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Post by pixelpuffin on Jul 10, 2023 11:27:25 GMT
Not sure if anyone else has noticed this seller
oklets - his username
Is listing photography equipment at 2-3x the usual going rate. My guess is he’s realised how expensive the latest new releases are and how (in comparison) cheap used gear is now fetching and is trying to increase the prices.
The seller is constantly updating his sales. At first I thought we’ll no one is going to pay that, but I now realise many might think they too should ask for more ??
Anyone else noticed??
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Post by geoffr on Jul 10, 2023 12:26:23 GMT
Not sure if anyone else has noticed this seller oklets - his username Is listing photography equipment at 2-3x the usual going rate. My guess is he’s realised how expensive the latest new releases are and how (in comparison) cheap used gear is now fetching and is trying to increase the prices. The seller is constantly updating his sales. At first I thought we’ll no one is going to pay that, but I now realise many might think they too should ask for more ?? Anyone else noticed?? No, but then I won’t use eBay if I can avoid it. |
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Post by neilt3 on Jul 10, 2023 13:07:14 GMT
Never heard of him .
When I do a search on eBay I set the filter to display from cheap to dear .
The ones at the high end get ignored .
I've been buying Bronica SQ gear recently, bodies , lenses , metered prisms , backs etc .
Mostly bought off eBay but also Ffordes in Scotland and and a LCE branch in Guilford via the internet .
Prices are all over the place .
Ones that ask silly money are best ignored ( or make them a low ball offer ) until they realise they can't sell their goods .
I've seen items for sale at ridiculous prices that remain unsold for a long time , sometimes years !
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Post by petrochemist on Jul 10, 2023 13:51:13 GMT
I've not noticed, as I avoid looking at expensive listings.
I suspect the issue is actually the seller remembering how much it cost new & assuming used is worth around 50% of that now.
I think if they really are on a campaign to raise prices it's bound to fail unless no one else has the item for sale.
When checking prices I look at SOLD listings, not how much somebody is asking for it.
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Post by peterob on Jul 10, 2023 14:02:47 GMT
Not noticed but it doesn't surprise me. Amazon marketplace often has stuff priced 4 or 5 times greater than RRP - I can only assume someone must buy it "because it must be cheaper" online.
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Post by neilt3 on Jul 10, 2023 16:13:28 GMT
Not noticed but it doesn't surprise me. Amazon marketplace often has stuff priced 4 or 5 times greater than RRP - I can only assume someone must buy it "because it must be cheaper" online. Just because it's advertised over the odds , it doesn't mean anyone buys it . If you can find a product online , you can compare prices . Even on Amazon , you can display by price order . You've also got to wonder if some items listed at wildly over price ( ie a £50 worth lens advertised at £600 ) isn't just some money laundering scam or something. |
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Post by zou on Jul 10, 2023 17:12:32 GMT
I seem to recall that rather than remove listings or show items unavailable some retailers prefer to bump the price to a point where nobody will buy as keeping the listing helps with the ranking algorithm or something?
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Post by andy on Jul 10, 2023 17:17:46 GMT
Not noticed but it doesn't surprise me. Amazon marketplace often has stuff priced 4 or 5 times greater than RRP - I can only assume someone must buy it "because it must be cheaper" online. Just because it's advertised over the odds , it doesn't mean anyone buys it . If you can find a product online , you can compare prices . Even on Amazon , you can display by price order . You've also got to wonder if some items listed at wildly over price ( ie a £50 worth lens advertised at £600 ) isn't just some money laundering scam or something. I've heard of overpriced listings on such sites as being ways to order illegal substances. How true or prevalent it is I have no idea but they may have cottoned on to things like washers costing hundreds of dollars. |
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Post by willien on Jul 10, 2023 17:31:24 GMT
Just because it's advertised over the odds , it doesn't mean anyone buys it . If you can find a product online , you can compare prices . Even on Amazon , you can display by price order . You've also got to wonder if some items listed at wildly over price ( ie a £50 worth lens advertised at £600 ) isn't just some money laundering scam or something. I've heard of overpriced listings on such sites as being ways to order illegal substances. How true or prevalent it is I have no idea but they may have cottoned on to things like washers costing hundreds of dollars. Impressive. Covert advertising and money laundering in one scheme. |
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