Dreamer....

dreamer i saw someone try to sell a used product engine for 99 dollars on ebay then try for 50 the 30 then bidding and he got 6 for it.

"A fool and his gold are soon parted".

There seem to be any number of "fools" to be found thus the abundance of "scams".

SuperDave wrote:"A fool and his gold are soon parted".

There seem to be any number of "fools" to be found thus the abundance of "scams".

i dont think this is a scam but maybe just a person who has seen a .010 go for that and assumes theirs is worth it without doing any research.

It still has a $5 rebate yet to be cashed in so it's not that bad!

Hey, its sales 101, if you don't know what your selling, start high.

I've seen (and I'm sure most have) some really crazy stuff on eBay when it comes to a asking price, this is high, but not really crazy high.

Mark

I see Sig Akromaster's selling on eBay for 20 dollars MORE than retail...explain that one!

Allen

Yeah some times i see some of Valentines engines on ebay go for 30% more they are in his online shop.
WTF?

I wish I had that much "disposable" income, LOL.

BTW, I wonder why the Valentine engines are almost all diesel?

Allen

AT1984 wrote:I wish I had that much "disposable" income, LOL.

Allen

For what?
a 160 dollar tee dee or a Valentine.

I'll stick with something that I'll actually use on a plane. I have two TD .09's. I'd hate to lawn dart a Valentine!

Il pretty sure I'll use one of my Valentines on a plane one day.
Maybe a Tom thumb.

i think i've got an explanation for the high price phenomenom on ebay.
when someone wants to buy an object, thats not easily acquirable in any normal store,
they will search large internet retailers, such as amazon. if they can't find anything there, they
turn to ebay. taking into account that there are some people on ebay who don't know
the normal price range of the thing they want to buy, sellers can push their prices, the buyer
assuming this price is normal. i wouldn't turn to any small, specialized store at first.
of course, there are also people who might have a valuable object on their hands,
and are not aware of this, so they put, lets say a thermal hopper, on ebay
for 30$ buy it now.

GermanBeez wrote:i think i've got an explanation for the high price phenomenom on ebay.
when someone wants to buy an object, thats not easily acquirable in any normal store,
they will search large internet retailers, such as amazon. if they can't find anything there, they
turn to ebay. taking into account that there are some people on ebay who don't know
the normal price range of the thing they want to buy, sellers can push their prices, the buyer
assuming this price is normal. i wouldn't turn to any small, specialized store at first.
of course, there are also people who might have a valuable object on their hands,
and are not aware of this, so they put, lets say a thermal hopper, on ebay
for 30$ buy it now.

if i saw thermal hopper on ebvay for 30 i would pounce on it like..................

........anyone would. but it CAN happen.

I've seen the same thing with stores that have a huge turnover of items. It just falls into the model airplane bin "buy it now" for low rates and clearance for them.

As to the price matter, ya' cain't blame a feller fer askin'. (or can you?)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-COX-THERMAL-HOPPER-049-MODEL-AIRPLANE-ENGINE-/350493122218?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item519b049eaa



currently $41 with 14 bids

I would worry about his "very good condition" scale. It's been chewed on...lol I got this rage against pliers condition.

i was looking at that one for some time now...seems to be in pretty good condition..

At least these are early production... The style packaging I remember my original TD .010 came in

http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360397529556&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310348660686&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

Cz10 wrote:At least these are early production... The style packaging I remember my original TD .010 came in

http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360397529556&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310348660686&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

The earliest tee dee .010 and .020 engines came in bubble
boxes.

Cz10 wrote:At least these are early production... The style packaging I remember my original TD .010 came in

http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310348660686&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

I got a .020 Tee Dee New in this type of box for 25$! Is he selling it too much or I got really lucky?

ideeman1994 wrote:

Cz10 wrote:At least these are early production... The style packaging I remember my original TD .010 came in

http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310348660686&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

I got a .020 Tee Dee New in this type of box for 25$! Is he selling it too much or I got really lucky?

You got extremely lucky but what he is selling it for is too high a starting bid.