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  • 2 weeks later...

Wow..... That's a tad bit too much for a scooter, wouldn't ya say?

Totally agree! But the Hasegawa 1/48 Scooters are getting quite pricy. The last three standard A-4Cs on eBay went at USD 72, 72 and 86 respectively.

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or when they go "Hasegawa 1/48 F-14 tomcat NOT academy or hobby boss" :soapbox:

I hate that!

makes me want to create a fake bider and bid on it :evil-laughter:

They put those phrases in there so when you do a search it will hit on the Tag words, it get's them more exposure and for the bidder more irrelevant garbage to sort through.

With a coma in there that is not a legitimate US currency.....

Curt

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One short coming to this thread is that at some time the E-Bay links expire and we have no clue of what the OP is referring to, unless they give a detailed description.

Curt

Here's one I think is quite "ambitious."

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fujimi-Grumman-F-14A-T...=item335fc9ca53

How about this one?

Wha...wait, how much?! :thumbsup: :) :worship:

It's a gorgeous model, but jeez.

I better stock up on these in case this one is sold!

Hasegawa F-4G

Here is a nicely priced item

cliky

i hope he has more than on cuz at this price i think ill take 2

How about that?

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...RK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

NB: this is finished auction and the item has actually been sold

http://cgi.ebay.com/DACO-1-48-ASD4815-US-N...=item4aa3dbf6d8

With all due respect to Mr. Daco, these decals aren't worth that much! But hey, its free shipping!

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Hasegawa A-4B Falklands

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320726041678

5 days left it was already at $92, 2 days left it's at $142.

Sold at $177.50, another one right after sold for $166.

I love how the starting bid was really reasonable and then it just went crazy.

Good for the seller though.

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I remember, on Ebay, I saw a decal sheet coming from the Heller 1/50 Ecureuil (the old Gendarmerie release, not the current Sécurité Civile livery). The seller wanted 30 euros minimum for it !

Otherwise, since the begining of August, I started selling activities on Ebay. Like lot of people, my kit stash is unreasonable, so I'm reducing it. Sometimes, the result of the sale is interresting. Maybe not overpriced but interresting. 2 examples :

- a 1/48 FM Mirage VF : I bought it 15€ (shipping not included), a bider won it for 51€ (shipping still not included).

- a 1/24 Monogram Ferrari Testarossa (Miami Vice release) : I found it for 1€ at a flea market, a bider won it for approx.16€.

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Otherwise, I remember an anecdote.

A french modeller who do AFV models for a french magazine. The magazine is published every 2 months and the guy often presents 1 or 2 dioramas. Sometimes, these people sell their models for to clear their shelves.

So, the guy proposes on Ebay (France) some of his dioramas for few hundred of euros each.

Modelers from a french forum (who are in conflict with the magazine's staff, because they accuse the staff to do more or less hidden advertising) learn that the guy is selling his models. So, they sent him questions like : "is that the frame in solid gold ?" "are there solid gold parts ?" etc.

For to understand the critics against the magazine :

- you have an article about a kit, and few pages latter, you have an advertisement (for example, for the kit),

- sometimes, they don't skimp with accessories (PE, resin parts, etc. criticism against "arms race"),

- historical accuracy, technical skills, business practices, questionable impartiality...

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For your viewing pleasure:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MONOGRAM-US-NAVY-F-4J-AIRPLANE-1-48-SCALE-MODEL-KIT-/290557863987?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a6992833

$175.00 for the Monogram Black Bunny Phantom, not in this lifetime. At least he's offering free shipping.

And the bottom of the box is in mint condition....

Curt

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And the bottom of the box is in mint condition....

Curt

yeah and at that price you still have to shell out 5$ for shipping insurance !!! I wonder how much taxes customs would charge !!!

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This one has me scratching my head:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180744140962

Readily available in Europe for about 50 Euro, and I bout mine through their USA agent for about $60.

And....I'd say the odds of Revell tooling the parts needed to release a Ju 88A-4 are very good!

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Please Please tell me these are worth this much! 'Cause I got one too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300620362977

If not I'll sell mine for half that!

Oh my! Here's the same one assembled for over twice that!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270794955675

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