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Ebay Insanity
Posted by Andy S [Email] (more from Andy S) on Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:50:47
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Off and on, I've been keeping my eye on Ebay for a replacement alloy wheel for my 95 900s (the 15" 10-spoke plain-jane alloys) given that one of them in my set hit a pothole - so I run them for the snows in the winter. Anyway, last week a single wheel popped up in auction. It was used but had been refinished. The bidding opened at $19.99. So, I put in a bid with a max of $40, figuring that it would be a good deal for this single wheel that's not really that popular like the vikings are.
Anyway, within 3 days of the auction a few other bidders popped in, and the auction quickly ran to $60 for the wheel. Getting a bit rich for my blood here, I didn't modify my bid, but chose to watch this auction to the end just to see where the bidding ended up.
At the end of the auction, there were a grand total of 33 bids on the wheel, and the final selling price was (gasp) $187.50 for a single, used wheel. Unbelievable. You can buy a brand new Viggen or Viking wheel for just a bit over $200 at places like eEuroparts, and new Ronals for close to $130 a piece at the 15" size.
This example shows how the bidding on ebay can go from a sane, logical "what's this item worth" event to an end-of-auction, adrenaline-fueled "I gotta have it!" bidding war. I hope this wheel serves coffee as well, for that price! :-)
andy
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Posts in this Thread:
- Ebay Insanity, Andy S, Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:50:47 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Ebay Insanity, Batman, Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:19:37
- Thanks for the thoughts..., Andy S, Fri, 26 Mar 2004 06:19:50
- Re: Ebay Insanity, john, Fri, 26 Mar 2004 04:58:36
- Re: Ebay Insanity, Long Island Herman, Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:49:05
- Have you looked into getting yours fixed?? n/m, Dick in Falls Church, Thu, 25 Mar 2004 07:59:24
- yeah..., Andy S, Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:15:47
- Re: Ebay Insanity, gray man, Thu, 25 Mar 2004 07:39:43
- yeah, but its still cheaper than buying 4 new ones, nickR, Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:55:06
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