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Signet

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I ran across this wonderful buy of an "antique" ship model, currently for sale for only $325,000 on eBay:
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I week ago, it was priced at $299,000. I couldn't help but look at it, but to me, at least, it looks nowhere like any antique or accurate model of any kind (although I've been wrong a lot). After looking at it (I guess eBay captures your email and interest), I got an offer to buy it for $239,000, which I /could/ refuse. A couple days later it was lowered $169,000 on the site, and now back up to a new high of $325,000. Although that might not last long - in the description at the bottom of the page it mentions a price of $389,000, so you better hurry if you want it - it's already in someone's cart, apparently. Oh, and after buying it (and paying for it through a bank wire in escrow - non-refundable), they will ship it to you for an additional charge of $143! Oh, and did I mention they state it was damaged during previous shipping with masts, decorative trim and upper deck structures separating or fracturing. :eek:

I may be pessimistic, but I wouldn't pay $10 for it, delivered free. But then I have always been cheap!
 
Signet said:
I ran across this wonderful buy of an "antique" ship model, currently for sale for only $325,000 on eBay:
View attachment 539887
I week ago, it was priced at $299,000. I couldn't help but look at it, but to me, at least, it looks nowhere like any antique or accurate model of any kind (although I've been wrong a lot). After looking at it (I guess eBay captures your email and interest), I got an offer to buy it for $239,000, which I /could/ refuse. A couple days later it was lowered $169,000 on the site, and now back up to a new high of $325,000. Although that might not last long - in the description at the bottom of the page it mentions a price of $389,000, so you better hurry if you want it - it's already in someone's cart, apparently. Oh, and after buying it (and paying for it through a bank wire in escrow - non-refundable), they will ship it to you for an additional charge of $143! Oh, and did I mention they state it was damaged during previous shipping with masts, decorative trim and upper deck structures separating or fracturing. :eek:

I may be pessimistic, but I wouldn't pay $10 for it, delivered free. But then I have always been cheap!
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Perfectly affordable, if I may say.. ROTF
 
Looks like one of the thousands of decorator models from the 1930's or thereabouts. $10? Way too much, but what the heck, maybe the seller will get lucky and someone with no experience might figure it must be worth a fortune so why not let it go for the $239K.

The seller probably figures Mr. Barnum was right (and I for one think he was) so why not post the ad.

Allan
 
Im sure Sothebys is on it, Ebay being a respectable antiques seller.

And stupid people being … well, stupid, someone is going to buy it.
 
The same seller is selling this:
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Apparently also a bargain, as " If Publicly Certified: Estimated valuation range $250 million – $500 million+". Banknote-EUROBanknote-POUNDSBanknote-USDBanknote-YENBang! An instant savings of $163M to $413M, so I'd become an instant multi-millionaire by buying and selling this! Unfortunately, my wife says that would bounce our checkbook.

I have no idea as to its value or authenticity, but geez, people, this is EBAY, not Sotheby's! :eek:
 
Looked it up on EBay. The seller claims that it, the model, was built by some famous builder who only builds for the most discerning executive clients. Nonsense!

Idle curiosity. I wonder how someone buying these outlandishly priced items on EBay actually pays for them? Wire transfer?

Roger
 
i have a friend that frequents estate sales but he only buys in the $1 range thinking he scored big on overlooked treasures. this fellow is an "i have" type with all sorts of collector's items cluttering up his garage... but he got it dirt cheap.

he keeps telling me about his treasures that are worth a fortune all bought for a buck. eg a 100 year old bible he keeps telling me about worth thousands. i keep reminding him its only worth is what you can get for it or personal pleasure.

another eg is his comic book n baseball card collection thats been piled up in the living room for the past 50 years. recently he decided to sell them. the last time he appraised them, 10 years ago, some had decent value according to another friend the expert that worked in a comic book store. so my friend listed them on craigs list thinking this is his retrement nest egg finally paying off. he had a few offers on his entire collection, but the offers were embarrasing low to the point they are now evaluated as "priceless." ROTF
 
But it costs the seller peanuts to list a whole bunch of junk at ridiculous prices. He only has to sell one of those to someone with more dollars than sense to strike pay dirt. Cheaper than playing slots in Vegas…
 
Signet said:
I ran across this wonderful buy of an "antique" ship model, currently for sale for only $325,000 on eBay:
View attachment 539887
I week ago, it was priced at $299,000. I couldn't help but look at it, but to me, at least, it looks nowhere like any antique or accurate model of any kind (although I've been wrong a lot). After looking at it (I guess eBay captures your email and interest), I got an offer to buy it for $239,000, which I /could/ refuse. A couple days later it was lowered $169,000 on the site, and now back up to a new high of $325,000. Although that might not last long - in the description at the bottom of the page it mentions a price of $389,000, so you better hurry if you want it - it's already in someone's cart, apparently. Oh, and after buying it (and paying for it through a bank wire in escrow - non-refundable), they will ship it to you for an additional charge of $143! Oh, and did I mention they state it was damaged during previous shipping with masts, decorative trim and upper deck structures separating or fracturing. :eek:

I may be pessimistic, but I wouldn't pay $10 for it, delivered free. But then I have always been cheap!
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Drat! I bought one last year for $400,000. I could have saved $75,000! ROTF
 
Signet said:
The same seller is selling this:
View attachment 539931
Apparently also a bargain, as " If Publicly Certified: Estimated valuation range $250 million – $500 million+". Banknote-EUROBanknote-POUNDSBanknote-USDBanknote-YENBang! An instant savings of $163M to $413M, so I'd become an instant multi-millionaire by buying and selling this! Unfortunately, my wife says that would bounce our checkbook.

I have no idea as to its value or authenticity, but geez, people, this is EBAY, not Sotheby's! :eek:
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indeed, I've always been damn sure Raffaello's self portrait at Uffizi, Florence, was a fake...
 
Gotta agree with the money laundering.

I did see fairly recently a TV program covering articles coming up for sale at Sotherby's

There was a genuine 17th Century Navy board model (sorry can't remember the ship's name) along with an original portrait of the ships Captain. These had provenance as the collector had bought these items from the descendants of the Captain and came with numerous period correct documents as well.

The collector did not wish to split the items, quite understandably and Sotherby's estimate came out between £1 to 1.5 million. I do believe it did sell for somewhere within the estimate.

Rather different to the "firewood" from Ebay.....
 
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