8mm Forum: I hate eBay!

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Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on July 21, 2006, 10:10 PM:

What is going on with eBay??

I see an Elmo 912/S editor sold for $361.88 (32 bids!) and a GAF 3100S projector for $275 (with 24 bids)... but my own Sankyo Stereo-800 (the working one) is already re-listed and not getting any bids, much less a buy-it-now!

Argh?! [Eek!]

Posted by Craig Hamilton (Member # 258) on July 22, 2006, 06:31 AM:

Jan, I find this is the wrong time of the year to sell Cine equipment. Many people need their cash for summer vacations etc........

Best time to sell projectors is in the autumn when people turn to Cine in the long dark nights.

Craig

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on July 22, 2006, 10:05 AM:

Jan, eBay's got it out for. Beware! [Eek!]

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on July 22, 2006, 01:05 PM:

Hmm, Craig, that's a good thought. If it doesn't sell this time around I'll just tuck it away until fall and then relist it. It is frustrating to see other items like the abovementioned two sell for MUCH more than they're even worth, though... while all my listing gets is tumbleweeds. [Big Grin]

Anyway, just had to vent a bit - I'm good now [Smile]

Posted by Scott G. Bruce (Member # 384) on July 22, 2006, 04:08 PM:

You were always good, Jan . . .

SGB

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on July 22, 2006, 06:45 PM:

[Cool]

Posted by John Cook (Member # 203) on July 27, 2006, 10:07 PM:

Jan,

Oddly enough I just sold a Eumig Mark DL (entry level dual 8mm/super 8) player on Ebay for $73.00. I was a bit surprised, it was showing it's age but it ran nicely after I cleaned and lubed it up well. I didn't think it would bring that kind of money.

I've found that the best time to buy is late December early January, everyone is tapped out and can't afford to bid against you.

Regards, John

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on July 27, 2006, 10:40 PM:

Well, I couldn't wait 'till the fall so seeing as eBay really is unpredictable more than anything, I listed my Sankyo for the third time... along with two 16mm films, one of which promptly sold at the buy-it-now price (it's an odd reel from YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN). Now that's at least something. [Smile]

I have thus officially begun walking away from 16mm... for my heart belongs to super-8...

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on August 01, 2006, 07:48 AM:

Jan,
Ebay makes no sense! I sold one GAF 3100s For $380, another for $250 and the last one which was in very good condition for a measly $99. Yes I have no idea why what or where. It is like predicting the stock market. Steven Sigel had to list his Sankyo 800 I think 3 or 4 times with a buy it now of $380. He finally sold it on try 4 to a buyer from ..New Zealand or Australia of all places!

[ August 01, 2006, 11:15 AM: Message edited by: Alan Rik ]

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on August 02, 2006, 05:41 AM:

Fourth try, you say? Mine just "unsold" for the 3rd time. Could it be that #4 will be my lucky number, too?

Alas, no, I'm done for now, because this has already cost me $25 in listing fees and frankly I'm getting #@*%ed off... Have given up on it for now... let the cold fall/winter months come first. [Roll Eyes]

So, anyone want a B&H 8mm silent projector? Big big sale, only $599 [Big Grin]

Posted by Yanis Tzortzis (Member # 434) on August 03, 2006, 06:59 AM:

Jan,
I'm surprised about the Elmo: last March I won a 912/S from eBay Germany for 52 Euros [Wink]

It's so uncertain with eBay-you may get a very good bargain every now and then as a buyer,but as a seller obviously....it's another story! To finish with one more example,
a couple of weeks ago a GS1200,less than two hrs before auction ended that I checked, was out for 361E [Eek!]

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on August 03, 2006, 11:34 AM:

Now that were on it... I saw a Bauer T610 in the US that just sold for $110!!!! And Jan.. I just got another Canon DS8 for...$207! [Smile]

Ebay is good for buyers right now but BAD for sellers!

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on August 03, 2006, 03:04 PM:

Ugh, don't get me started on that T610... The seller completely screwed with his auction - first he ended it early and relisted it... then, near the end, he cancelled all the bids up to date (including one I had made, plus another forum member's) stating that the Schneider 1.1 lens was broken. He didn't even bother to ask any of the bidders first! And to think the projector was already up to almost $200 - I can't believe how stupid the guy was! [Eek!]

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