You want... HOW much???

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So... what's the most overpriced thing you've found for sale lately?? :lol:
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Dangeruss wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:38 pm Funny Price.JPG



So... what's the most overpriced thing you've found for sale lately?? :lol:
:shock: Either they forgot to put the decimal point in after the 5 or that person needs to put the pipe down.
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:lol:
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I like how he covered up the actual photo of cliff letts winning car with a photo of his car :lol: :lol:
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Yeah he did that with the other one too lol.
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I'm trying to figure out the pricing structure of Japanese sellers on eBay.
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You mean the same item listed several times by different sellers for different amounts? That's super common, I bought an item listed that way and got a great deal.

Or if you mean the way they describe the items as garbage and trash etc there must be something lost in the translation.
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Used translates to the Japanese as junk.

I look at their motor listings and sometimes they want $1000 for a brushed motor. Other times it might be 4 for $50.
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I'm guessing he was getting lots of questions on the cliff lett besides just from me because he pulled it :lol:
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Cliff was known for his chassis lightening skillz
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The flipped rear arm mount was a popular trick for Cliff.
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GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:49 pm You mean the same item listed several times by different sellers for different amounts? That's super common, I bought an item listed that way and got a great deal.
I’ve seen this and thought it was a weird scam somehow. I considered buying something recently but wasn’t willing to take a chance.
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romulus22 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:44 pm
GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:49 pm You mean the same item listed several times by different sellers for different amounts? That's super common, I bought an item listed that way and got a great deal.
I’ve seen this and thought it was a weird scam somehow. I considered buying something recently but wasn’t willing to take a chance.
They are just flipping em. They will see something in a shop or wherever and list it hoping they can go buy it after it sells. Super sketchy and against eBay policy but they get away with it. On the item I bought, the seller that I got it from was 1/2 the price of the other resellers.
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^ Now this makes sense. I was wondering why I kept seeing items listed this way.
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GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:17 pm:lol:

$55k? ...Show off :wink: :P

I wonder what the logic is behind that listing. Just to get a rise out of people? 15 minutes of infamy? Practical joke?
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