More eBay Humor

I saw another item that was, ahem, optimistically priced, and had $11.25 shipping. Then I checked and it was cross-country via FedEx Ground, so that $11.25 was probably right. For one thing, FedEx charges almost three dollars for a "residential delivery."

Certainly makes the USPS seem like a bargain in comparison, even though rates are going up again in January.

BMan, you're spot on about the CMW trucks going "package rate." According to USPS rules, if an envelope is more than 1/4 inch thick, it's a "package."

 

This guy is nothing if not persistent with this listing - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Union-Pacif...714341?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item58a9bacf65

I anxiously await its tenth anniversary

Cheers,
-Mark

 

I don't think any items I've seen multiple times are anywhere near their tenth anniversary, but I definitely recognize "reruns" from time to time.

Often the seller is asking, ahem, optimistic prices. Shipping is often on the high end of the scale as well.

As long as it's under 50 total listings a month, it's free to the seller to list, and only takes a couple of clicks... fewer than ever now that eBay provides for automatic re-listing up to three consecutive times.

Once of these days someone will get the memo... or not, figuring that eventually someone is going to come along that just HAS to have that overpriced Atlas car (as one example).

But I have to tell you, it's getting hard to top the Amazon.com sellers for chutzpah. There's a book my wife is looking for that came out earlier this year so it's hardly a "rare vintage collectible". Amazon would sell it for about $16 if they had it in stock, but they don't. So the, ahem, opportunistic sellers are out there. The lowest price I've seen from a third party is $98 with the highest price being over four thousand dollars! For that much I could probably have the author write another book just for my wife!

 

A Harley Davidson tire shredding mill assembly building?????????????? Looks like a coaling tower to me. But hey, what do I know.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/N-Scale-Har...el_RR_Trains&hash=item19e69107c4#ht_862wt_921

 

How many do you want to shred?

 

I found these two.

This bunch is definitely not worth the price, more like a tenth of it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-11-N...611459?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5d47814043

And I wasn't quite sure where this one would go, but how about all of the remaining bits from a closed hobby shop?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AkSarBen-AL...809296?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item4ace206490

 

And this interesting note from the description: "If no one is interested in all these items or at least willing to make a reasonable offer, we will just dispose of it all."

So they'd rather throw it away then sell it for what they want for it. Interesting.

 

AkSarBen is Nebraska spelled backwards.

 

I find it interesting that they want the moon for what appears to be a bunch of JUNK. Yet rather than someone make an offer more what the stuff is worth, they would rather throw it away. Dont forget you have some "mystery boxes" in there too of who know what kind of junk.

If it was me......I would take as many photos as I could of the items and seperate them if needed. I would think the seller could get a few hundred bucks out of the stuff rather than the $3,900 they are asking.

But hey.....what do I know.

 

I agree with Logtrain, but at the same time the auction ended because 'the item is no longer available' so someone much have bought it. As I recall, they used to do special run cars. Found this on in a search:

Yes, at one time Ak-Sar-Ben was the major supplier of parts for N scale locomotives, stocking parts from Rivarossi, Roco, and MiniTrix. It also did some special run paint jobs, particularly for the New Orleans and Knoxville World's Fairs. It is still in business, but no longer involved in any way with trains, it now does special run truck and trailer models. It's been close to 20 years since it quit the N scale train business. (post dated Mar 2006)

 

I've seen layouts for sale but this is in the REALLY early stages!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131089541281

 

Looks like the nascent stages to build the Plywood Pacific Road.

 

If you call it a load, it would even be accurate

 

The plywood chunk might be worth $10 or even more, depending on thickness and condition.

 

"Yes, at one time Ak-Sar-Ben was the major supplier of parts for N scale locomotives, stocking parts from Rivarossi, Roco, and MiniTrix. It also did some special run paint jobs, particularly for the New Orleans and Knoxville World's Fairs. It is still in business, but no longer involved in any way with trains, it now does special run truck and trailer models. It's been close to 20 years since it quit the N scale train business. (post dated Mar 2006)"

If you read through the novel which is the auctions description there's all kinds of interesting early n-scale tid-bits. I never knew Athearn painted the early Atlas n-scale freight cars. It's also mentioned the after KD stopped selling Aksarben undecorated cars in bulk, Al would order a couple hundred of a KD car from a distributor only to strip it and repaint them. It's possible that some of the highly collectable KD cars were "rare" because Aksarben bought a few hundred to strip and repaint. Notice I said 'possible', not 'probable'

Mike

 

Is this seller trying to Us Model Railroaders We can Use this product sometime. :cute:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kaolin-Pect...379203?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27dd2c18c3