Restaurant, 645 Route 46, Fairfield, NJ. That's the Friday of NNL East, the restaurant is in the parking lot of LaQuinta, the host hotel. I'll be there! Joe, you have no excuses! We throw the biggest event for modelers in the country. Bring the youngster! Bill, hitch a ride with the Acme crew. We had beers this year... okay Downie had some sorta Martini thingie! Wish I could come, but maybe someday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 6:37 AM, martinfan5 said: PJ Toys was last active here 5 hrs ago. I tried to go to the website link he lists in his profile but it wouldn't work http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/profile/19855-pjtoys/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 There's always someone waiting in the wings to take his place. A guy parting out a Johan '61 Fury, for example. Total for the body, glass, chassis, wheels, tires and bumpers............$305, give or take two to three bucks. The sum of the parts is always more than the whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 "Waiting in the wings to take his place" reminded me... Did a quick eBay check just now. Another seller who seems to have disappeared specialized in 1/24-25 Big-Rig parts for very stiff prices. Just guessing, but I got the idea they were not model people. More general Anteek & Junque dealers who lucked into a bunch of truck kits from an estate sale or something. Then saw some of the parted-out kits on eBay and got inspired by those asking the highest prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) Why is making money a bad thing? I recently went into a Hobby Lobby for the first time in my life. They had one Foose FD100 truck kit left. Because of Revell USA being shut down the kit has become difficult to find. I purchased it for $18 with a 40% Off coupon. I then listed it for sale on eBay for $55 + postage on a 30 day fixed price auction. Two weeks later it sold to a person who obviously wanted it bad enough that he was willing to pay my price and he left complimentary feedback. I seized an opportunity and made a $37 profit and the buyer is happy. Edited August 7, 2018 by Dennis Lacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 It all comes down to supply and demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, Dennis Lacy said: Why is making money a bad thing? Nothing wrong with making money, just matters if I can afford it or not..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 8/7/2018 at 4:23 PM, Dennis Lacy said: Why is making money a bad thing? I recently went into a Hobby Lobby for the first time in my life. They had one Foose FD100 truck kit left. Because of Revell USA being shut down the kit has become difficult to find. I purchased it for $18 with a 40% Off coupon. I then listed it for sale on eBay for $55 + postage on a 30 day fixed price auction. Two weeks later it sold to a person who obviously wanted it bad enough that he was willing to pay my price and he left complimentary feedback. I seized an opportunity and made a $37 profit and the buyer is happy. Minus eBay's 20% fees, or $11, your actual profit was $26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 8/7/2018 at 4:23 PM, Dennis Lacy said: Why is making money a bad thing? I recently went into a Hobby Lobby for the first time in my life. They had one Foose FD100 truck kit left. Because of Revell USA being shut down the kit has become difficult to find. I purchased it for $18 with a 40% Off coupon. I then listed it for sale on eBay for $55 + postage on a 30 day fixed price auction. Two weeks later it sold to a person who obviously wanted it bad enough that he was willing to pay my price and he left complimentary feedback. I seized an opportunity and made a $37 profit and the buyer is happy. Making money is not a bad thing. You picked a reasonable price to sell. There have been some ebay and amazon postings for $400. The problem in my opinion is when stupid crazy prices come up it creates an unrealistic expectation for what something is worth and others think that that is what they have is worth. However the true price for anything is what someone is willing to pay for it and not what somebody has sold it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said: Making money is not a bad thing. You picked a reasonable price to sell. There have been some ebay and amazon postings for $400. The problem in my opinion is when stupid crazy prices come up it creates an unrealistic expectation for what something is worth and others think that that is what they have is worth. However the true price for anything is what someone is willing to pay for it and not what somebody has sold it for. But someone here will always come back saying that what you consider "stupid crazy prices" is simply just your opinion and that the seller has a right to charge whatever price he wants. You can beat this thing to death and you wont win. This is capitalism at is finest. BTW, I agree with your thinking of which prices are reasonable, and which are stupid crazy. As I said it time and time again, the current eBay listing price structure enables sellers to list things for months or years for what you and me consider stupid crazy prices. They can list and re-list with no fees. In the early days of eBay (been on it since 1999), you had to pay a insertion fee and the percentage of the starting bit price, whether the item sold or not. If you priced an item outrageously high and kept on re-listing over and over (because it would likely not sell anytime soon), you would go broke. Back then, many listings started at 1 or 99 cents. No Buy-it-Now either. Those were the days when eBay was actually usable. Edited August 10, 2018 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) Hmm , interesting, I just yesterday received an item I purchased from a seller on Ebay, maybe I missed the part that was not usable Edited August 10, 2018 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 7 hours ago, peteski said: In the early days of eBay (been on it since 1999), you had to pay a insertion fee and the percentage of the starting bit price, whether the item sold or not. If you priced an item outrageously high and kept on re-listing over and over (because it would likely not sell anytime soon), you would go broke. Back then, many listings started at 1 or 99 cents. No Buy-ti_Now either. Those were the days when eBay was actually usable. Then at some point, to get around all of that, people starting listing things for .99c with a huge shipping cost since eBay wasn't getting a cut of shipping. The auction would cost you essentially nothing! The current structure works good for sellers since you're only charged fees if your item sells and you can relist it a whole bunch of times for free if it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Dennis Lacy said: Then at some point, to get around all of that, people starting listing things for .99c with a huge shipping cost since eBay wasn't getting a cut of shipping. The auction would cost you essentially nothing! The current structure works good for sellers since you're only charged fees if your item sells and you can relist it a whole bunch of times for free if it doesn't. Yes, sellers were always trying to maximize their profit. But the current eBay pricing structure is enabling all those unreasonably (IMO) priced items to be offered for sale for extended period of time. Yes, it is all good - capitalism at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Its pretty easy to exclude a seller from searches on eBay. If you decide a seller prices his parts unreasonably, exclude him from your searches. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toner283 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Xingu said: Its pretty easy to exclude a seller from searches on eBay. If you decide a seller prices his parts unreasonably, exclude him from your searches. Problem solved. Except I have not found a way to permanently exclude specific sellers permanently from searches. They need an ignore list like we have here on the forum. And excluding a spcific seller on mobile devices is more hassle than it is worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Not a parts seller; but, the guy listed a fairly expensive kit as "seemingly complete". I contacted him and suggested that, since there is an instruction sheet, he could check off what's in the box against the instructions because it would make it easier for a potential buyer to decide to purchase it. Here's his reply: ’ll open the bag and see when I get home. I appreciate the insight, honestly. Need more guys like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 2 hours ago, SfanGoch said: Not a parts seller; but, the guy listed a fairly expensive kit as "seemingly complete". I contacted him and suggested that, since there is an instruction sheet, he could check off what's in the box against the instructions because it would make it easier for a potential buyer to decide to purchase it. Here's his reply: ’ll open the bag and see when I get home. I appreciate the insight, honestly. Need more guys like this. Would have been better if he said he would unwrap/break the seal on the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 It was an open box with the parts in what looked like a taped bag. At least he will "seemingly" check it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, Xingu said: Its pretty easy to exclude a seller from searches on eBay. If you decide a seller prices his parts unreasonably, exclude him from your searches. Problem solved. I never seen this option , can you explain how one can find it, I have failed to find it myself. Edited August 10, 2018 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 4 hours ago, martinfan5 said: I never seen this option , can you explain how one can find it, I have failed to find it myself. Click on the Advanced search options. Scroll down to Sellers and check the Only show items from: box. Go down to where it says Include and change it to Exclude. Enter the sellers name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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