How does this happen?

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CM Cool Manchu Member PDX Joined: Aug 03, 2003 Posts: 564	CM Cool Manchu Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 3:20 PM This happens on eBay from time to time and it amazes me. I wish my auctions went this well... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3970759939&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
K Kono Member Orlando Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 1266	K Kono Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 4:57 PM Newbies. It's in "mint" condition yet..."Fine overall crazing enhances the ancient look of this mug." :lol:
J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 5:43 PM I've got 6 of these I serve drinks in on a regular basis - if that's the going price on these mugs I'd better break out the generics and put these up for adoption! :wink:
B bigkahuna627 Member ocean city md Joined: Nov 14, 2004 Posts: 99	B bigkahuna627 Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 5:53 PM Yes, that would be me. I bought that mug on ebay less than 2 weeks ago for less than $10.00, shipping included. Figured it would go for either less than $25 or more than $50. What really blows my mind is how sometimes 1 of my mini-hibachis will sell for more than 2 hibachis that are ending just minutes after the first. I have also seen where an item gets bid past the buy-it-now price I had set on an identical item. Someday I am going to list a 1992 quarter, with a good picture and discription, I bet it would sell for more than 25 cents. Is it wrong? The bidding started at $0.01.
B bigkahuna627 Member ocean city md Joined: Nov 14, 2004 Posts: 99	B bigkahuna627 Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 6:14 PM I think mentioning that an item is pictured in BOT or Tiki Quest makes it sell for a much higher price than before the books.
M Moki Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 08, 2004 Posts: 357	M Moki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 6:45 PM Nothing wrong on your part.... you listed it without a reserve and started at a penny. You took a chance that someone could by it for less than you paid. Congrats!! Hope when we put a few of our duplicates up for adoption, some of these newbies find us :lol:
B badmojo Member Joined: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 666	B badmojo Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 6:47 PM Wow, an item listed as Vintage that is in fact Vintage! This auction for one of those Big Lots mugs amazed me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29460&item=3970469853&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW [ Edited by: badmojo on 2005-04-25 18:58 ]
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 11:51 PM On 2005-04-25 17:53, bigkahuna627 wrote: Someday I am going to list a 1992 quarter, with a good picture and discription, I bet it would sell for more than 25 cents. Thanks for the warning!
A astrosurf Member Kemanawanaleia Joined: Jan 23, 2005 Posts: 55	A astrosurf Posted posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 4:33 AM On 2005-04-25 18:47, badmojo wrote: Wow, an item listed as Vintage that is in fact Vintage! This auction for one of those Big Lots mugs amazed me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29460&item=3970469853&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW [ Edited by: badmojo on 2005-04-25 18:58 ] I would love to email the "winner" to tell him to check out Big Lots' selection of mugs... [ Edited by: astrosurf on 2005-04-26 04:39 ]
S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 6:13 AM Wow! That is freaking crazy. The Big Lots thing. The other mug, I think you are right. Saying it's in Tiki Quest makes people assume it's valuable. Let's scam the newbies! We could all get rich off our junk mugs by conspiring to bid them up for each other and scam the newbies into bidding on the rare gems of Orchids mugs and OMC. I am definitely going to try this "as seen on page X of Tiki Quest and Y of BOT" and see how it goes. "Not 2 mugs stacked on top of each other" makes me want to sell the "original" Accoutrement mugs that they ripped off to make that ugly mutha of a Big Lots mug! Thos must be worht a fortune!
K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 6:56 AM The starting bid on the Big Lot's mug was only $6.99...$2 more than Big Lots. The person that bid $42.00 did that to themselves.
R roadkutter Member Vancouver, Canada Joined: Oct 08, 2002 Posts: 84	R roadkutter Posted posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 12:43 PM Anyone else want to sell one of those mugs but NOT at the newbie price? I only have three months to buy as many mugs as I can before the purchases become diapers... and NO the diapers are not for me!
T Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite Victoria, BC Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3295	T Tikiwahine Posted posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 1:09 PM On 2005-04-26 12:43, roadkutter wrote: I only have three months to buy as many mugs as I can before the purchases become diapers... and NO the diapers are not for me! ha, I like the way you think! I only have three months until my husband comes home, and is at the receiving end of anything coming by way of mail! BTW, wanna meet up at Funhauser next month? I'm making a trip over with friends and want to to stock up.(gulp & new pocket kahuna)
R roadkutter Member Vancouver, Canada Joined: Oct 08, 2002 Posts: 84	R roadkutter Posted posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 1:35 PM Hay Tikiwahine, I might be able to make it to Funhouser, I haven't visited since I picked up my Gulp. Did you see the final for the Hawaiian Village mug? http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3971097887&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 I got the second one in my collection for 2 bucks! Let me know when your hitting the mainland.

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