whole collection sale on Ebay

[Reli]

A few weeks ago i sold 60 boxes...all for $750.00...i had thousands of dollars in the ones i sold but i needed space...the seller got a GREAT deal that's for sure!

Did you announce them on here? If not, why not? Just curious.

 

[gsbadbmr]

Did you announce them on here? If not, why not? Just curious.

Nope, i listed them locally...i needed them gone ASAP...i even filled up a van and drove and met with the buyer in Ontario at no extra charge

 

[vladi123456]

Nope, i listed them locally...i needed them gone ASAP...i even filled up a van and drove and met with the buyer in Ontario at no extra charge

A van full of gold Conions, I assume?

 

[Ken]

A van full of gold Conions, I assume?

No doubt...

 

[gsbadbmr]

No Conions...but there were some really good ones in the lot of 60...the Conions are staying with me

 

[blu_fuz]

And I'm probably over reacting so just ignore the previous post, lol.

Hahahahaha - OK I will ignore it.


I was thinking about $10 a boombox and the rest should be FREE! LOLOL. If someone can't handle a little badgering about the items they are selling, too bad - the world isn't all roses and butterflies.

 

[floyd]

i think the guy is day dreaming at that price , but he does have a few boxes and other items that are worth more than 10 bucks each. i mean fair is fair but i don't see more than a few hundred bucks worth of stuff . if you filtered out the good ones you would do ok but they are just a hook to buy all the useless ones because without those few good items the rest could go in the dumpster. and i hate it when you sell something for 5 or 6 thousand dollars and have the nerve to charge for shipping , just another slap in the face.

 

[Ken]

mmmmmm SLAP!

Damn, I felt that all the way out here. I was kinda thinking the same thing yesterday when I saw this.

Not the greatest selling technique in the world, that's for sure. I mean, that's gotta be hundreds of dollars worth of shipping costs.

 

[Ken]

A few weeks ago i sold 60 boxes...all for $750.00...i had thousands of dollars in the ones i sold but i needed space...the seller got a GREAT deal that's for sure!

You mean buyer, don't you? God, I hope so...

 

[milosancho]

What Norm said (first post).

 

[blu_fuz]

i think the guy is day dreaming at that price , but he does have a few boxes and other items that are worth more than 10 bucks each. i mean fair is fair but i don't see more than a few hundred bucks worth of stuff . if you filtered out the good ones you would do ok but they are just a hook to buy all the useless ones because without those few good items the rest could go in the dumpster.

I agree, there are plenty 'worth' more than $10 to someone, I was averaging between $0 and $25. Maybe a few 'rare' ones in there like someone mentioned, but rare doesn't mean it's worth anything. Could be rare because all the other ones known to exist were thrown in the trash. I'm not saying it's worthless either, but educate yourself.


Congrats to him for spending his money on a lifetime collection of basic boxes. I collect rocks, one of a kind rare ones and no 2 are the same. Bidding starts at $5k + shipping.

It is what it is. Thanks for being part of this nutty group that collects boomboxes but I won't butter you up making you think you have something worth 20x what it really is. An honest friend wouldn't make you look like a fool asking that much and educate you a little on what you really have.

 

[milosancho]

Some nice walkmans in the lot. As an educated walkman collector I value the walkman lot at about $600 (on the low side of things). That is not including the portable CD players. The cassette collection is not great but still worth at least $200.

For that much stuff....it takes a long, long time to amass such a large collection. Good luck to this person.

 

[gsbadbmr]

You mean buyer, don't you? God, I hope so...

Ooooops...yeah the buyer ...i was up all night making boomboxes, so i wasn't all that apt or lucid

 

[floyd]

i guess its hard to put a price on a collection but if somebody offered me 6 grand for mine it would be gone lol. i think i would buy the nicest studio 1m out there and leave it at that. anybody want to trade a telefunken for a lot of crap? lol.

 

[Reli]

Nope, i listed them locally...i needed them gone ASAP...i even filled up a van and drove and met with the buyer in Ontario at no extra charge

Needed them gone, why? You move, or tear down your storage shed or something?

Wouldn't some of the other Ontario members have paid more than some scrub on Craigslist?

 

[gsbadbmr]

Needed them gone, why? You move, or tear down your storage shed or something?

Wouldn't some of the other Ontario members have paid more than some scrub on Craigslist?

I had almost 400 boxes...as mentioned, i needed space...not money I picked up lots of huge grails this summer, and i wanted them off the floor and placed nicely on the racks so letting go of 60 boxes helped me out with space. The buyer and his friend were 2 of the nicest guys i've met, i'm sure he's super happy with the lot!

 

[blu_fuz]

Some nice walkmans in the lot. As an educated walkman collector I value the walkman lot at about $600 (on the low side of things). That is not including the portable CD players. The cassette collection is not great but still worth at least $200.

For that much stuff....it takes a long, long time to amass such a large collection. Good luck to this person.

I agree - I'm pretty dumb on the Walkman/CD/Tape side of things and don't know the values of them at all. My comments were geared towards the boxes alone.

Good luck to them, yes. But even based on the numbers you mention that would bring his entire collection to maybe $1500. He is asking 4x that amount. I don't agree with his portrayed value regardless of how long it took him to collect or how much he spent. 99.7% of people also won't agree. Sentimental value is a number for only 1 person, him.


I'm not saying we should all collect the same stuff, and all have the same grails, or look past what he has to offer. Each one of us is our own man/woman to make decisions so we will all look at what he has to offer in a different light.

 

[Ken]

i guess its hard to put a price on a collection but if somebody offered me 6 grand for mine it would be gone lol. i think i would buy the nicest studio 1m out there and leave it at that. anybody want to trade a telefunken for a lot of crap? lol.

Hard to argue with that.

I agree - I'm pretty dumb on the Walkman/CD/Tape side of things and don't know the values of them at all. My comments were geared towards the boxes alone.

Good luck to them, yes. But even based on the numbers you mention that would bring his entire collection to maybe $1500. He is asking 4x that amount. I don't agree with his portrayed value regardless of how long it took him to collect or how much he spent. 99.7% of people also won't agree. Sentimental value is a number for only 1 person, him.


I'm not saying we should all collect the same stuff, and all have the same grails, or look past what he has to offer. Each one of us is our own man/woman to make decisions so we will all look at what he has to offer in a different light.

Well put. Took you a while (and a few posts) but you're basically saying the same things Norm said (although he said it with a shiat-load less words.)

Don't worry, he does that to all of us.

 

[static2000g]

Like anything else, it’s only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. I’ve seen used gym shoes get sold for an over 200 dollars. Lol That’s why it’s the dumbest idea for him to sell in bulk like that. The one dude that’s missing the one or 2 Walkman’s from his collections is not going to buy that whole room. It just ain’t gonna’ happen.

 

[milosancho]

I've been in a similar situation, minus the urgency or issues that the listing portrays, but one thing is for sure.....I am a LOT more discerning about what I bring home. And I hope this person is as well.

Peace.