March 10, 201214 yr Why does this never happen to my ebay stuff.... :angry: ......It's a nice vice but cripes..........
March 10, 201214 yr well macbruce do you take the time to spray your rusty stuff with wd40 before you do a photo shoot? if not you are missing out on getting all the crazy people on ebay all lustful for your treasure
March 10, 201214 yr Nice vise, clean lines, good condition, cleaned up nice shipping to anywhere in the USA...yea it is higher than I would expect, but the formula is right for it to sell high. Phil
March 10, 201214 yr I have a 5 inch vise that I will hose down with baby oil and ship anywhere in the U.S. for $800. It weighs 70 lbs, and came from an old time smithy, blah, blah blah. (pictures upon request)
March 10, 201214 yr I have 2 nice vices and one that needs a little tlc and I'd unload the whole lot for 800.00 Then go buy another farm fresh one for 30-50 bucks!
March 10, 201214 yr I have a theory. I beleive people are bored from winter? they'll pay anything if they think they can make the time pass faster
March 10, 201214 yr Could this be an example of the often seen inverse relationship between wealth and common sense? (insert any appropriate almost any Romney quote here] or - more likely - a fake run up of the price hoping to create the above? Maybe someone (or two?) really want a decoration more than they want a vice.
March 10, 201214 yr From what I've observed on ebay, it's a fairly common occurance with just about anything. As Cross Pein alluded to, pick your poison for why it happens. Anything goes when it comes to the internet & auctions.
March 10, 201214 yr The formula is simple. 2 idiots and an auctioneer. Takes more than that, it HAS to be advertised as willing to ship with shipping cost. Nobody would bid otherwise. Phil
March 10, 201214 yr That winning bidder really wants it. He has upped his bid twice above his $810 current bid to stay the winner, look at bid history. Tempting to up his bid a notch but that isnt nice.
March 10, 201214 yr $810 for a 5" post vise?http://www.ebay.com/...=item27c4383c22 Crazy. I picked up a used in one in better condition but with an exposed screw (replacement for the original box?) for less than 1/10th that.
March 10, 201214 yr I just bought a six inch perfect leg vise, weighing 105 pounds, for fifty bucks........................I already have it sold to a guy in virginia for a nominal profit I am looking for a 6" or bigger vise anyone got one within 200 miles of CT I will come get it for reasonable (not 800+lol)
March 10, 201214 yr I have a 6" Indian Chief, it's VINTAGE! The wealth in the shop is making me giddy! Folk going to auctions seem determined to get a deal no matter what it costs. I went to a police bicycle auction once and if it said Schwyn (sp?) on it it went for a couple hundred $, even a bare fork with bent handle bars. Tool auctions are bad too, I've watched beat up Milwaukee power tools bid up to nearly 2X new price. I didn't even bother to get a number last auction I went to. Frosty The Lucky.
March 11, 201214 yr I rarely buy things off ebay anymore, It seems like prices have really went up on some stuff. I've found with traditional auctions it depends alot on the auctioneer, the area of my state its in and what other stuff was for sale. Of course rainy & bitter cold weather usually helps by thining out the crowd. Vise grips and air tools seem to go for crazy prices at most auctions around here, often as much as they cost new in the store. I went to an auction back in the fall were I picked up 4 post vices, a power hammer, a box of really nice blacksmithing books and some other misc tools for what I saw a cheap import bench vise sell for as at an auction a few weeks ago.
March 11, 201214 yr Im keeping my eye out for my first one, hoping to snatch one off craigs for a less than ebay price.
March 11, 201214 yr Yo- check out the photos of other stuff the seller has. The vintage coiled handle miner's pick just made my day start with a guffaw! Steve
March 11, 201214 yr If you are searching for a cheap post vise on Ebay, search "local pickup" then read the description carefully. If the description makes you think the seller will pack and ship, send a message to the seller. I got a very nice 60# post vise on Ebay for $10 bid + $40 shipping, so $50. This works for other heavy stuff too, but sometimes the seller won't even reply to questions regarding shipping...don't worry about it and move on. Phil
March 11, 201214 yr Yo- check out the photos of other stuff the seller has. The vintage coiled handle miner's pick just made my day start with a guffaw! Steve I got a grin out of that, especially since it is displayed on a doily. Phil
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