Author Topic: ebay makes me laugh (my ongoing eBay mockery thread) (Read 141474 times)

wissenlander · « **Reply #425 on:** April 02, 2011, 10:04:13 PM »

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This NOT a TOY THIS is ART !!!!

That explains it then...

Delthos · « **Reply #426 on:** April 03, 2011, 04:24:24 AM »

Awesome pictures too. You just about tell that they are an Ork. The coolminiornot link doesn't work either! Says it doesn't exist.

Immovable Object · « **Reply #427 on:** April 04, 2011, 10:15:43 AM »

Does she get more expensive? Im glad I got mine for a fiver!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270725306318&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Midaski · « **Reply #428 on:** April 04, 2011, 11:08:25 AM »

She does seem a popular mini - and doesn't appear for sale very often - not quite as rare as the Augur, but a better model IMO.

I have only the one Augur, but 2 Berthas - though mine aren't in sealed blisters - which probably contributes to the higher price. There are some collectors who keep stuff in the sealed packaging - bloody nerds .............

Midaski · « **Reply #429 on:** April 04, 2011, 04:43:49 PM »

Oh I love this one ....... for purely mercenary reasons .........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1x-EMPIRE-ESTALIAN-Warhammer-Citadel-OOP-metal-GW-/140527973989?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item20b81eb665

warhammerlord_soth · « **Reply #430 on:** April 04, 2011, 06:36:06 PM »

Quote from: Midaski on April 04, 2011, 04:43:49 PM

Oh I love this one ....... for purely mercenary reasons .........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1x-EMPIRE-ESTALIAN-Warhammer-Citadel-OOP-metal-GW-/140527973989?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item20b81eb665

That's a LookDear !

Marek · « **Reply #431 on:** April 04, 2011, 06:52:45 PM »

Thats insane.

Also, one of the bidders is very odd - bidding £3.99, then £14.97 - shill bidding possibly?

Midaski · « **Reply #432 on:** April 04, 2011, 07:00:26 PM »

Quote from: warhammerlord_soth on April 04, 2011, 06:36:06 PM

Quote from: Midaski on April 04, 2011, 04:43:49 PM
Oh I love this one ....... for purely mercenary reasons .........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1x-EMPIRE-ESTALIAN-Warhammer-Citadel-OOP-metal-GW-/140527973989?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item20b81eb665

That's a LookDear !

How right you are - she just walked by, and I said: "Look at this dear - £15.00 ................. and I have around 30 of them"

... you know I might get lucky tonight ...........

Immovable Object · « **Reply #433 on:** April 04, 2011, 07:02:08 PM »

Quote from: Midaski on April 04, 2011, 07:00:26 PM

... you know I might get lucky tonight ...........

I thought Soth had gone home.... Chortle!

ZeroTwentythree · « **Reply #434 on:** April 05, 2011, 02:58:00 AM »

OK, it's been years since I've sold on eBay. So I wanted to look up fees, rules, etc. I've just spent half the evening trying to find my way around eBay's convoluted web page, downloading one of their "helper" apps which continuously popped up errors and security warnings... I want to stab someone in the eyes. I hate eBay. I planned on posting everything tonight. Instead I just wasted an evening.

Quote from: rufus sparkfire on March 30, 2011, 11:28:32 AM

Damnit!

I sold some of those a while ago and they didn't go for as much as that!

You're obviously not doing enough shill bidding.

Midaski · « **Reply #435 on:** April 05, 2011, 09:49:01 AM »

Here's a good one .............

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140527986450&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

............. especially as a very very generous fellow member included one in a swap deal we did recently ......................

and does anyone recognise this?

I cannot place it - this was the auction stating it was GW

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130501741108&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #436 on:** April 05, 2011, 09:51:36 AM »

Quote from: Midaski on April 05, 2011, 09:49:01 AM

and does anyone recognise this?

Of course!

It's the standard bearer from Braganza's Besiegers (DoW crossbow unit with pavaises).

Wait, someone paid £7.30 for that?

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Midaski · « **Reply #437 on:** April 05, 2011, 10:00:10 AM »

Ah - that possibility did occur to me, but the auction said Empire, and I have a box and blisters of Braganzas - unmade - and I was just too lazy to go and delve into the dark depths of the cupboards ........

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #438 on:** April 05, 2011, 10:41:01 AM »

Quote from: Midaski on April 05, 2011, 10:00:10 AM

I have a box and blisters of Braganzas - unmade -

But of course you do!

I think they are still available from the GW site, so I'm not sure why anyone would pay so much for the standard bearer. He doesn't even have his pavaise!

DariusZero · « **Reply #439 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:07:03 AM »

maybe because they will soon get OOP? You never know with GW.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #440 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:10:33 AM »

Maybe, but they aren't out of production at the moment. So there's no reason to pay so much for them!

Finlay · « **Reply #441 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:18:53 AM »

anyone who spends £18 on 1 single infantry figure has too much money.

Midaski · « **Reply #442 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:21:11 AM »

Quote from: Finlay on April 05, 2011, 11:18:53 AM

anyone who spends £18 on 1 single infantry figure has too much money.

Well it was two figures - one on the other's back

Actually I think you can just see the word 'cavalry' written on the tab if you look at the enlarged view

The Estalian did finish at £15 as well.

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #443 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:23:35 AM »

The halflings aren't even especially nice. They are just old and relatively uncommon.

And the Estalians are ugly!

Midaski · « **Reply #444 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:27:08 AM »

Quote from: rufus sparkfire on April 05, 2011, 11:23:35 AM

The halflings aren't even especially nice. They are just old and relatively uncommon.

Well they are a tad small compared to later incarnations, but I won't be selling mine anyway.

Quote from: rufus sparkfire on April 05, 2011, 11:23:35 AM

And the Estalians are ugly!

Well you are entitled to your opinion, though there are many that would disagree with you, and I refer you to the response I gave a few lines above .....

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #445 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:40:49 AM »

I actually do like the old halflings, and have twelve different ones.

I never liked the Estalians though. They are nowhere near as good as the proper Empire models from the same range. People only want them because they are rare... and they are rare because no one liked them at the time they were available!

DariusZero · « **Reply #446 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:43:15 AM »

Estalians are being produced by Gamezone., about 3times cheaper. What's the point then?

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #447 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:46:58 AM »

Well, exactly.

Or there's the TAG range of renaissance Spanish, which are even cheaper.

Finlay · « **Reply #448 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:57:16 AM »

I quite like the halfling, but not £18.00!

I guess it's like any luxury item- my dad spends hundreds of pounds on proper Scotch.

Just I'm not in a position to spend like that.

ZeroTwentythree · « **Reply #449 on:** April 06, 2011, 03:48:27 AM »

Jeezuz F. Christ, I hate ebay.

After spending forever wandering the labyrinth to turn on the option that will supposedly allow me to link to my own images hosted on photobucket (and ad each step telling me they recommend copying to the ebay server... for a fee) I keep getting errors at the end telling me that that ebay feature is not responding, try again later. Later still didn't work. Listings are up, but gimped.

I hate ebay.

On the funny side, I almost listed an OOP 40k inquisitor for $50 instead of $5. Then I would have really been deserving of an entry on this thread.

At some point I just got sick of ebay and writing dry descriptions... http://cgi.ebay.com/Marnius-Calgar-Lord-Macragge-Ultramarines-/230606000186?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b130503a

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Author Topic: ebay makes me laugh (my ongoing eBay mockery thread) (Read 141474 times)