tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post1699023293538991322..comments2023-11-11T02:30:30.116-06:00Comments on Super Galactic Dreadnought: My four-dollar figureDesert Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post-2830234266369429742012-10-20T23:40:05.773-05:002012-10-20T23:40:05.773-05:00I think you've got to be realistic when you bi...I think you've got to be realistic when you bid. There use to be a reminder, "Is this trip really necessary?" So it would be "Do I really need this figure, especially if I win the bid?"<br /><br />Also, consider that from a seller point of view, I'd feel very disadvantaged in a transaction where I was selling a figure at a loss (which is what your 'discount' represents) and had to underwrite the actual shipping cost. I put up several lots of old items on ebay, some with reserve amounts of five dollars. None moved; but the ones up for the regular auction went for $1. Even with the extra for shipping I had listed, the transaction was not worth the time or the gas money to post. As you did, I honored the auction. After a few more no response auctions on pretty low dollar reserve prices, (usually one quarter of the original, several years old prices) I decided the transaction fees, etc were not worth the exercise. I no longer ebay. If it does not trade or sell on one of the two or three forums I use, it's junk to throw away. <br /><br />Might just as well just chuck the figure, or melt it down, or use it for target practice on a one to one scale. If the economy is this bad, or the item is of so little appeal, it might as well be swept clean from the inventory to get rid of the clutter. pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post-59827769133847178712012-10-20T22:13:51.005-05:002012-10-20T22:13:51.005-05:00Shipping is trick as hell. Like what happened to ...Shipping is trick as hell. Like what happened to you, if the shipping is more than the item I usually pass unless I can get a multi shipping deal. <br /><br />That fig looks vintage though. It looks to have a few hundred hours of play time on it.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.com