Would you bid this much for a mod

[Hobby Kid]

Would you?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/281382731689

 

[Tripster]

I'd rather buy 4 Canik TP-9's then that...hell, I would spend $300 on the firearm then any mod.

 

[Hobby Kid]

I know. It's currently at £7000 or $12,000. I don't understand it

 

[Tripster]

I know. It's currently at £7000 or $12,000. I don't understand it

I could purchase 42 Canik TP-9's for that price...what next the first ever $2.5 Million Mod?

 

[UncleRJ]

Me, I think something kinda funny is going on with this one.

 

[Tripster]

Me, I think something kinda funny is going on with this one.

I concur!

 

[Savage_46]

I know. It's currently at £7000 or $12,000. I don't understand it

Thanks for the conversion. Was curious, but too lazy to Google it right now.

Hell no, I'd never bid / pay that much. Even if I had that kind of money to blow, I'd rather get more useful stuff or take care of bills & necessities.

 

[Timmy]

that is insane

 

[Hobby Kid]

Me, I think something kinda funny is going on with this one.

Those of us here who subscribe to the vendor's updates got emails linking to the auction. But I now think it's some idiots who've decided to mess up the auction as it's currently at £100,000 / $171,000. However if this is the case, why hasn't the seller stopped it?

 

[HighFlyer]

If it wasn't for the extra shipping charge I'd be all over it!!

 

[Hobby Kid]

If it wasn't for the extra shipping charge I'd be all over it!!

Hahaha you know what, even though they didn't intend for this to happen, their starting bid was so high anyway I thought to myself why would you add a few quid extra for shipping?

 

[HighFlyer]

I'm all about Free Shipping, even when ordering something small I always look for the free shipping.

 

[kelli]

if it was solid 14k gold, would it even be worth that much?

 

[Gonzi]

I wouldn't pay that much even if I had the money

 

[jack]

The problem on E-bay is that ,anyone can bid anything , collecting it does not always happen. All they do is ban the person with that bid who did not pay .

 

[5150sick]

Yes, the high bidder? a guy with a (26).
How do we know that it isn't the sellers 'other' account inflating the price.
Then when the mysterious buyer with the (26) doesn't pay and the item is relisted demand will be artificially inflated.
Shill bidding is highly illegal on eBay and anywhere else but it is also hard to prove.
Even if it's the sellers wife's account whats to say she wasn't trying to bid on it for her husband because she "knows he likes his so much but has to sell it because of X reason"

I am not saying this is what is happening but i did see a similar mod sell for $2,000 2 weeks ago so why would someone with a (26) be willing to kick out $170,000.00+ now???

Something fishy is going on here.

BTW I wouldn't give a $100 to a seller with a (0) next to his name.

This thing would have to transform into anything I wanted it to from an attractive woman to a Ferrari to a personal jet for it to be worth this much.

I will not pay more than around $150 for a mod and it would have to be something really special for me to pay that much!
The Beast Box maybe? http://www.maximumvapors.com/The-Beast_p_514.html

 

[moecat]

Looks like no bids at the present. Could have been that the seller had some friends who put in some false bids for him to generate interest.

£100,000 is

... even if it provided "happy endings"

 

[Hobby Kid]

......
Shill bidding is highly illegal on eBay and anywhere else but it is also hard to prove.
Even if it's the sellers wife's account whats to say she wasn't trying to bid on it for her husband because she "knows he likes his so much but has to sell it because of X reason"
.......

True that ^^

 

[Scuba-Matt]

This is so inflated, I still think its the people the vendor pissed off on the UK forums that are bidding this up.
Last week I saw a Variant go for $3,000 on vape trader. Just ridiculous.

 

[TowerOfVape]

Hey @Hobby Kid: Just point of reference.

On eBay, a lot of sellers deliberately set an item's price high for 1 of 2 reasons:

1. Buzz: Prospective buyers will PM the seller complaining about the outrageous price, then he/she would re-direct them to the "actual" listening which would be "much" lower in price, but still be at a considerable profit margin. Compare it w/ the original post, and you'll get a lot of "impulse" buys.
2. If the seller doesn't have the item in-hand yet, this is a good marketing tactic to get prospective buyers to inquire about the outrageous price, then he/she would re-direct them to the actual listing which would state in the description how this is a "group buy" and that they would have to wait a stipulated amount of time before they receive their mod...at a "discounted" price when compared to the price in the original auction.

Gotta luv marketing!

 

[CaFF]

One BEEELION Bananas!!!

 

[st_andrew]

I have heard a few things about this mod already. The going price for this is about 500$ retail. I watch watching plumes of hazard and they were wrecking this thing. Some one knew someone that had known someone won one at some vape meet and the glass that is glued on just fell off. Supposedly shops couldn't even give em away. ( think it was on plumes or some other show)

 

[Hobby Kid]

Hey @Hobby Kid: Just point of reference.

On eBay, a lot of sellers deliberately set an item's price high for 1 of 2 reasons:

1. Buzz: Prospective buyers will PM the seller complaining about the outrageous price, then he/she would re-direct them to the "actual" listening which would be "much" lower in price, but still be at a considerable profit margin. Compare it w/ the original post, and you'll get a lot of "impulse" buys.
2. If the seller doesn't have the item in-hand yet, this is a good marketing tactic to get prospective buyers to inquire about the outrageous price, then he/she would re-direct them to the actual listing which would state in the description how this is a "group buy" and that they would have to wait a stipulated amount of time before they receive their mod...at a "discounted" price when compared to the price in the original auction.

Gotta luv marketing!

I totally believe that, although I wouldn't know anything about it. I'm far too honest for my own good. Wasn't it once said: for the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light

 

[UncleRJ]

We will know (or will we) in just under 9 hours.

Current bid $2051.82

 

[Tripster]

Very interesting...

 

[Hobby Kid]

Slightly less than yesterday's million pound bid!

 

[kuma]

if it was solid 14k gold, would it even be worth that much? View attachment 1845

If it was solid all the way through it might be worth 12k

 

[Hobby Kid]

If it was solid all the way through it might be worth 12k

Plus labour

 

[UncleRJ]

Plus BS

 

[UncleRJ]

Well, it finally sold,

$2051.25

What was the original sale price from VA?

 

[Hobby Kid]

Well, it finally sold,

$2051.25

What was the original sale price from VA?

Was there an original sale price? I didn't know that. I thought VA put it out there to see how much they could get. I'll have a dig around.

// Well according to Todd's review it's original price equated to $500