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[merseyferry]

has any one any idea what sort of reserve i should stick on this for e.bay it has a few minour repairs that need to be done  hull stabliser reglued  and rudder made good to sevo






 to many things to do havin a sort out  

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

It's really down to you and what your satisfied with.   

[Neil]

well!, if you wanna sell it, I'd advertise it correctly for a start......

The Boston Typhoon was and is kitted by Mountfleet Models..........NOT  graupner.

I've seen them in lovely condition make anything between £350 and 800 quid......but that's the market for one in good condition.

[hmsantrim]

Hi There.
           Its actually a Mountfleet kit not Graupner. The kit retails at £625.  I would go for £400 reserve
    
          Then again you have`nt said whats in it type of motor,radio gear scon, any working features lights  sounds  electric steam.

          The better you bait you`r hook the bigger fish you`ll catch ie: describe it inside and out with big pix, you really have to draw the
           potential buyers attention to the finer points of your item verbally.  

                    Frank.  

[merseyferry]

pics dont do her justice

[merseyferry]

thanks frank  ill take better pikkies its got smoker and elec motour servo  brass propeller  no  lights  regards pad

[NFMike]

I never use reserve on ebay. It tees me off when I bid and it says 'reserve not reached' which puts me off bidding any more, so I assume it will have the same effect on some other people too.
And you pay extra for it - in this case (£100+) it'll be £1.30 + 3% of the reserve price. Heaven knows why - ebay gets a big enough cut as it is. (Yes, I've just sold a bunch of stuff and ebay + Paypal (owned by ebay) netted about 14% of the proceeds).

Just set your starting price at your 'reserve' - the amount you really don't want to take less than - and say in the description there is no reserve. It'll give people some idea and hope of what they might get it for.

[merseyferry]

thanks mike didnt realise e.bay got that much a cut    puts   people off listing stuff

[NFMike]

On ebay for £100+ your listing fee is £1.30 plus any extras you add (12p per extra pic IIRC). Final value fee is now 10%.
If you are paid via Paypal then for up to £1500 they take 3.4% + £0.20.

There is another site called ebid which might be worth a try, but I'm not sure it's much good for 'specialist' stuff like this. I tried some of my model trains and got very little interest. Unfortunately the better price you may get on ebay will probably cover their extra fees; but it still smarts.

[essex2visuvesi]

Why not advertise it on here first?  its free

[baloo]

Took the words right out of my mouth,give someone a chance on here first b4 you put it on flea-bay.baloo

[merseyferry]

ok update   elec motor  stering servo (needs tightening) viper speed controlller  all in her  she ia a mountfleet     £ 300  for boston  typhoon pics dont do justics   also have a loyal moderator kit half done  built by  novice(me)  pics  to  come and fairly hunts man  all with elec engins if interested pm me    no stands  sorry about sketchie  discription  but speeking as a novice  

[Neil]

If you are selling these........it   WILL help you AND others  if you  put it in the sales section on Mayhem..........but you need to read the sales rules before you do so.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9048.0

[merseyferry]

neil  how do i move this to  the sales??

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

You are welcome to start a new AD in the sales section.

[merseyferry]

thanks kenny