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21 Apr, 2011
2011-4-21 8:58:39 PM UTC
Anyone any suggestion as to what's going on here?
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Seller: waz99
(206)
Ended Apr 25, 2011
This item ended more than 90 days ago


BH

22 Apr, 2011
2011-4-22 7:05:23 AM UTC
o well... why does this not surprise me?
22 Apr, 2011
2011-4-22 11:20:20 AM UTC
If any of the failed bidders do not get this wonderful book, they are welcome to my copy at the same price

(I'd buy another copy for a fraction of this price)
26 Apr, 2011
2011-4-26 10:38:46 AM UTC
The auction has ended with 18 bids and an end price of $102 (£63) ??? for the Bookclub Hobbit.
26 Apr, 2011
2011-4-26 11:54:13 AM UTC
what is going on in the world?
My thoughts/conclusions are 3 fold:
1 Bidders simply do not understand that some sellers are putting a high price in off chance some mug will bid for it without checking the rest of ebay first!

2 Bidders get carried away with battle to win

3 Foul play at work

Let you draw own conclusions
26 Apr, 2011
2011-4-26 12:04:13 PM UTC
If you put it in the right order:

1) foul play by bidding yourself with some fake accounts
2) attract some bidders (without knowledge of what they are buying) who just bid because there are some bids already (must be interesting!)
3) bidders getting carried away in the bidding war (must have it!)

and then repeat this 1 or 2 times to make the outcome of any auction look fantastic!
26 Apr, 2011
2011-4-26 4:55:55 PM UTC
The Pot calling the kettle black



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Seller: alan-53
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Ended May 11, 2011
This item ended more than 90 days ago


$125.00/£95

RARE Tolkien THE HOBBIT 1978 GUILD PUBL Leather & Gilt

"A FEW WORDS ON TOLKIEN COLLECTIBILITY...

I have been collecting Tolkien books for over 30 years and it really galls me to find people selling items for ridiculous prices claiming they are "rare" or "highly collectible"; and what's worse is, naive people are paying it~!
"

26 Apr, 2011
2011-4-26 9:31:27 PM UTC
I bought a "buy it now" item off this particular seller at an excellent price. It was so good in fact, he refunded the money and refused to honour the transaction, saying "it was a mistake". I guess he never heard of taking responsibility for his.
28 Apr, 2011
2011-4-28 4:57:34 PM UTC
Again, am I missing something? I know it's a nice set, but £600+?

JRR TOLKIEN-THE LORD OF THE RINGS - FIRST EDITION -1954


BH

28 Apr, 2011
2011-4-28 11:40:55 PM UTC
Interesting. The winning bidder was p**w, and immediately afterwards powell2317 put this similar set up for bid.
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Seller: powell2317
(453)
Ended May 8, 2011
This item ended more than 90 days ago

I wonder what it will go for?

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