if c***e (the winner of the following auction) is a member here?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0486336599
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0486336599
Does anybody know...
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No Ira, they didn't over pay. That auction went up twice, and twice, it sold similar WITH support.
As we all know, pricing has always fluctuated over the years. It goes up, then it goes down. Then back up again. Sometimes, these peaks/valleys can vary greatly.
So me thinks this is the new norm for this model. For the time being. Twice is no fluke.
As we all know, pricing has always fluctuated over the years. It goes up, then it goes down. Then back up again. Sometimes, these peaks/valleys can vary greatly.
So me thinks this is the new norm for this model. For the time being. Twice is no fluke.
Ira. If you scream with huge Font instead of big Font, then maybe you'll be right.redbenjoe said:WRONG !!!
2 flukes do not make a norm , Norm
baddboybill
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That auction ended the 1st time the day I picked up my Sanyo 720 from Rockford and the the guy I made a deal with pointed it out as I was getting a great deal 
Little did he know that I also watched it and told him it was a bs auction and the seller has done it before to drive price up and reauction off later 
this is my proof but I am not sure who the supposed winner was in either, or if it was a member 
I do know that the tape deck does not work at all and door don't open but that could be belts, but sure makes me feel good after I got mine a whole hella lot cheaper 
Little did he know that I also watched it and told him it was a bs auction and the seller has done it before to drive price up and reauction off later this is my proof but I am not sure who the supposed winner was in either, or if it was a member I do know that the tape deck does not work at all and door don't open but that could be belts, but sure makes me feel good after I got mine a whole hella lot cheaper
baddboybill
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No I said BS auction. You and I have both seen it before with the driving up of auctionsSuperduper said:So Redding1 with 14,788 positive feedback, 100%, is a BS seller?
As long as buyers and sellers are happy there will be positive feedback. I am not even sure Redding is a member but he does usually have nice boxes. Although most of the ones he sells seem to go pretty high so I could never afford em....Plus like I said it made me feel good about the great deal I just got on my Sanyo
Well, I guess I don't know what's the difference and what makes it a bull auction. If the buyer follows through this time, likes the box, will it still be a BS auction? Sure his auctions go pretty high but when he takes care of customers and has an exceptional reputation, I could see buyers loosening up the wallet. I don't think I've ever bought a box from him and I know he sells a ton of electronics. We only notice the boomboxes but he sells all kind of gear. So I don't think he's a member. But if it's a legitimate sale, and buyer pays, is happy, why do we always automatically call the buyer a doofus when it's more than you or I would pay??? I'm just saying....
Sure his auctions go pretty high but when he takes care of customers and has an exceptional reputation, I could see buyers loosening up the wallet. I don't think I've ever bought a box from him and I know he sells a ton of electronics. We only notice the boomboxes but he sells all kind of gear. So I don't think he's a member. But if it's a legitimate sale, and buyer pays, is happy, why do we always automatically call the buyer a doofus when it's more than you or I would pay??? I'm just saying....
baddboybill
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Superduper said:Well, I guess I don't know what's the difference and what makes it a bull auction. If the buyer follows through this time, likes the box, will it still be a BS auction?
it's really not that I wouldn't pay that much but it's more or less I couldn't pay. Your right that it doesn't always happen that way, but it was funny how I called it when I did and have seen it quite a bit before, but I guess that's just me Alot of my feelings about the positive feedback thing also stems back to the time I purchased a bbx from eBay with the seller having 100% with a large number also promising me $20 refund because they shipped so late and transformer broke off but only if I put positive feedback 1st. Then later after eBay 1st sided with them did the person message me they are smarter than me because they have done it 100's of times 
hey but I got last laugh because when eBay seen there little message to me I got 100% money returned and got to keep box 
Bill. I have heard other members say Redding1 is a good seller. Also, he sells hundreds of items each month. He has 19 items currently running and going back 2 weeks, over 100 closed auctions, virtually all successfully sold. Many in the hundreds of dollars. If you've sold on eBay, you know how much work it can be. If a guy has 1 item, I could see some game playing to work that one auction. But when you have hundreds of auctions going, I simply don't see him doing any weird shenanigans. Sometimes, buyers get remorse and don't pay. Nothing unusual about that. Anyhow, I don't even have 5% of his 15k feedbacks and can't imagine the huge effort it takes to keep that many auctions going at one time. You don't get 15,000 feedbacks and keep a perfect record by scamming people. You can fool some guys by making them leave pos first. But you can't fool them all when you are doing as many transactions as he burns through.
I certainly recall the episode you speak of. But in this case, I would be very surprised, shocked even, if Redding1 doesn't play by the rules. It's very hard to maintain a 100% feedback rating since it only take 1 to screw it up. And when you do as much business as he does, used-electronics even (which is the most difficult area to get perfect feedback), I'd say he is most likely on the up and up. I don't own any Redding1 stock and like I said, I don't think I ever bought anything from him. But that's just my guess based on 13 years of eBay experience.
Anyhow, the guy that won this Sanyo was the runner up the last time around, so I guess when he saw a second opportunity, he must've really opened up the pocketbook in a all out effort to win it. He's off the market now so it's true that the next 720 that pops up could sell for $235 or so. But hey, it's eBay and tomorrows a different day. Who knows.
