Quote from user: Patrick HanifinA few dealers have tried to corner the ebay market on some of the scarcer Don Rosa and Carl Barks items. They discover a comic that people are looking for and that is hard to find. Then they buy every copy that comes up on ebay.
Quote from user: Patrick HanifinThere is one ebay seller who tries to corner the market on Don Rosa and also many Carl Barks items. He will, for instance, buy every single Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck and then relist them again with extremely high Buy It Now prices.
Quote from user: Patrick HanifinMichael Naiman: ...there is an eBay profiteer who is attempting to buy it all and then relist it...
Remind anyone of a certain Barks character? And a certain Barks tale? It's no secret!
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Topic: Why is The Life & Times Of Scrooge McDuck Vol 2 worth so much?
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Morequack
Why is The Life & Times Of Scrooge McDuck Vol 2 worth so much?
Message 16 -
2012-12-07 at 01:37:05
Patrick Hanifin
Why is The Life & Times Of Scrooge McDuck Vol 2 worth so much?
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2012-12-07 at 04:16:27
I see the similarities. With only one certain year of quarter in existance, though, you might possibly be able to create a value that you think it's worth. Someone buying up all of these books offered on ebay and relisting them at extremely high prices, but not the same books everywhere, is just deceiving people on ebay. If someone paid hundreds for a book and then later saw the same book somewhere else at a more real price of $40 they might not be too pleased. Some things are fun to read in stories but not very nice or ethical in real life.
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Morequack
Why is The Life & Times Of Scrooge McDuck Vol 2 worth so much?
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2012-12-07 at 17:03:33
Quote from user: Patrick HanifinSomeone buying up all of these books offered on ebay and relisting them at extremely high prices, but not the same books everywhere, is just deceiving people on ebay. Some things are fun to read in stories but not very nice or ethical in real life.
It may not sound 'ethical,' but it's a part of the free enterprise business system. Many retailers buy in bulk and resell for profit. Same principle.
Really, it's nothing new or unusual.
Quote from user: Patrick HanifinIf someone paid hundreds for a book and then later saw the same book somewhere else at a more real price of $40 they might not be too pleased.
This happens all the time in the retail world. Some large companies allow a price-match refund within a certain amount of time of the purchase if that happens. Others don't.
It may not sound 'ethical,' but it's a part of the free enterprise business system. Many retailers buy in bulk and resell for profit. Same principle.
Really, it's nothing new or unusual.
Quote from user: Patrick HanifinIf someone paid hundreds for a book and then later saw the same book somewhere else at a more real price of $40 they might not be too pleased.
This happens all the time in the retail world. Some large companies allow a price-match refund within a certain amount of time of the purchase if that happens. Others don't.
Patrick Hanifin
Why is The Life & Times Of Scrooge McDuck Vol 2 worth so much?
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2012-12-07 at 17:34:19
When you see a book most of us have that listed for $29.95 last year actually being offered at $1000 that catches attention. I'm told the dealer does that so he can offer copies to foreign buyers for a couple hundred and then they think they're getting a great deal. It may be free enterprise, and legal, but c'mon...
Patrick Hanifin
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Morequack
Why is The Life & Times Of Scrooge McDuck Vol 2 worth so much?
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2012-12-07 at 18:01:53
Quote from user: Patrick HanifinWhen you see a book most of us have that listed for $29.95 last year actually being offered at $1000 that catches attention. I'm told the dealer does that so he can offer copies to foreign buyers for a couple hundred and then they think they're getting a great deal. It may be free enterprise, and legal, but c'mon...
Patrick Hanifin
www.PatrickHanifin.com
www.SqueakyCleanComedy.com
Yeah, but if you notice they haven't sold for that outrageous amount. So give buyers some credit, they're not witless sheep. And if someone IS willing to pay hundreds for a copy, well, he/she can well afford it, I guess.
Patrick Hanifin
www.PatrickHanifin.com
www.SqueakyCleanComedy.com
Yeah, but if you notice they haven't sold for that outrageous amount. So give buyers some credit, they're not witless sheep. And if someone IS willing to pay hundreds for a copy, well, he/she can well afford it, I guess.
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