Some musings regarding eBay...

[68l30]

Garnet in response to #3....Would you start a 69 ZL-1 at $1000 at the auction block? No! Why would you waste the time to approch the market value of 250 to 300K with wasted bidds.This weeds out a ton of people,it leaves you with serious bidders.If you know what the value is,as a seller you should,why fool around......As to #5 I don't see anything wrong.Buy low and sell for the market value.These dealer only plates are very tough to find in nice shape.There is a new plate every year and were prone to a lot of damage through the years.....


Steve

[FESTIVAL78]

Ebays the worst best thing thats happened for restorers in a long time, especially guys who can't go to the big swaps. I do all my Ebaying whilst being paid at work (like right now). A [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] guy from Canada beat me out of a decklid by sending me a box of rust that was once a decklid. Conversely I got a 1 piece riveted 67 Camaro rs grille that is the ultra, ultra rare flat style not 68 style..I got this grill for 150 bucks because it was listed improperly..Good or bad Ebays here to stay. T

[JoeG]

Unfortunate, but you might be right.I remember , not too long ago, staying on the phone all day calling salvage yards all over trying to find a hard to find parts & sloshing thru rain soaked mud covered fields at swap meets to find a bargain. At the time, I use to think I was out of my mind , for going thru that, BUT OH DO I MISS THE DAYS OF THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD OF SWAP MEETS & SALVAGE YARDS BEFORE EBAY.
JoeG------IMO [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[Jeff Murphy]

On the other hand you are unlikely to sell a 69 ZL-1 without a reserve [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] I'd be happy to participate in that auction if you do have one to sell without a reserve....

Seriously though, you see a lot of no reserve auctions go by without a sale because the seller put his starting (in my books "reserve") price too high.

I also think that the wasted time/bids concept you mention also doesn't actually exist. Clearly all or most of us wait until the final few seconds of an auction to submit our killer bid (except poor Charlie on the Berger frames because he was on the road [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]). That's the phenomenon that gets us $3500 LS6 distributors and $900 motor mounts, something in each case that I'm sure the seller wasn't expecting.

I guess the opposite side of that is something like what happened recently on a full 69 Z28 smog setup -- the seller yanked the item and sold it away from the auction, even though a board member was interested, because "there didn't seem to be enough interest." Maybe he should have waited -- might have gotten $2000 for it??

Just my opinons. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Also, not bashing camarojoe or buy low/sell high, but I'm amazed at how prices can ratchet so quickly. Guess it's all in what you know vs. the other guy...

[JoeG]

I agree , somewhat, in your opinion, but on the lighter side there use to be a saying, and I sure it's, true today -----Powered by Ford---- Powered by Chey---- Powered by Money.D'ont get me wrong, money is a good thing [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img], but that's the arena your playing in when your bidding on ebay. Can rules be made or strictly enforced , that's a different topic. When your bidding on ebay keep your fingers crossed , that the guy who's bidding against had a computer crash. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Joe-----IMO

[67BelAir427]

Interesting to note that as of today the value of "E Bay" as a corporation based on its market capitalization is $33 Billion dollars. For comparison, market cap of General Motors and Ford combined is $40 billion. That's with only 4000 employees compared to 700,000+ auto workers. At the current rate of growth it will not be long before you will be able to trade E Bay for Ford and GM combined in a straight swap.
Marc

[KENNY_PASCOE]

GARNET M20
IN RESPONSE TO #5, I ADMIRE WHAT CAMAROJOE DID WITH THAT LICENSE PLATE. HE DISCOVERED A DEAL, KNEW THE PLATE HAD VALUE AND REMARKETED IT CORRECTLY AND TO NO SUPRISE, HAS ALREADY NETTED A PROFIT. DONT MAKE HIM A BAD PERSON.... KP

[Mr70]

Hey Lay of CamaroJoe..(teasing You)
He has to pay for those $610.00 Berger License plate frames anyway he can.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[JoeG]

Hmmm, let me see EBAY Chevelle---EBAY Mustang--,gee I don't know, kind of looses somthing. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[Belair62]

Camaroejoe should just give me the plate for free and I will forgive him.