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2011/10/30 20:13:12
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Most Glorious Grey Seer
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Every so often an auction appears that makes me go, "Wait... wut?" The latest example is a buy-it-now auction for Baal Predators with 5 listed as available. I'll give you a moment to figure out what's wrong there.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blood-Angels-Baal-Predator-Space-Marines-Warhammer-40k-/260691658435
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2011/10/30 20:16:39
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Whoo, he's selling them for $100+each.
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2011/10/30 20:18:01
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
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The seller is catering to the Aussies xD
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2011/10/30 20:25:41
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Lady of the Lake
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So cheap! Why I remember when they used to be $120 each. 
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2011/10/30 20:27:10
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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What are the hand made items though 
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2011/10/30 20:33:53
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Seems like a bit of a dirty trick to me like when listing "xbox box" became popular...
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2011/10/30 20:36:26
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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LunaHound wrote:The seller is catering to the Aussies xD
Ubuy listing wrote:Shipping is within the continental 48 U.S. States only
No international shipping
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2011/10/30 20:39:12
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
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Avatar 720 wrote:LunaHound wrote:The seller is catering to the Aussies xD
Ubuy listing wrote:Shipping is within the continental 48 U.S. States only
No international shipping
I was poking fun about the fact that Aussies pays for so much more, that $100 is probably still a "normal price"
hence the --> xD
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2011/10/31 01:04:36
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Shas'o Commanding the Hunter Kadre
Missouri
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Well when you said "catering to Aussies" you made it sound like he was selling them to Australia at higher prices because it's still cheaper for them than buying locally.
At least then I could try to make sense of this, seeing as how it's within the US only it's completely fething bonkers.
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2011/10/31 14:34:15
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Preacher of the Emperor
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Secret GW plant testing reaction to next year's price hikes?
Wait, nevermind, GW doesn't do market research...
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2011/10/31 15:39:27
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Basecoated Black
Rivelin Valley, United Kingdom
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Welcome to the Twilight Zone...
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2011/10/31 16:00:23
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Warplord Titan Princeps of Tzeentch
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Platuan4th wrote:Whoo, he's selling them for $100+each.
Yeah, but free shipping.
It's free!
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2011/10/31 16:33:33
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Hellish Haemonculus
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Maybe it's a mistake? That's my assumption at least.
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2011/10/31 17:50:17
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Hunter with Harpoon Laucher
Castle Clarkenstein
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Their other GW auctions are equally overpriced.
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2011/10/31 18:01:03
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Freaky Flayed One
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2011/10/31 18:08:12
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Lieutenant Colonel
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What the hell?
Title:
Warhammer 40K Necron Monolith New in Box
Description
This auction is for one brand new box of necron flayed one pack. will combine shipping with my other items
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2011/10/31 19:22:41
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge
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There's a few guys (or just that guy) who sell things in the US at Australian prices. I have no goddamn clue.
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2011/10/31 19:25:16
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Lit By the Flames of Prospero
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I always notice alot of overpriced auctions.
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2011/10/31 19:27:18
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
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I've got one better via Amazon. IA 8: Raid on Kastorel-Novem, used, for $1,855.31
I realize that bots are used on Amazon, but still...its not even like its OOP or anything
http://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Armour-8-Raid-Kastorel-Novem/dp/1841549770/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1320088890&sr=8-6
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2011/10/31 19:28:27
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
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RaptorsTallon wrote:
What the hell?
Title:
Warhammer 40K Necron Monolith New in Box
Description
This auction is for one brand new box of necron flayed one pack. will combine shipping with my other items
That could be a honest mistake, i accidentally do that quite often when i use option of
"list next item with last used Sales Template"
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2011/10/31 19:32:48
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Fixture of Dakka
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Was it PT Barnum that said "There's a sucker born every minute."?
Maybe they're just waiting on their kind of sucker.
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2011/10/31 19:36:49
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Dangerous Leadbelcher
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The Baal Predator guy is just trying to rip people off, but he's technically not doing anything wrong.
The Necron "Monolith" is actively trying to deceive people by the way he's created his listing. If you can't sell Flayed Ones asFlayed Ones, don't sell them. I feel badly for the 1 person who actually bought one. But Ebay has a report function for a reason but it's on the buyer to read everything too.
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2011/10/31 19:38:31
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Death-Dealing Dark Angels Devastator
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RaptorsTallon wrote:
What the hell?
Title:
Warhammer 40K Necron Monolith New in Box
Description
This auction is for one brand new box of necron flayed one pack. will combine shipping with my other items
Please report these when you find them - having the title and actual item SO different is so far removed from Ebay's approved practices that even Ebay's notoriously miopic CS department can't ignore complaints about them.
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2011/10/31 19:45:12
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Focused Dark Angels Land Raider Pilot
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You, of course, could also message the seller to find out for sure what he's selling. Monolith or Flayed Ones? It could very well be an honsest mistake.
Myself I stay away from sellers with a low rating and check out the feedback from a seller I'm considering buying from.
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2011/10/31 20:54:14
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Preacher of the Emperor
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I'd be willing to bet that the monolith one is actually an honest mistake. The auction he listed right before that was actually flayed ones, so it's probably a copy/paste error. Everything else he's selling is a few dollar below retail.
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2011/10/31 23:03:44
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
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Zefig wrote:I'd be willing to bet that the monolith one is actually an honest mistake. The auction he listed right before that was actually flayed ones, so it's probably a copy/paste error. Everything else he's selling is a few dollar below retail.
Yep, because a saved template saves time ( especially sometimes i want my auctions to end back to back, not 5 minutes apart )
because if you have like 20 related stuff to sell, thats 1 hour and 40 mins.
Ya im the mean type of seller, i put them almost simultaneously to make it harder for people to snipe xD
thus increasing the bid they have to win
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2011/10/31 23:30:22
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Preacher of the Emperor
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Oooh, I HATE when sellers do that 
It's like you guys want to actually take more of my money or something. How rude.
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2011/10/31 23:32:46
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Zefig wrote:Oooh, I HATE when sellers do that
It's like you guys want to actually take more of my money or something. How rude.
But but I have actually have a reason to....
We Canadians pay 25% more than you guys for our GW stuff T-T
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2011/10/31 23:47:35
Subject: More eBay Follies
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Preacher of the Emperor
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Don't you make up for the costs though in healthcare after accidentally inhaling poisonous finecast models or huffing paint pots?
A bit more on topic, I also love seeing occasional auctions for currently-in-production models, with a starting price at twice or more of retail, with "OOP COLLECTORS MODEL" plastered all over the listing.
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2011/11/04 11:49:11
Subject: Re:More eBay Follies
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Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan
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Mistake or attempted scam?
These retail at £19+shipping on the FW website
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