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deathjester

#135
October 05, 2012, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 05, 2012, 01:34:27 PM
I think Ebay should have a "Buy it never" button too for muppets like these. :rolleyes:
Chris
Unsurprisingly, it didn't sell - but he's relisted it for £299.99 !!  :rolleyes:

rickshaw

#136
October 05, 2012, 05:05:21 PM
Quote from: deathjester on October 05, 2012, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 05, 2012, 01:34:27 PM
I think Ebay should have a "Buy it never" button too for muppets like these. :rolleyes:
Chris
Unsurprisingly, it didn't sell - but he's relisted it for £299.99 !!  :rolleyes:

I wonder how much in EBay fees he'll have to pay until it gets down to a more reasonable price?  ;D
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deathjester

#137
October 06, 2012, 07:17:14 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on October 05, 2012, 05:05:21 PM
Quote from: deathjester on October 05, 2012, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 05, 2012, 01:34:27 PM
I think Ebay should have a "Buy it never" button too for muppets like these. :rolleyes:
Chris
Unsurprisingly, it didn't sell - but he's relisted it for £299.99 !!  :rolleyes:

I wonder how much in EBay fees he'll have to pay until it gets down to a more reasonable price?  ;D
Probably around £12 - £15 a time - ouch!

Martin H

#138
October 06, 2012, 10:26:52 AM
Quote from: deathjester on October 06, 2012, 07:17:14 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on October 05, 2012, 05:05:21 PM
Quote from: deathjester on October 05, 2012, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 05, 2012, 01:34:27 PM
I think Ebay should have a "Buy it never" button too for muppets like these. :rolleyes:
Chris
Unsurprisingly, it didn't sell - but he's relisted it for £299.99 !!  :rolleyes:

I wonder how much in EBay fees he'll have to pay until it gets down to a more reasonable price?  ;D
Probably around £12 - £15 a time - ouch!

Some people never learn. lol
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Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

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deathjester

#139
October 06, 2012, 01:02:37 PM
Quote from: Martin H on October 06, 2012, 10:26:52 AM
Quote from: deathjester on October 06, 2012, 07:17:14 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on October 05, 2012, 05:05:21 PM
Quote from: deathjester on October 05, 2012, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 05, 2012, 01:34:27 PM
I think Ebay should have a "Buy it never" button too for muppets like these. :rolleyes:
Chris
Unsurprisingly, it didn't sell - but he's relisted it for £299.99 !!  :rolleyes:

I wonder how much in EBay fees he'll have to pay until it gets down to a more reasonable price?  ;D
Probably around £12 - £15 a time - ouch!

Some people never learn. lol

Tell me about it!  What's wrong with having a low start price to attract attention, and setting a reasonable reserve to ensure your profit margin?
Folks see £300+ prices, and immediately ignore the listing...

Cliffy B

#141
October 06, 2012, 02:03:18 PM
I'm picturing the idiot who bought them curled up in the corner and slowly rocking back and forth while stroking them and repeating "my precious!" over and over again.
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rickshaw

#142
October 06, 2012, 06:32:21 PM
Some people have more money than sense.   Who'd want a soiled pair of underpants?   :rolleyes:
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deathjester

#143
October 07, 2012, 04:10:30 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on October 06, 2012, 06:32:21 PM
Some people have more money than sense.   Who'd want a soiled pair of underpants?   :rolleyes:
Maybe they're for the Japanese market - I've heard tell that on Tokyo street corners, there are vending machines...that dispense used ladies knickers... :o

rickshaw

#144
November 17, 2012, 09:23:42 PM
How to reduce carbon emissions - Tip #1 - Walk to the Bar for drinks.

Aircav

#145
November 18, 2012, 04:27:49 AM
Does it come in a big box?  ;) ;D
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rickshaw

#146
November 18, 2012, 05:54:34 PM
Looks to me like they've been using it as an umbrella stand with the base the way it is.  ;D
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Weaver

#147
November 29, 2012, 04:55:02 AM
Kit manufacturer's contribution to the art of taking-the-****......

Cyber Hobby's new 1/35th LARC-V:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10205063

That's £228.00 for an amphibious truck model less than 32cm long to you sir................ :blink:

Edit: just realised: it's resin, not injected. Still a lot of money though.............

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PR19_Kit

#148
March 06, 2013, 06:21:19 AM Last Edit: March 06, 2013, 06:22:54 AM by PR19_Kit
The latest issue of SAM (amazingly the March issue....) has a review of the new CyberHobby/Dragon 1/72 Sea King HC4 kit. That's the one without floats that made its name in the Falklands carrying everything when the majority of the Chinooks went down with the 'Atlantic Conveyor'. As you'd expect with anything from Dragon the review is pretty darn critical of the kit, various parts apparently belonging to other versions of the ubiquitous Westland built machine. Even the listed colour scheme comes in for some criticism and the reviewer ends with the comment 'Close but no cigar'.

But nowhere in the entire review does he mention the price of this styrene disaster area, which is a penny short of £35.00!!!

Thirty five pounds for a 1/72 scale Sea King? And it's not even correct! That's daylight robbery, and even paying out the £14.00 the latest version of the Airfix Sea King and adding all the resin and PE bits wouldn't cost you that much.

RIDICULOUS!  :banghead:
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NARSES2

#149
March 06, 2013, 07:28:47 AM
That's standard Cyber Hobby pricing Kit. I wouldn't mind the Val, but I'm not paying £34.99
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