Auction Hall of Shame!

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:06 pm

Valiant_1 wrote:I didn't think you could copy and paste info from this website onto an EBAY auction....can you? That's kinda low-rent.

There's no technical way to stop others from the "copy and paste" technique...

I only ask that no one use the scans as if they are the book being sold.
If you use a scan, clearly state in the auction that it is not the book...
just a representative of the book in question.
(Also, it would be best to copy the image to another server...
using the image on my site uses my bandwidth for something I didn't authorize.)

As far as the text portion, it's general information, so no real harm done...
but it would be nice to indicate "valiantcomics.com" as the source,
not to pretend that the seller researched all the details themselves.

(This reply isn't directed at Valiant_1... it's a general answer to his question.)

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:26 pm

Here is a great one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 42582&rd=1

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:40 pm

x-omatic wrote:Here is a great one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 42582&rd=1

The guy doesn't even have the right Ninjak #1. Idiot.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:44 pm

Darn it. I was going to post that one. I almost died laughing when I seen it. Maybe the guy who bought the $400.00 Shadowman #2 will buy it.

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:20 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Darn it. I was going to post that one. I almost died laughing when I seen it. Maybe the guy who bought the $400.00 Shadowman #2 will buy it.

TLC or maybe Aug will snipe it in the final seconds.

dewmaster5708 · Post by **dewmaster5708** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:58 pm

Yeesh I only paid a dollar for a nice Ninjak #1 (nm-) retailer review. I am only missing one retailer review of Shadowman #16--- I will be patient----no hurry have this

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:14 am

The seller with all those X-O 1/2 gold books needs to be mentioned in this thread (cutiepie, I think). Although, with the way they are satisfying demand (every auction seems to end a bit lower on these) they might just make it into the hall of fame thread instead.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:32 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

Anything else need to be said?

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:49 am

minertames1 and gambit_1.. hrmm, they duke it out often.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:55 am

This seems a bit high ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6311879536

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:56 am

depluto wrote:This seems a bit high ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6311879536

did you read this?
"this is a fake auction. someone stolle my e-bay account! please do not bid!!! e-bay has been contacted! stay away!!!"

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:05 am

x-omatic wrote:did you read this?
"this is a fake auction. someone stolle my e-bay account! please do not bid!!! e-bay has been contacted! stay away!!!"

Yeah, I was just being a goofball.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:07 am

Why doesn't he just END the auction? His password obviously wasn't changed, or he couldn't have added the addition.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:33 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

Not so much the auction price as the shipping cost. How much you want to bet that this dood sends the package via media mail in a envelope. Bags and boards cost an extra $1.

I mean, where is the justification for this? It's one comic of modest value!

prismra · Post by **prismra** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:28 am

whetteon wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

Anything else need to be said?

What the F happened here???

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:29 am

prismra wrote:
whetteon wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

Anything else need to be said?
What the F happened here???

What happened was the seller made out like a bandit!

Hmm maybe I should message Gambit personally and see if he wants a copy of that issue for $75.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:51 am

I would of said "Bargain price of only $25 per".

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:01 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 94145&rd=1

A wrinkled up copy....and 'I will do my best with pricing'.

Uh huh.

If you want to do your best with pricing, start it off at a cent and see where it goes.

$15.99 start bid? $60 BIN??

If you don't know what you're doing, or can't be bothered to research....DON'T LIST. DUH.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:43 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2259223585

What do you think of this auction? seems steep, $36 for 28 comics? $45 with shipping. That's like $162 per comic with shipping... I'd only need 1-10 and maybe a few others, so say $4.5 ea for Solar 1-10 with shipping.

1-10 without shipping = #3.63 ea
all 28 without shipping = $1.30 ea

i think...

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:09 am

I don't think thats awful. Those are some good books that go for more individually. Also, shipping isn't media mail.. so thats cool

This guy did make me laugh.. also with his feedback rating of 1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 15031&rd=1

MiamiLoco · Post by **MiamiLoco** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 6:24 pm

Xero, that's not THAT bad, I was actually going to bid on it till it went too high for me. Look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

One of our own members sold it. It looks like he got lucky and got himself a bidding war which got him that price.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:55 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 95519&rd=1

What a ditz. $2 additional for EACH AUCTION. How disgusting.

Tell me...how long does it take to put an additional book in a package you ALREADY have to pack, label, and ship?

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:26 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:$2 additional for EACH AUCTION. How disgusting.

Actually, they want $2 for each 'aution'.

Maybe they're using the extra dollars to buy a 'ditionary'.

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:14 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 95519&rd=1

What a ditz. $2 additional for EACH AUCTION. How disgusting.

Tell me...how long does it take to put an additional book in a package you ALREADY have to pack, label, and ship?

I just normally skip these people...Shipping is probably the #2 thing I look at when I am deciding to buy something on ebay. I guess the first would be "Do I want the item" Second would be shipping...third would be condition...Shipping really is a eal breaker for me. I rarely buy single books, and I always look through the seller's other auction to see if I can combine a few things...

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:41 am

DawgPhan wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 95519&rd=1

What a ditz. $2 additional for EACH AUCTION. How disgusting.

Tell me...how long does it take to put an additional book in a package you ALREADY have to pack, label, and ship?
I just normally skip these people...Shipping is probably the #2 thing I look at when I am deciding to buy something on ebay. I guess the first would be "Do I want the item" Second would be shipping...third would be condition...Shipping really is a eal breaker for me. I rarely buy single books, and I always look through the seller's other auction to see if I can combine a few things...

The guy wrote me back with the standard "there's listing fees, bag and board, blah blah blah..." I responded with "yes, listing fee is 35 cents, bag and board is 15 cents. Combine relevant auctions, and you won't pay multiple listing fees."

These people apparently think that their refusal to do research and see what these items normally sell for is an excuse to list them seperately and then complain about the listing fee.

Duh.