All in all, Redding1 really lucked out by having this particular buyer who wanted his 720 badly. But I'm not about to second guess or bash the buyer. I think each and every one of us at one time paid through our nose for something we really wanted and didn't have the patience to wait for the next one.
I certainly recall the episode you speak of. But in this case, I would be very surprised, shocked even, if Redding1 doesn't play by the rules. It's very hard to maintain a 100% feedback rating since it only take 1 to screw it up. And when you do as much business as he does, used-electronics even (which is the most difficult area to get perfect feedback), I'd say he is most likely on the up and up. I don't own any Redding1 stock and like I said, I don't think I ever bought anything from him. But that's just my guess based on 13 years of eBay experience.
Anyhow, the guy that won this Sanyo was the runner up the last time around, so I guess when he saw a second opportunity, he must've really opened up the pocketbook in a all out effort to win it. He's off the market now so it's true that the next 720 that pops up could sell for $235 or so. But hey, it's eBay and tomorrows a different day. Who knows.
All in all, Redding1 really lucked out by having this particular buyer who wanted his 720 badly. But I'm not about to second guess or bash the buyer. I think each and every one of us at one time paid through our nose for something we really wanted and didn't have the patience to wait for the next one.
shane higgins
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On the first 720 auction, the price was only $253 before c***e started bidding, which in my opinion is the high price of a minty, working example. Another bidder won it, but apparently reneged on the deal after c***e ran up the price. That is the winning bidder's fault though; he put a too-high amount in long before the auction closed.
c***e US $452.00 Aug-13-11 21:22:34 PDT
c***e US $422.00 Aug-13-11 21:22:17 PDT
c***e US $411.00 Aug-13-11 21:21:40 PDT
c***e US $400.00 Aug-13-11 21:21:27 PDT
c***e US $350.00 Aug-13-11 21:21:14 PDT
Now, if you look at the second auction, c***e is back and again the highest bid was $252 before he started bidding. This time, there is another bidder helping to increase the bid, o***g.
Both of the bidders do not seem to be regular boombox bidders according to their 30-day bid history. As a matter of fact, the 720 is the only thing that o***g has bid on in the last 30 days.
c***e US $512.00 Aug-27-11 13:51:07 PDT
o***g US $502.00 Aug-27-11 13:35:06 PDT
c***e US $501.00 Aug-27-11 11:43:52 PDT
c***e US $500.00 Aug-27-11 11:42:45 PDT
o***g US $470.00 Aug-27-11 13:34:33 PDT
o***g US $452.00 Aug-27-11 09:09:05 PDT
o***g US $402.00 Aug-27-11 09:07:49 PDT
c***e US $400.00 Aug-27-11 06:30:03 PDT
o***g US $352.00 Aug-27-11 09:07:31 PDT
c***e US $350.00 Aug-27-11 06:29:49 PDT
o***g US $302.00 Aug-26-11 17:17:44 PDT
o***g US $252.00 Aug-23-11 13:55:57 PDT
Of course, all of that doesn't mean their is some sort of improriety with the bidding. It could be just two ignorant, newbie bidders.
c***e US $452.00 Aug-13-11 21:22:34 PDT
c***e US $422.00 Aug-13-11 21:22:17 PDT
c***e US $411.00 Aug-13-11 21:21:40 PDT
c***e US $400.00 Aug-13-11 21:21:27 PDT
c***e US $350.00 Aug-13-11 21:21:14 PDT
Now, if you look at the second auction, c***e is back and again the highest bid was $252 before he started bidding. This time, there is another bidder helping to increase the bid, o***g.
Both of the bidders do not seem to be regular boombox bidders according to their 30-day bid history. As a matter of fact, the 720 is the only thing that o***g has bid on in the last 30 days.
c***e US $512.00 Aug-27-11 13:51:07 PDT
o***g US $502.00 Aug-27-11 13:35:06 PDT
c***e US $501.00 Aug-27-11 11:43:52 PDT
c***e US $500.00 Aug-27-11 11:42:45 PDT
o***g US $470.00 Aug-27-11 13:34:33 PDT
o***g US $452.00 Aug-27-11 09:09:05 PDT
o***g US $402.00 Aug-27-11 09:07:49 PDT
c***e US $400.00 Aug-27-11 06:30:03 PDT
o***g US $352.00 Aug-27-11 09:07:31 PDT
c***e US $350.00 Aug-27-11 06:29:49 PDT
o***g US $302.00 Aug-26-11 17:17:44 PDT
o***g US $252.00 Aug-23-11 13:55:57 PDT
Of course, all of that doesn't mean their is some sort of improriety with the bidding. It could be just two ignorant, newbie bidders.
I'm not convinced that there's any conspiracy going on here. Probably a couple of guys that wanted it badly cuz of that model's way cool looks. Not every BOOMBOX buyer is a collector and not everyone is all studied up on prevailing prices. Doubt it will come back up. The winning bidder was in the running both times which suggests he wanted it. I guess we'll know in a few weeks.
baddboybill
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