Oh, i hear you. When see outrageous prices i know it is PB bikes or another seller or two that deals in overpriced "vintage" items. I would think from a business model Ebay would never let you filter out sellers, that would hurt their commission on said sales and the bottom line, which is all that really matters for ebay and thier quasi-legal offshore "bank" known as paypal. I dont know for sure that these items drive everything up, I mean i see his crap hang out for months on ebay so its not like people are just falling over themselves to buy it. When i list stuff i list it at real prices and it sells in a day or two, my time is worth more than hoping someone comes along and pays an inflated price, but i am not running a business. Yeah its scummy to take advantage of people who dont know any better but its capitalism, for better or worse.
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Anton Tutter <atut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Peter, you are correct, and I'm not aware that anyone is accusing him of > violating any rules or principles of honesty. But by setting prices to > obscenely high sums, and actually waiting for someone desperate enough to > pay them, he's effectively driving the entire market up. > > I mentioned that I'd love to block him from my search results, and it's > because I'm not desperate enough to ever pay his prices and his listings > just end up being unwanted noise that I need to mentally filter out of my > search results since eBay won't let me filter them out informatically. > > Anton > > > > On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 3:49:58 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: >> >> People, ebay is an online auction house. The rules of the Auction house >> are they present the product, you decide how much you want to pay. Now >> blatant mis-representation is illegal and immoral but listing something for >> double what its worth isnt either of those things. Why is a Rothko worth >> $40 million? because thats what someone paid for it..... >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Ron Mc <bulld...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> the formula is simple - he buys parts in auction on ebay and re-sells >>> them in a BIN store at double his purchase price (or more). In many cases, >>> he is simply fishing for idiots, sometimes people who don't know better, >>> other times, impatient people who won't wait for a better deal. >>> >>> On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:45:10 AM UTC-6, cyclot...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Go through his ebay storefront, s/he has a LOT of vintage parts for >>>> sale, and what seem to be highly inflated prices. But when you look at the >>>> feedback, 9,999 happy customers that seem content to pay those prices. So I >>>> guess s/he has figured out a pretty lucrative business model. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:19 AM, hsmitham <hughs...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Really? Is there a sucker born every minute. In an age where we can do >>>>> a search and find the reasonable price for an item. I realize that his >>>>> tactic must work otherwise he wouldn't list such absurd prices but It's >>>>> hard to conceive anyone, especially someone who's purchased a purchased a >>>>> Riv to be so gullible. Perhaps there's a blog or consumer watch dog site >>>>> devoted to Ebay BS? >>>>> >>>>> ~Hugh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:31:10 AM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Act fast, and you can own a $450 Nitto stem to match your $100 >>>>>> Rivendell water bottle! >>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/281339963578 >>>>>> >>>>>> And this one is a deal with handlebars thrown in the mix: >>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/271624744767 >>>>>> Who can say no to such a once in a lifetime opportunity!?!?! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> David >>>>>> >>>>>> Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace >>>>>> >>>>>> "it isn't a contest. 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