apexspeed wrote:If you are providing for your family with profits from R/C car sales on eBay, then you shouldn't be playing with this hobby, period. These are luxury items, and if this is an income to you, then so be it. That's your choice... but there are better ways to make a living than selling used R/C cars on eBay.
Your auctions took place DAYS after the massive sell-offs of these chassis on eBay, and were greatly marked up as some sort of rarity. Everyone here saw it and knows what happened, and called you on it. Don't be offended—we've all bought low and sold high, but most of us don't try to turn the items around instantly as "super rare" if they really aren't. They are eBay buzzwords most people use and you got called out on it. So be it. Big deal. No one is attacking your manhood here. We're all just playing with toy cars.
I've watched your auction patterns for a long time, because we are interested in similar items for the most part. You've beaten me on many items, only to see them pop back up in following days in pieces or parted out. You obviously have recognized that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole, but it doesn't always seem like you want the items as a collector—just to part them out and flip them. Some of the hardcore collectors here can get rubbed the wrong way by that "make a million on eBay" appearance.
If you're really a collector and not just into it to try to score a quick buck on eBay flipping old R/C cars, then join us, show us some of your collection, and be a part of our community. I'm sure you have plenty of insight and knowledge that you can contribute to what we have here.
And quite honestly, if anyone here bought a bunch of something at a low price (that we all knew about and saw) and tried to flip them for a lot more on eBay, we'd all call him out on it, haze him for a day, and then kick ourselves for not thinking of doing the same thing.
And, welcome to the community.
I started to write a massive rant about why warpspeedbatteries was wrong to over react, when I re-read the posts and noticed Doug had said it perfectly anyway.
I believe this is a public forum and we shouldn't censor what we discuss, the ad was in the public domain so if there was nothing to be ashamed about people should be able to discuss and air their opinions any way they choose right or wrong.
My two cents though is, even if something is a bargain, if you don't need it, let it slide...I practice what I preach too. I have passed on so many parts like, RCH transmission guards new in bag, for the SRB for $2.50 normal ebay price is easily about 10 times that and the list goes on and on, only the other day I bought an MRP lexan radio box brand new, severly under priced, I bought one as I needed only one, etc, etc, but maybe that's just me....
If you want to get into something as a business thats cool but I thought this was a hobby and a hobby forum not a way to make money.
So unfortunately I can't ever approve of people who buy cars (or parts) they don't need to part out and sell for more money, sure if you've had it for 20 years or you just found it at a yard sale, then whatever, its your car, but to stop other people getting a bargain (just cause you have most of what you need) so you can make a quick buck sucks.
If you've been around ebay for a while you'll know how small a community it is and how frustrating it is when you see a car you like and a car killer already has their name on it or you get outbid by them at the last moment it sucks
I like to give people extras when I sell them stuff and generally try and give good deals when I sell (cause I don't need it anymore), its real sad when you see the stuff sold on again the next week on ebay because the person you sold to never wanted it but wanted money.
If you want cash get another job, work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
Oh and finally I don't think its right to make money off someone just because they don't know the value of something. You wouldn't con old ladies out of their life savings would you? Well its the same prinicipal.
That being said if your a collector and have information to share then please return (I don't mind).
I disapprove of what you DO, but I will defend to the death your right to DO it.
Voltaire, (Adapted); originated in "The Friends of Voltaire", 1906, by S. G. Tallentyre (Evelyn Beatrice Hall)
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