i don’t know how the winner of the bid will feel when he/she finds out the actual sale price. i just know that there’ll probably be hell on earth. sigh
P.T Barnum. Hey, its capitalism, deal with it!
Reminds me of a Forum that needs a whistle Board!!! JUST KIDDING.
Reminds me of when I would go to garage sales and see those old Paul Masson carafe’s that came with the wine in em and foil tops.
People will sell (and buy) anything. Now just hope that they are not purchased by non-whistling friends of us and presented as thoughtful gifts that we just must have. Get ready for Santa!
But its too bad that knowing people can’t post “comments” right next to these scams. Ya just wanna scream it out.
[ This Message was edited by: The Weekenders on 2002-08-11 12:57 ]
It’s immoral, but legal.
I remember buying “Pilz” label classical music CD’s for a couple of dollars each at Best Buy (regular price: $3.99). Then I saw the same thing going for $7.00 in a store selling used CD’s…and they WERE used!
Hello,
I am the person selling the black megs on eBay for $10.00 that some of you are upset about. First, let me thank the two individuals who e-mailed me about this to let me know they were upset about it. As I told them, I am new at eBay and I am learning. I chose to sell pennywhistles because I love to play them and have been playing for over 20 years. At what I bought them for, I thought $10.00 was a fair price. The individuals who e-mailed me sent me sites where I can now buy them much cheaper. As for the $50.00 Generation, that was my mistake. The sales price should have been 14.99 which I believe is a fair price considering what I payed for it. My apologies for the mistake on the Generation Bb and for not researching prices better first. And thanks again to the two who emailed me and told me about this web site - it’s great! I hope in the future people will e-mail me first instead of posting to a board. I really am not “scum” - just learning:-)
I agree with The Weekenders (as I usually do). It’s capitalism and if you can get someone to buy them for that price, then the person probably doesn’t have the common sense to shop around or has more money than God and doesn’t care about the price.
I shopped around for a long time and got my Feadóg off eBay for about $7.50, including the shipping from Ireland (which was almost as exciting as getting the whistle…life is pretty boring here in Oklahoma!)
So I say “More power to you!” if you can sell them for that price. It’s buyer beware on eBay.
Don’t forget that there’s 5.00 shipping for the Megs too.
Some people scoffed when I pointed out a few months ago that Clarkes were going for >$20+shipping on ebay. Things like this happen all the time.
I’ve been known to pay more than the going rate for whistles for the convenience of ansd support of the local music shop. If it’s worth it to someone to buy a Meg for CyberRanger’s asking price rather than spend a few minutes searching, then he’s providing a service for a fee.
On 2002-08-11 14:54, CyberRanger wrote:
At what I bought them for, I thought $10.00 was a fair price.
As far as I can remember (which isn’t long, as the Megs haven’t been out there that long) about 3 dollars is more like it. Unless that next day shipping is included.
I hope in the future people will e-mail me first instead of posting to a board. I really am not “scum” - just learning:-)
Unfortunate choice of words has been edited, and my apoligies for the rant, but I still think both are a rip.
On 2002-08-11 14:54, CyberRanger wrote:
At what I bought them for, I thought $10.00 was a fair price.
This is a risky question, but who on Earth is selling Bb Generations for $14.99 (not including shipping)? And, Clarke Megs are designed to be cheap and cheerful. Even I send them across the pond for $5.50, airmail!
If you want to get into whistle retail, why not try and find a reputable distributor who will sell them to you at wholesale prices? E-mail me privately for a few names and phone numbers - including Clarkes, themselves! Of course, you need to show that you are a reputable retailer, with all the trappings: shop or website, taxes etc. The idea is not just to buy them from a shop and sell them on at a higher price. I doubt you’ll survive for long that way.
I sell art rubber stamps on the internet for $ 8.00 each,a fair price that still lets me make a reasonable profit. Someone bought a number of stamps at wholesale, presumably to sell in her store. They started showing up on Ebay at prices ranging from $ 18.00 up to $ 29.00. I was flabbergasted! Buyer beware indeed!
I have had good experiences with ebay. My first whistle was bought at the whistle shop. Not knowing anything about what they cost I bid about 15.00 on a sweettone. I, of course, won the bid and was presently suprised when Thom only charged be the selling price. (great way to gain repeat customers)
Thom did the same for me, quite some time ago. I had bent a Guinness whistle that a friend got me for X-Mas, and was hoping to replace it before said friend came and visited. I knew he’d ask if I liked it, and would be disappointed if I didn’t play it. In any case, I bid about $1.00 less than what the whistle went for locally, and won. The bid was a few dollars more than Thom sells 'em for, and he knocked the price down for me. I’ve bought all my new whistles through him since. Far as I’m concerned, any businesmann who has a great sense of customer service, and has good prices gets all my support.
Greg
On 2002-08-14 10:51, merlinthedog wrote:
I have had good experiences with ebay. My first whistle was bought at the whistle shop. Not knowing anything about what they cost I bid about 15.00 on a sweettone. I, of course, won the bid and was presently suprised when Thom only charged be the selling price. (great way to gain repeat customers)
On 2002-08-28 01:01, tkelly wrote:
I guess people must really buy them or he wouldn’t keep doing it.
It’s sometimes amazing what people will pay for stuff on e-bay. For a long time (until my computer at work was stolen) I had kept a complete archive of a completed auction I’d stumbled across for a Martin guitar strap and strap button.
It was a nice strap and button, but two complete idiots got in a bidding war and bid the final price up to a few HUNDRED dollars for something they could buy in any music store for around thirty bucks.
Both of the idiot bidders were experienced eBayers with feedback of over thirty in one case and over 100 in the other. (I.e. they weren't shill accounts set up just to screw the seller.)
Compounding the stupidity, the seller was a music store that listed the same item continually so while these idiots were bidding up the price on this one item, there were three more identical items closing within the following four or five days that hadn't received a single bid.
I don't buy a lot of stuff on eBay, but I went ahead and purchased some sniper software anyway just because I got tired of complete idiots bidding the prices up so high. Since I've been "sniping" I've often been outbid, but at least not by someone who is only bidding because I did!
