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ColoSwiss · **on:** February 07, 2012, 02:29:25 AM

There was a thread earlier about crazy prices. Couldn't find it, but figured this item called for a revival. The knife is a Wenger Tuxedo, a nice item - but not in that condition.

Karl

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330683078831?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1225

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2012, 04:58:04 AM

Three hundred dollars for a trashed 63mm. Awesome!

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kmanct3 · **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2012, 01:28:09 PM

gustophersmob · **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:50:21 PM

Wow, that is a bit OTT

ironraven · **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2012, 05:57:13 AM

I fear someone's reality check bounced.

dks · **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:31:13 AM

14 hours left and no bids yet !!!
Get it for $99 by bidding now......

Reinier · **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:59:13 AM

And don't forget to bid on this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/260952384884
$40 for a piece of crap!

turnsouth · **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2012, 02:57:47 PM

Added to the "A Little eBay MT Pricing Humor" thread

North Man · **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2012, 02:54:50 PM

pure evil price...

GigaHz · **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2012, 12:50:43 PM

Good stuff here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MacGyvers-swiss-army-knife-Clean-Used-climbing-11-functions-/180817368761?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item2a198e16b9#ht_656wt_1247

nsa-x-file · **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2012, 01:31:50 PM

Quote from: GigaHz on February 11, 2012, 12:50:43 PM

Good stuff here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MacGyvers-swiss-army-knife-Clean-Used-climbing-11-functions-/180817368761?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item2a198e16b9#ht_656wt_1247

Syph007 · **Reply #11 on:** February 11, 2012, 01:43:23 PM

Wow!! And the user have 0 feedback so the lucky buyer gets to be the first one to leave a negative!

GigaHz · **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2012, 01:05:52 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victorinox-XXLT-Swiss-Army-Knife-Lighter-/320853788962?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item4ab4604922#ht_2725wt_1193

Reinier · **Reply #13 on:** February 21, 2012, 01:12:27 PM

More than $1000 is quite a lot for a non-working lighter

evanPGH · **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:29:34 PM

Are luxury automobiles THIS rare??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NTSA-LOT-OF-2-SWISS-ARMY-VICTORINOX-LUXURY-AUTOMOBILE-W-ST-CHRISTOPHER-CLASSIC-/380417038623?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item58929f591f#ht_500wt_898

GigaHz · **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:33:09 PM

I see the retracter is winning. What is wrong with eBay?

And another:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SWISS-ARMY-OFFICIER-KNIFE-VICTORINOX-ELINOX-/280838334513?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416344e831#ht_500wt_1207

evanPGH · **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:35:41 PM

Winner isn't, the second bidder retracted.

I still can't imagine one of those is worth that much...

evanPGH · **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:36:54 PM

Quote from: GigaHz on March 05, 2012, 10:33:09 PM

And another:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SWISS-ARMY-OFFICIER-KNIFE-VICTORINOX-ELINOX-/280838334513?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416344e831#ht_500wt_1207

GigaHz · **Reply #18 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:41:25 PM

Quote from: evanPGH on March 05, 2012, 10:35:41 PM

Winner isn't, the second bidder retracted.

I still can't imagine one of those is worth that much...

3***3 is the infamous bid retracter. I think he is over 40 now.

evanPGH · **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:01:08 PM

Quote from: GigaHz on March 05, 2012, 10:41:25 PM

Quote from: evanPGH on March 05, 2012, 10:35:41 PM
Winner isn't, the second bidder retracted.

I still can't imagine one of those is worth that much...

3***3 is the infamous bid retracter. I think he is over 40 now.

Ohhhhh ok gotcha. I saw another one in that auction retracted too.

jazzbass · **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:13:20 PM

Guys like Sigsal have no incentive to block the 3***3 bidder because he likes to drive the auction price high. You either need to snipe or stop bidding with sellers that allow 3***3 to bid on their items. I've sent Sigsal a message that I won't bid on anything that 3***3 bids on, so he's lost my business until he blocks him. There are only about 10-15 people who really buy these things - if enough of that crowd tell him the same, he'll block him quick enough.

victor7000 · **Reply #21 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:56:56 PM

Quote from: jazzbass on March 05, 2012, 11:13:20 PM

Guys like Sigsal have no incentive to block the 3***3 bidder because he likes to drive the auction price high. You either need to snipe or stop bidding with sellers that allow 3***3 to bid on their items. I've sent Sigsal a message that I won't bid on anything that 3***3 bids on, so he's lost my business until he blocks him. There are only about 10-15 people who really buy these things - if enough of that crowd tell him the same, he'll block him quick enough.

