It wasn't until I actually got a Climax book that I realized how absurd the Roundhouse one was. I keep looking at this one trying to be more forgiving...sorry, can't! Just the auction title alone gets it in here, the steam Yugo, the Mehano Heisler Climax! Just a reminder of what a real one looks like here..... Just sayin'..... This, by the way, is a relatively modern one with a steel frame. The only significant improvement that's not on it was the larger, square water tank on a Class A. Remember, Climax closed up in 1928, so you don't see a whole lot of modern features. I really like the model side tanks and the two coal bunkers in the back. Presumably that design needed two firemen, one to shovel the back bunker to the front while the regular fireman shoveled from the front bunker to the firebox.
Shipping Costs A gentleman listed this layout on Ebay with the winning bidder must come to the seller home remove it themselves, but is charging You $3.58 for shipping costs. What's Up.:question: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Train-Set-Model-/261407565942?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item3cdd1ae876
I wouldn't be surprised if this was some dopey eBay default setting that should have been caught, but wasn't. eBay has introduced and is rolling out "Business Policies" for payment, shipping and returns that have to be set up prior to, or in the process of, listing an item. They're supposed to save time but I really think the "gotcha" potential is large, for example, defaulting to international shipping.
Here is an Odd One http://tinyurl.com/mn36886 The seller listed at various amounts over the last month. $699.00, $735.00, $729.00. No sale. Now he is listing at $800.00 Interesting sales strategy.
It really boosts my confidence that it is a well researched, fair price when the seller admits they can't even figure out how to program an address and talks like it's a big deal to do so. Sadly, that they "sent it out for programming" probably means they think that added some value to the set. If so, I need to quit my day job.
"BETTER LOOK" says the seller. "Don't tell me what to do" says the (not) prospective buyer. In an unrelated entry, an item I am looking at (not N Scale) started at $4000 Buy It Now, then went to $1000 BIN, then $900 BIN, and now it's back to $2300 BIN. Okaaaaaaaay...
That "It didn't sell so raise the price" strategy has actually worked a couple of times for me. Never quite as much as this guy is trying, though.
It gets better. The Buy It Now price on the item to which I referred, at last check, is now $9000. I could see a small adjustment in price, but 10x, really?!?
I've been reading this thread since JD first posted in '09 I laugh at every ebay post. Here is what I have discovered: People bought all the rolling stock they needed for their railroad 'way back when' for 3-4 dollars each. People bought all the locomotives they needed for their railroad 'way back when' for 27.00 dollars each. Today: New rolling stock prices are about 35.00 each. New locomotive prices are about 135.00 each. You CAN easily sell all your old stuff for 'new' stuff prices on the bay...and some fool will buy it ! You can then upgrade your whole railroad with the 'newest' stuff with zero out of pocket cost !!! Just wish I had thought of it first...LMAO !!!
That makes two of George!!! But there's still time and a lot of fools who are willing to part with their money.
As true as that is. I gave up on 'baying' 6 years ago...when Ebay and Paypals fees and rules just started getting ridiculous. Somewhere out there in the vast expanse of space...along with all the other floating junk out there...is a Paypal account with my name on and $1.28 in the account...lol. I dont even remember my login info. So nah...its more fun to watch from the sidelines at this stage of my life ;-)
Yup. That's what appears to be the driving force behind too much of what is being offered there these days. Sucker fishing, no limit, no license needed.
I don't have the link to the item with the bouncy Buy It Now prices any more, but it is a subway "roll sign" that shows various destinations. Meanwhile... eBay has decided to make significant changes to the way it rates sellers. Later this year, there will be something called a "defect rate" which takes into account what eBay says is "the most likely reasons people leave eBay or reduce their purchases." The biggest hitter in their estimation is "item not as described". Another wrinkle is that neutral feedback will be counted as an input to this "defect rate". No matter how many "defects" there are in a given transaction, it's still only one transaction counted against a seller's "defect rate" and it doesn't kick in if one person has it in for you and loads you up with defective transactions. Given my background in Six Sigma this is academically interesting to me (technically, what they appear to be describing is actually "defective rate" not "defect rate") but I suspect it will just wind up being confusing to many other buyers and sellers. Which might be a key reason why "people leave eBay or reduce their purchases," no? (Also: it's the economy, stupid...)
They never look inward. Amongst those I know, who have ceased using or at least stopped selling, it is their fees and constant meddling in our affairs which is the biggest reason.
Saw this on ebay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/201051755081 So he wants to charge more than MSRP, being MSRP for this run is $139. And if I were to buy it, I would never be able to dispute it if the loco never ships or if damaged in transit etc.
