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General Collecting => GI Joe => Topic started by: Jarvom on July 25, 2013, 08:09:11 PM

Title: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: Jarvom on July 25, 2013, 08:09:11 PM: Not sure really the market on G I Joes but almost $500 dolers for 5 figures seems a bit much, I looked up the crimson neo vipers, not worth much, and then the red fang ninja nad again it was not worth much, so why did this lot go for soo much, any avid G I joe fan know?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gi-Joe-ROC-Rise-Of-Cobra-Lot-CRIMSON-NEO-VIPER-RED-FANG-NINJA-/310698111852?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item48570cf36c&nma=true&si=MokaGWI1cvhy9qIzCzkccmG4s7w%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575055288&toolid=10001&campid=5337373868&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FGi-Joe-ROC-Rise-Of-Cobra-Lot-CRIMSON-NEO-VIPER-RED-FANG-NINJA-%2F310698111852%3Fpt%3DUS_Action_Figures%26hash%3Ditem48570cf36c%26nma%3Dtrue%26si%3DMokaGWI1cvhy9qIzCzkccmG4s7w%25253D%26orig_cvip%3Dtrue%26rt%3Dnc%26_trksid%3Dp2047675.l2557)
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: Tamer on July 26, 2013, 10:17:17 AM: I have no idea. Good question though. I will take it to our front and facebook page and see if I can find an answer.
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: DocOutlands on July 26, 2013, 10:40:55 AM: Looks to me like someone tried to enter $47.60 and double-struck the 0. And then someone else panicked and superbid. Or, possibly, back-door deal made to cancel the accidental bid. Last 2 bidders have feedback of 2 and 0, respectively.
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: DocOutlands on July 26, 2013, 10:43:54 AM: Also, the winning bidder has 39 bids in their "apparently short" lifetime - ALL of them with this seller and 38 of them within the past hour. If I were the seller, I'd be VERY CAREFUL about this one. In fact, I'd be tempted to cancel that entire auction and restart it.
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: Tamer on July 26, 2013, 11:05:42 AM: It is definitely one of the weirdest ebay auctions I have seen.
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: DarthDrew on July 26, 2013, 06:57:13 PM: Seems like an accident of some sort, or some type of scam perhaps. Not saying these are bad customs at all, but I can't see anyone willing to pay that much for some army builders. You think they'd contact the seller for a commission before shelling out hundreds if they were that interested. But if this is what Joe customs are going for, I'd get in on the action if I were you ;D
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: Tamer on July 27, 2013, 06:38:37 AM: I asked some of my JOE friends on Facebook and they came up with a couple of idea from money laundering to sympathetic bidders (friends trying to drive the price up). I am anxious to see if Clint comments on this as he is an ebay aficionado.
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: Jarvom on July 27, 2013, 10:51:32 AM: Okay, go a lot of expected answers, accidents, crazy bidders, etc., but I never thought of sympathetic bidders, thanks tamer ;D
Title: Re: WHAAAAAAAAAT!! Ebay G I joe lot
Post by: nickeltcd on July 27, 2013, 06:12:08 PM: just look at the winning bidders #'s. the winner has never won a bid and the 2nd place bidder only has 2 wins.
Sounds like the bid up, that hit the wrong #'s. the joys of Ebay.