Why should sigsal block 3***3 ? He isn't the highest bidder and (at least in this auction) he cannot retract...
Don't blame sigsal (or another seller), blame the guys who are crazy enough to pay 300 bugs for a broken knife

ColoSwiss · **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:59:10 PM

One note - Sigsal is a She. Don't currently have her name, but it looks eastern European rather than German or French.

Karl

GigaHz · **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2012, 12:06:09 AM

Quote from: victor7000 on March 05, 2012, 11:56:56 PM

Quote from: jazzbass on March 05, 2012, 11:13:20 PM
Guys like Sigsal have no incentive to block the 3***3 bidder because he likes to drive the auction price high. You either need to snipe or stop bidding with sellers that allow 3***3 to bid on their items. I've sent Sigsal a message that I won't bid on anything that 3***3 bids on, so he's lost my business until he blocks him. There are only about 10-15 people who really buy these things - if enough of that crowd tell him the same, he'll block him quick enough.

Why should sigsal block 3***3 ? He isn't the highest bidder and (at least in this auction) he cannot retract...
Don't blame sigsal (or another seller), blame the guys who are crazy enough to pay 300 bugs for a broken knife

To me it is just sad that 3***3 has to put in some too large amount to find the other persons max. That is not the way, eBay is supposed to work. eBay even admits this, but will they do anything?

enki_ck · **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2012, 12:09:18 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on March 05, 2012, 11:59:10 PM

One note - Sigsal is a She. Don't currently have her name, but it looks eastern European rather than German or French.

Karl

Slobodan isn't a girls name. It's a Serbian male name. (going by his message to armèe-suisse in the 7 bids retracted thread). But maybe it's a couple, man and wife selling.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,33787.msg574898.html#msg574898

ColoSwiss · **Reply #25 on:** March 06, 2012, 12:58:18 AM

Dug around in the trash and came up with a return address name of S. Sbojadinovic. I was recalling an earlier package when I thought the name was that of a woman, but it wouldn't be the first time my memory's been wrong.

Karl

stressmaster5000 · **Reply #26 on:** March 06, 2012, 01:06:41 AM

Quote from: evanPGH on March 05, 2012, 10:29:34 PM

Are luxury automobiles THIS rare??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NTSA-LOT-OF-2-SWISS-ARMY-VICTORINOX-LUXURY-AUTOMOBILE-W-ST-CHRISTOPHER-CLASSIC-/380417038623?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item58929f591f#ht_500wt_898

Jazzbass should know what the ending bid was for the last one or two of these to sell. Seems I remember a price of over $400 for one but its been awhile.

armèe-suisse · **Reply #27 on:** March 06, 2012, 02:19:08 AM

Quote from: stressmaster5000 on March 06, 2012, 01:06:41 AM

Quote from: evanPGH on March 05, 2012, 10:29:34 PM
Are luxury automobiles THIS rare??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NTSA-LOT-OF-2-SWISS-ARMY-VICTORINOX-LUXURY-AUTOMOBILE-W-ST-CHRISTOPHER-CLASSIC-/380417038623?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item58929f591f#ht_500wt_898
Jazzbass should know what the ending bid was for the last one or two of these to sell. Seems I remember a price of over $400 for one but its been awhile.

Vintage Victorinox LUXURY AUTOMOBILE Pocket Knife RARE (#370514628652) US $305.00

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&ftab=AllFeedback&userid=dcestates&iid=-1&de=off&items=25&interval=0&mPg=391&page=5

jazzbass · **Reply #28 on:** March 06, 2012, 02:39:52 AM

Quote from: stressmaster5000 on March 06, 2012, 01:06:41 AM

Jazzbass should know what the ending bid was for the last one or two of these to sell. Seems I remember a price of over $400 for one but its been awhile.

Highest price for a Motorist (aka Automobile) was $406 paid in Jan 2012. Next highest after that was $188 that stressmaster made me pay for a large awl version back in Jan 2011. Motorists (aka Automobiles) are not, IMO, rare. Interesting and one of my favorite knives, but not rare. 30 have been up for sale in the past 27 months, so they come up a little more than once a month - about the same frequency as a Yeoman.

Highest price for a Luxury Motorist was $305 paid back in June 2011. Next highest after that was $134 that I made stressmaster pay when he outbid me back in Sept 2010. Luxury Motorists show up less with 12 sold in the last 27 months. So figure about the rarity of an Apollo 11 Craftsman. These were both production knives for a significant period of time. Neither are unobtanium. Both will show up again. And again.

ufox9al · **Reply #29 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:17:14 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on March 06, 2012, 12:58:18 AM

Dug around in the trash and came up with a return address name of S. Sbojadinovic. I was recalling an earlier package when I thought the name was that of a woman, but it wouldn't be the first time my memory's been wrong.

Karl

Slobodan's wife is Svetlana

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