Dammit! I need to shop on eBay more often...

barefoot serpent · 06-12-2006, 09:58 AM

Someone got one helluva Buy-it-now deal
:p

SteveDallas · 06-12-2006, 10:21 AM

So where's "the rest of the story"?

(whatever that flash thingy was crashed my browser so I didn't get to see the full goodness of the ad.)

jonesieQ · 06-12-2006, 10:44 AM

OH MY GOD!! What a MISS! Though I have to say I've gotten a few of those ridiculous deals myself, but nothing like this one! Now the trick is to downplay the loss: "oh that's ok...I wouldn't want the expense of the maintenance...I'm not the Mercedes type...nothing but conspicuous consumerism...", etc., etc.

Then my capitalist voice jumps in: "yeah, but you could've resold it for a gd bundle!!! ARGGGHHHHH!"

It's a no win...$1000 for a low mileage, late mercedes....and it was a doctor who won it! Insult to injury......

LabRat · 06-14-2006, 09:33 AM

Was that for real? OMG.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-14-2006, 03:46 PM

I wonder if it was a publicity stunt to launch, or attract attention to, that dealers presence on ebay motors?

LabRat · 06-14-2006, 03:58 PM

Well, if so it worked. If I checked it out, then a whole lotta other people prolly did too. Dunno what advertising costs are, but they probably saved a bundle doing it that way. Not as cool as carving a Mercedes hood ornament into a Rhino horn, but almost as effective at generating net interest/buzz. Saves the PETA hatemail too.

Kagen4o4 · 06-14-2006, 05:38 PM

lol im checking for more cheap "buy it now"s. this will take most of the day

jinx · 06-14-2006, 05:46 PM

Good luck Kagen, I'd join you but I gotta run down to Home Depot...

Cyclefrance · 06-14-2006, 05:56 PM

Don't you think it's odd that the buyer hasn't bought since 2004 and then previous to that since 2002 - I smell a rat. How would such an infrequent buyer happen on this deal quick enough to beat everyone else. That's too much of a coincidence. Only real way for this guy to be the winner is when the dealer posts knowing he will have an immediate and instantaneous 'purchase' from someone he knows and who knows....

Isn't cynicism wonderful....?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-14-2006, 06:09 PM

Can you tell the elapsed time between the offer being made and the winning bid/purchase?

seakdivers · 06-14-2006, 06:57 PM

Yup.

Listed on June 10th at 21:00:00 PDT
Bought on June 10th at 23:48:56

I would say that it was either a set up sale (I've had sellers do that for me), or they accidentally listed it with a $1000 buy it now price instead of a $1000 starting price. They only have 1 feedback so I don't think they are terribly eBay savvy.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-15-2006, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seakdivers

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I would say that it was either a set up sale (I've had sellers do that for me), ~snip

Why? Why not just sell it to you without going through ebay and paying them?

Elspode · 06-15-2006, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

Good luck Kagen, I'd join you but I gotta run down to Home Depot...

Talk about your advertising gimmicks. Bet they sold out of vanities in an hour.

MaggieL · 06-15-2006, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Talk about your advertising gimmicks. Bet they sold out of vanities in an hour.

And imagine what a Bonfire those Vanities could have made. :-)

Cyclefrance · 06-15-2006, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Why? Why not just sell it to you without going through ebay and paying them?

News about a 'sale' at $1,000 will get around (it got to the Cellar, as an example) and people will visit the ebay site, get the details of the dealership and a proportion of those will go one or more steps further. May have been an experiment and on the surface it looks like a cheap way to spread the word...

06-12-2006, 09:58 AM	#1
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Dammit! I need to shop on eBay more often... Someone got one helluva Buy-it-now deal :p __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

06-14-2006, 09:33 AM	#4
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Was that for real? OMG. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-14-2006, 03:46 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wonder if it was a publicity stunt to launch, or attract attention to, that dealers presence on ebay motors? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-14-2006, 03:58 PM	#6
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Well, if so it worked. If I checked it out, then a whole lotta other people prolly did too. Dunno what advertising costs are, but they probably saved a bundle doing it that way. Not as cool as carving a Mercedes hood ornament into a Rhino horn, but almost as effective at generating net interest/buzz. Saves the PETA hatemail too. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-14-2006, 05:38 PM	#7
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	lol im checking for more cheap "buy it now"s. this will take most of the day __________________ something we both can enjoy??

06-12-2006, 10:21 AM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	So where's "the rest of the story"? (whatever that flash thingy was crashed my browser so I didn't get to see the full goodness of the ad.)

06-12-2006, 10:44 AM	#3
jonesieQ Paramour of Paradigm Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 42	OH MY GOD!! What a MISS! Though I have to say I've gotten a few of those ridiculous deals myself, but nothing like this one! Now the trick is to downplay the loss: "oh that's ok...I wouldn't want the expense of the maintenance...I'm not the Mercedes type...nothing but conspicuous consumerism...", etc., etc. Then my capitalist voice jumps in: "yeah, but you could've resold it for a gd bundle!!! ARGGGHHHHH!" It's a no win...$1000 for a low mileage, late mercedes....and it was a doctor who won it! Insult to injury......

06-14-2006, 05:46 PM	#8
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Good luck Kagen, I'd join you but I gotta run down to Home Depot... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

06-14-2006, 05:56 PM	#9
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Don't you think it's odd that the buyer hasn't bought since 2004 and then previous to that since 2002 - I smell a rat. How would such an infrequent buyer happen on this deal quick enough to beat everyone else. That's too much of a coincidence. Only real way for this guy to be the winner is when the dealer posts knowing he will have an immediate and instantaneous 'purchase' from someone he knows and who knows.... Isn't cynicism wonderful....? __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-14-2006, 06:09 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Can you tell the elapsed time between the offer being made and the winning bid/purchase? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-14-2006, 06:57 PM	#11
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Yup. Listed on June 10th at 21:00:00 PDT Bought on June 10th at 23:48:56 I would say that it was either a set up sale (I've had sellers do that for me), or they accidentally listed it with a $1000 buy it now price instead of a $1000 starting price. They only have 1 feedback so I don't think they are terribly eBay savvy.

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