Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: merseyferry on September 06, 2012, 09:41:01 pm
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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
(http://s18.postimage.org/44hqlr1kl/boston_001.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/44hqlr1kl/)
(http://s17.postimage.org/3lyqu1kkb/boston_004.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/3lyqu1kkb/)
(http://s11.postimage.org/gq2qya4an/boston_005.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/gq2qya4an/)
to many things to do havin a sort out O0 {:-{
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It's really down to you and what your satisfied with. :}
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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.
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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. :P
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pics dont do her justice :((
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thanks frank ill take better pikkies its got smoker and elec motour servo brass propeller no lights regards pad
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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.
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thanks mike didnt realise e.bay got that much a cut :(( puts people off listing stuff
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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.
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Why not advertise it on here first? its free
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Took the words right out of my mouth,give someone a chance on here first b4 you put it on flea-bay.baloo
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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 :}
(http://s17.postimage.org/ueyi9fwjf/boat_007.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/ueyi9fwjf/)
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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
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neil how do i move this to the sales??
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You are welcome to start a new AD in the sales section.
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thanks kenny :-))