Mountings, Carriers, No. 1

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by rob love

Well Geoffry, if it's a listing here on MLU I won't comment on somebodies' price, no matter how exorbitant it might be. If I know the seller, I might PM him. But this was a listing on ebay, so it's kind of fair game to call it when the price appears a little greedy.

There is a long tradition of "point and laugh" at eBay prices.

Particularly things like the WS52 remote receiver that keeps appearing with a 250 GBP starting price. Eventually the seller may get tired of relisting it, but a realistic price is more like a fifth of that. (More if it has cables and PSU, of course, but the one shown does not.)

I think some traders are holding out for the arrival of the "One true sucker" who will think they're getting a bargain.

(Another long tradition is "spot the scammer" where very rare/expensive items get relisted using the description and photographs from the original eBay listing - but that game is not played for laughs, and the scammers get reported to eBay (and sometimes the police) very quickly.)
Chris.

[rob love]

Geoffry

I would really like to see what an actual auction would bring on items like these, so hope you try it. There is always that wild card that in the whole world, perhaps the second place bidder won't be around that day to propel the price up to what occasionally becomes insanity. But if there were to be two or three auctions of similar items a consensus could perhaps be reached.

I'm not against capitalism...it's what North America is founded on. But where it gets crazy is when a mint set sells for a relatively high price, and then those who are not in the know assume their lesser condition examples are worth that. So the next really good one has to go for higher etc etc. It is a reverse incipient spin to the heavens.

[Johnny Canuck]

Well let's watch the action.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/-/152001881288?

Geoff

[Jordan Baker]

I was following the auction to see what the open market price would be. But I was unable to locate the item in my saved list.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

I was following the auction to see what the open market price would be. But I was unable to locate the item in my saved list.

Yes, pulled by the seller:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/-/152001881288?

"This listing was ended by the seller because the item was lost or broken."

[Johnny Canuck]

Yes 'Pulled by the Seller'
Prefer a mystery anyways.
Sold to an MLU member.

Geoff

PS I think the going rate is $20.00 Canadian Peso'. Costs more to ship.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here'a the carrier on ebay.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Here'a the carrier on ebay.

Is that original or post war green paint? Canadian ones were unpainted wood and I've never seen one painted that dark shiny green like they did to everything else military and Canadian in the 1950's.