Crackpot

[m!b$]

How many months/years do they have to have them listed with no bids/buyers before they finally realize there's something wrong with their pricing.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Marbles-/771/i.html?item=280708086579&pt=Marbles&hash=item415b817b33&_ssn=14383ray

(sorry, not in a good mood)

[1313]

lotta crackpots here , there, and everywhere. it could have something to do with inflation? looks like typical fishing to me. your mood will be better in the winter ;o)

[m!b$]

Yeah, let's all jump on this one. He's "not a marble expert by any means" but he knows this is a "rare one of a kind" item worth $225.

http://www.ebay.com/...=item415b817b33

This is another one of those people who I once let know they had misidentified one of their items, but was told in no uncertain terms that I was wrong because someone else had told them something different. &^***ing idiots.

[Chordus]

There's a classic bartering trick where, if you ask an outrageous price to begin with, the buyer will often start with a higher offer than they would have otherwise. You basically knock their sense of proportion off. Given that he'll also accept "best offers," I expect that he's using that tactic.

Or this could be a case of a &^***ing idiot. I'm not sure what five-letter word you would substitute in for &^***, but use your imagination.

[m!b$]

You know, it's not even worth doing a search for marbles on Ebay anymore.

[MC Marbles]

Sold

http://www.ebay.com/...omplete=1&rt=nc

He also has a mid-range Ebay Store. 700+ Listings cost 5 cents each & $50 per month

(He fishes almost as much as Griff!!!)

[m!b$]

OMG!!! I don't think I would give five bucks for all those lots.

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Not that one or two aren't worth more than that...

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It's funny how you can't view the item on most of those sold items. I would like to see what this one looked like. Maybe one buyer in a hundred (like this buyer) leaves a clue as to what kind of seller it is.

Photos do NOT show hidden damage.

[duffy]

_{i know a story bout chuck and diane....2 american kids doin the best they can....he who throws the least rocks wins!!!!}

[MC Marbles]

I agree Duffy!

[bigjohn691500]

maybe hes been collecting mibs for so long he dont know what the values are, just fishing,, they are pretty beat up though

[MARBLEMISER]

Not fishing? Chuming is more like it.

Throw enough bait in the water & something's going to bite.

Too bad the cost is out of pocket money. With no chance to re-coop .

Kinda like beany babies.

Sad really sad.

IMHO

marblemiser

[bigjohn691500]

well according to his past sales which total 998.90,,, i'de say he's doing something right, ive had mibs in the buy sell forum for months and no ones been buying any of them lately,,, hes got to be doing something right,,,, just saying,,, j

[m!b$]

Actually, he's probably not a crackpot at all. I just assumed that he never sold anything because his prices are so outrageous and his stuff is mostly so nondescript, and I keep seeing it over and over again, month after month.

He's a smart businessman (I guess), since he knows how to make money. Most of the time, he probably stays within legal limits and doesn't do anything blatantly dishonest.

Still...