Could this be proof that people are going crazy???

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Tinman

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I wasn't sure if it's against the rules to post a link to eBay but I thought some of you might enjoy watching the final hours of this auction.
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I'm not sure what's driving the price of this other than it being nib.
I owned a GE 5295 a few years ago which is very similar to the 9797.
Despite it being a fairly rare box, I couldn't justify keeping it because I didn't care for how it sounded.
I sold it and don't think I would ever have the urge to buy another one or a 9797.
I'm assuming the 9797 is very similar as far as sound output so I'm amazed where the bidding is on this one, nib or not.
Personally, I've never seen a boombox auction this high before and can't wait to see how it ends.
 
Reli

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It is most likely "shill bidding", meaning he's bidding it up with duplicate accounts, to make it seem more valuable. Then he'll relist it as a BIN, claiming that the winner never paid, hoping that people will see the new lower price and pounce on it because it's such a good deal, lol
 
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Tinman

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Reli said:
It is most likely "shill bidding", meaning he's bidding it up with duplicate accounts, to make it seem more valuable. Then he'll relist it as a BIN, claiming that the winner never paid, hoping that people will see the new lower price and pounce on it because it's such a good deal, lol
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I didn't think about that but it makes more sense than someone paying over $6600 for that box.
Tax @ 6% would be almost $400.

Something similar happened to me years ago when I was bidding on an led headlight.
I bid a few times and was outbid by the same bidder each time.
Once the auction ended, the high bidder supposedly backed out and I was left paying my highest bid price.
I assumed it was b.s. and contacted ebay.
In a round about way they told me it was b.s. and made him refund me.
 
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The wrapping on that box doesn't even look original. Usually it doesn't have huge wrinkles in it like that one does.
 
docs

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Greed and cheating the system. Not true collectors, just people trying to scam a living. Happening in many hobbies more and more.
 
Tinman

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The one bidder bid around 41 times which would be crazy in and of itself.
It'll be interesting to see if it pops back up for sale.
 
STEREONOVA

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Tinman said:
I wasn't sure if it's against the rules to post a link to eBay but I thought some of you might enjoy watching the final hours of this auction.
Check it out
I'm not sure what's driving the price of this other than it being nib.
I owned a GE 5295 a few years ago which is very similar to the 9797.
Despite it being a fairly rare box, I couldn't justify keeping it because I didn't care for how it sounded.
I sold it and don't think I would ever have the urge to buy another one or a 9797.
I'm assuming the 9797 is very similar as far as sound output so I'm amazed where the bidding is on this one, nib or not.
Personally, I've never seen a boombox auction this high before and can't wait to see how it ends.
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Amazing sold US $6,600.00
 
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STEREONOVA

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Hisrudeness said:
No surprise here. I mean is there really a GF-9797 in the world worth more than $400??
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The first auction was reduced to this price, but the buyer did not buy it
 

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Tinman

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I kept it in my watchlist waiting to see if it got relisted but it's still not showing it.
I guess only non sold items will show if they're relisted.
After $6600, $999 seems like a steal for that, lol.
 
Tinman

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Just wanted to bump this up since the second auction is ending soon and some of you might want to watch it.
Currently it's over $2550.
 
Tinman

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Just sold for $3380 which is still absolutely insane.
Looks like the winning bidder was bidding the last time too.
Question is, was this legit or will it pop back up for sale?
 
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