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What makes this such a high-priced standard?
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Stephen_Madara
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Re: What makes this such a high-priced standard?
An item is worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it. He doesn't set the final price the bidders do. Grant starts his auctions at $9.95 without a reserve and lets it go from there.
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EarlH
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Re: What makes this such a high-priced standard?
About 15 years ago I listed a very common Singer treadle sewing machine. It was in really nice condition, but it was still a very common sewing machine. I could probably find 5-6 examples of the one I sold on ebay today. It sold for just over $1000 and I about crapped. I mentioned it to my Mom and she wanted to know what kind of fruit jars I put with it to get a bid out of the thing!
Well, I called the guy to find out how he wanted me the handle the thing and I also asked him why he gave so much for it. And he said I had taken good pictures and he knew who he was bidding against and didn't like the guy. Of course now you don't get that information on ebay, but he then said "have you ever just made up your mind to own something no matter what it sold for?" And I said that even if I had, my wallet would remind me to feel otherwise. Ha! He then talked about spending $16,000 to get some old gas stove from the 1950's restored and having the whole thing re-enameled in pink so I got the feeling he really didn't care what the machine sold for. And I got to keep the fruit jars.... So who knows. Odd things happen on ebay at times. And the next bidder will get all flipped out because he thinks you overcharged him by 40 cents for shipping on a very hard thing to box up. I've always figured by they time a windfall like this comes along, you've probably earned it.
Well, I called the guy to find out how he wanted me the handle the thing and I also asked him why he gave so much for it. And he said I had taken good pictures and he knew who he was bidding against and didn't like the guy. Of course now you don't get that information on ebay, but he then said "have you ever just made up your mind to own something no matter what it sold for?" And I said that even if I had, my wallet would remind me to feel otherwise. Ha! He then talked about spending $16,000 to get some old gas stove from the 1950's restored and having the whole thing re-enameled in pink so I got the feeling he really didn't care what the machine sold for. And I got to keep the fruit jars.... So who knows. Odd things happen on ebay at times. And the next bidder will get all flipped out because he thinks you overcharged him by 40 cents for shipping on a very hard thing to box up. I've always figured by they time a windfall like this comes along, you've probably earned it.