I wonder who the dumbass was that sold it.....

you know he's embarrassed.

real shaman: I wonder who the dumbass was that sold it.....

you know he's embarrassed.

We'll find out soon enough when he and his lawyer find out how much the buyer turned around and sold for again.

fake or a rip-off OR STOLEN. get it right subby.

I helped a friend sell a signed Salvador Dali pâte de verre on eBay. It was really real. He got some decent bucks for it.

/and a small commission for me!

Finally got the crack habit that is Bejeweled 2 Deluxe and laughed when I realized the CD decal was cut to size with a scissors and glued on.

But I didn't pay 20 bucks for it, and my high score is better than yours, so ha.

A zeppelin attack? I've never heard of one of those being filmed before.

Well, my time machine ain't a fake, subby!.

I learned my lesson in college when I got a 35mm camera off of ebay. It was a no name brand, but I really wanted something to take pictures with. It came, was made out of cheap, cheap plastic, and even had a weight in it to add weight so it seemed more legit. It sucked.

Who was the idiot? Come on. I'm the one who believe I could get a decent 35mm for 20 bucks. That's ebay for you--largely just a scam waiting for suckers.

" There sits Merlin the Wild Man
By the lake on a mossy stone
And stares at his picture
In the dark reflection;
He sees how he has aged
In the murky throng of the world:"

- 'Merlin der Wilde / Merlin the Wild Man' by Ludwig Uhland (1829)

eBay has become a cesspit of people thinking that most goods increase in value over time rather than decrease. For some goods, this is true, but by far the majority deteriorate and 'move on.'

Example: 1980's mustang, in shiatty condition: $10k+. Touted as a classic. Great condition except for the rusted out passenger's floorboard and wrecked transmission. Also the engine has seized.

Example: Not-so-rare collectibles going for 20x sane value. Magic cards and comic books are the worst offenders. Everyone thinks their 2002 #1 comic of an X-Men spinoff is worth $100+.

TimonC346:

Who was the idiot? Come on. I'm the one who believe I could get a decent 35mm for 20 bucks. That's ebay for you--largely just a scam waiting for suckers.

Sure you have to use the tiniest bit of common sense, but there are plenty of uses for eBay. Granted I don't buy junk like yourself, but say you need a Sony battery, you can buy authentic, brand new for 50-75% off retail. You just have to use your brian moran.

$5.68 with $20 shipping, no doubt.

I've helped close 5 stores for eBay shipping violations. People get sick/tired of the shiat. Why anyone buys shiat off eBay without checking the shipping first and comparing it off eBay with the proposed shipper is beyond me.

If i understood the article correctly, the film was labeled as that Charlie Chaplin film right? How can that guy know how to use ebay and not google?

Good find!

/all I got.

Hrist:

Example: Not-so-rare collectibles going for 20x sane value.

I remember an collectible band item on ebay that was linked to by the band's website. It was opened and went for ~$200.

A week later i bought the same item unopened for ~$10 from a less advertised auction.

I think alot of it is knowing what your getting and being patient.

TimonC346:
I learned my lesson in college when I got a 35mm camera off of ebay. It was a no name brand, but I really wanted something to take pictures with. It came, was made out of cheap, cheap plastic, and even had a weight in it to add weight so it seemed more legit. It sucked.

These days, hipsters would be scrambling to use it to take "edgy" blurred, distorted photos with so much more "soul" than a 12 Mpx digital SLR would give you...

Honestly, eBay gives you the good and the bad. Exercise a little judgment and caveat emptor and you can come up with some great stuff.

I've had good luck with eBay, mostly on books. I picked up some hard to find titles at very good prices.

The real way to get taken is on antiquities. A lot of the worst offenders have been driven off/banned when exposed but there are still a lot. Just a tip, there is no such thing as a "Roman battle axe," anything from Bulgaria needs to be viewed with great suspiction and those "Roman senators' voting sticks" are a total scam.

Epiphany: If i understood the article correctly, the film was labeled as that Charlie Chaplin film right? How can that guy know how to use ebay and not google?

Took a DVD class on eBay, skipped the google section?

Aulus:
Just a tip, there is no such thing as a "Roman battle axe," anything from Bulgaria needs to be viewed with great suspiction and those "Roman senators' voting sticks" are a total scam.

SRS? Who would think they could get things like that on eBay?

I am sure it is trendy to bash Ebay - they do some things that definitely earn it. But if you start a business they are an excellent way to sell stuff for little outlay and a very big market. I started my automotive parts biz 7 years ago, first part time then full; would have been MUCH harder with them.

I used to find good deals on eBay but now most people are just greedy or crazy. I see things like 20 year old ISA video cards listed for $200 all the time. Those "ebay store" sellers are the worst offenders.

Meesterjojo: $5.68 with $20 shipping, no doubt.

I've helped close 5 stores for eBay shipping violations. People get sick/tired of the shiat. Why anyone buys shiat off eBay without checking the shipping first and comparing it off eBay with the proposed shipper is beyond me.

Some people are fair about shipping, but not many. I buy quite a few things off eBay that generally have to ship truck freight due to weight or bulk. I always ask if they mind if I use my own freight account. Many are fine with it, and I don't buy from the ones that refuse. I can ship a 700 pound pallet to any forklift dock in the continental US for 250 bucks or less, a 5000 pound pallet for under 400 bucks and the ones that refuse my shipping are always the same ones quoting 700-1000+ for shipping and handling. (Except for Jersey freight. It's a little higher there, and if they can't fark it up, they'll smear shiat on it.)

I guess there are people that pay it, though.

The exception proves the rule. If you thin eBay is presently a great place, you must also like playing the lottery.

/The house always wins.

I've got an old Powerbook and the AC adapter totally went to shiat. I had to hold the cable just a certain way to get it to send power to the computer long enough to eject the CD that was in it. Bad stuff.

It's not my primary computer but it was good for around-the-house stuff until the power problems got so bad. I wasn't willing or able to pay a lot for a new part for an obsolete computer so I looked on eBay. I found one for $6, with $8 shipping from Hong Kong. I don't care if it's 3rd party, stolen, or just a box filled with rocks, for $14 I was willing to take my chances that maybe it's just some seller who got stuck with old inventory. It hasn't arrived yet, so I don't know if it's for real, but if so, it will have been totally worth it to get an old computer running like new for just a few bucks.

eBay is full of jerks selling and idiots buying. I'm surprised we don't have 10 stories on Fark every day that involve eBay.

I fondly remember my first eBay sale. The item was $25 MSRP and easily available for $15 from reputable retailers online. Bidding started at $10. I had no feedback and it sold for $28 + shipping.

I was buying quite a bit of stuff from a seller who also had an online store. I stopped bidding on their auctions when they got popular. Items were going for $20 even though every auction page had a link to the item on their web store where it sold for $15 and would ship immediately.