I don't get ebay.

**Foyle** · 01-22-2012, 08:21 PM

I just saw a Futur on the bay for $200.00 buy it now price.

I don't get it. How do people get away with that? The seller is top rated no less.

**doug1066** · 01-22-2012, 08:23 PM

It is called "What the market will bear.".

**Blix** · 01-22-2012, 08:27 PM

Or "What some morons will buy" :)

**luvmysuper** · 01-22-2012, 08:27 PM

A fool and his money are soon parted.

**Robenstein** · 01-22-2012, 08:37 PM

capitalism 101....read Adam Smith.

**mos6502** · 01-22-2012, 08:52 PM

It's called "not making a sale"

**aceinyerface** · 01-22-2012, 09:25 PM

The price of a good or service is not the asking price but the selling price.

They are just hoping to hook a sucker. Or, separate a fool from his money, as noted above.

**Yuritau** · 01-22-2012, 09:44 PM

The one I liked best recently was the lightly used Merkur Futur that someone had gone to the trouble of engraving Hoffritz into the cap, and were trying to pass it off as a vintage Hoffritz razor. The best part of it was it was going for (when I saw it) like $15. I almost bid on it just cause hey, it's still a Futur, and $15-20 is a damn good price for one. But chose not to.. trying to fight the RAD.

**ThePatrician** · 01-22-2012, 09:49 PM

There is a ton of stuff on eBay that I don't get, and I haven't been on it in YEARS. It is a fiercely unethical business model, and God help you if you need customer service from them, good luck! I just generally stay off it.

"But Lord, during the hardest trials of my life, why was there one set of footprints?"
"Because," said the Lord, "Sand People always ride single file to hide their numbers."

**dfigz** · 01-22-2012, 09:59 PM

Some thing are down right Ridiculous...

**Matt555** · 01-22-2012, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by mos6502

It's called "not making a sale"

Yup....does not mean it is going to sell.

**paco664** · 01-22-2012, 10:22 PM

desire is a awesome beast........

there will be someone... that just has to have one.... and will see that and click the buy it now.........

then spend the rest of their days like this....

**kpg102** · 01-23-2012, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by luvmysuper

A fool and his money are soon parted.

or they were lucky to get together in the first place

**kpg102** · 01-23-2012, 01:34 PM

I saw another one, BIN for over $300! Same seller if memory serves.

**Manning** · 01-23-2012, 02:08 PM

eBay is like any other marketplace. Go to an antique mall. You will see one vendor selling a 1955 Super Speed for $40 and literally 20 feet away you will see another vendor selling a 1955 Super Speed for $5. The moral of the story is that in any market the burden is on the consumer to be educated and make an informed decision.

**Dalejr** · 01-23-2012, 02:12 PM

There's a sucker born every minute, the best lines are: look at this NOS razor when it isn't or You'll never see one in as good of shape as this...

**will78** · 01-23-2012, 02:59 PM

Just in case somebody is browsing who has lots of money and can't be bothered shop around..

**CWX** · 01-23-2012, 04:11 PM

I once saw an L6 with a 5-pack of Derby's on a BIN for around $60. It took all my restraint not to ask the seller if he knew that you could get the same razor on Amazon for $12.

**Sqratch** · 01-23-2012, 04:18 PM

I just bought that. I thought it was a great deal. You mean there cheaper somewere else. I though eBay was always cheaper.

**Sully2** · 01-24-2012, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Blix

Or "What some morons will buy" :)

BINGO! If you dont have even the foggiest idea what you can purchase item "X" for....your at someones mercy. Countless times Ive seen something for sale on E-bay..that I could purchase for LESS at the products website or some non E-bay retailer