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Mayzi said:
Anyone after an old co2 extinguisher? Its in vic and going for $2.99 nil bids 3 days to go...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Fire-Extinguisher-O...1QQcmdZViewItem
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As the seller states, you may end up with a decorative piece for your workshop/ bar. IMHO if you are chasing a cylinder to use for CO2 for kegging you are better off seeking out a supplier who will supply a freshly certified bottle, remove the dip tube, supply an adaptor for your reg, and fill, (and refill). John from Eversafe in Perth 1300 88 2044 was very helpful :) (no affiliation etc).
Cheers
Doug
 
60 LITRE DRUM STAINLESS
ONLY 5 HOURS TO GO AND IN SUNBURY.

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I really hate seeing people get ripped off:
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You can buy these on the website for $28.

Work that out :huh:
 
animal_man said:
I really hate seeing people get ripped off:
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You can buy these on the website for $28.

Work that out :huh:
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This is either some fake bidding or there's some really dumb people out there. The bidding went straight from $25 to $40? Who does that? :blink:
 
I think its probably dumb bidding. I guess the seller isnt ripping people off, if they bid heaps thats their problem. But he started the bidding at like $20. Doesnt show a RRP anywhere........and hes a retailer!
 
animal_man said:
I think its probably dumb bidding. I guess the seller isnt ripping people off, if they bid heaps thats their problem. But he started the bidding at like $20. Doesnt show a RRP anywhere........and hes a retailer!
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Yeah, he's certainly not ethical. :angry: He doesn't even mention that you'll need equipment to make it so I can see this person getting their $51 kit and not even being able to make it.
 
animal_man said:
I really hate seeing people get ripped off:
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You can buy these on the website for $28.

Work that out :huh:
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The listing offers pickup from the store, what's the person going to say when they get to the store to pick it up and see how much cheaper they are on the shelf!
 
Enerjex said:
The listing offers pickup from the store, what's the person going to say when they get to the store to pick it up and see how much cheaper they are on the shelf!
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Yeh i know!
I emailed him asking if there was something i was missing with the sale, because it was so expensive. His reply was "No nothing special, but the bidders must think theres something else included with the sale".
 
FazerPete said:
Yeah, he's certainly not ethical. :angry: He doesn't even mention that you'll need equipment to make it so I can see this person getting their $51 kit and not even being able to make it.
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Ok, at the risk of going (further) OT, I personally don't see anything wrong with what he's doing/done. Like WortGames said earlier, "it's all fair in love and ebay" :p

Present company excluded naturally, but Ebay attracts stupid (or perhaps just lazy) people. Countless times I've seen items sell for far more than you can buy them retail, let alone what you could get it for if you did a bit of digging.
The first law of marketing in a capital economy is that an item is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
If the winning bidder was happy to pay $51 for a Corona kit, then that's what the bidder believes the item is worth. Like every other ebay seller, this seller has no obligation or requirement to list the RRP.

The seller left absolutely no question that he was a Bricks & Morter retailer. The buyer could have easily Googled the retailer, called up anonymously and asked about the price of their Corona Kits. Coupled with the fact that the item listing clearly states that it is the "Ingredients and Instructions", this buyer has absolutely no recourse against the seller's listing on ebay. It was not deceptive or unethical.

Now, in this particular buyer's defence, from their name and previous auction wins, it's a safe estimation that the owner of the account is a woman. She may have been buying a gift for her home-brewing hubby/partner, who knows.

Anyway, I've spent enough time on this, I'm off to crack some grain :)

Tim.
 
Phrak said:
Ok, at the risk of going (further) OT, I personally don't see anything wrong with what he's doing/done. Like WortGames said earlier, "it's all fair in love and ebay" :p

Present company excluded naturally, but Ebay attracts stupid (or perhaps just lazy) people. Countless times I've seen items sell for far more than you can buy them retail, let alone what you could get it for if you did a bit of digging.
The first law of marketing in a capital economy is that an item is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
If the winning bidder was happy to pay $51 for a Corona kit, then that's what the bidder believes the item is worth. Like every other ebay seller, this seller has no obligation or requirement to list the RRP.

The seller left absolutely no question that he was a Bricks & Morter retailer. The buyer could have easily Googled the retailer, called up anonymously and asked about the price of their Corona Kits. Coupled with the fact that the item listing clearly states that it is the "Ingredients and Instructions", this buyer has absolutely no recourse against the seller's listing on ebay. It was not deceptive or unethical.

Now, in this particular buyer's defence, from their name and previous auction wins, it's a safe estimation that the owner of the account is a woman. She may have been buying a gift for her home-brewing hubby/partner, who knows.

Anyway, I've spent enough time on this, I'm off to crack some grain :)

Tim.
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while i agree partly with what you say, when the seller admits that customers have may been misguided by his misleading advertising, you cannot simply put all the blame onto dumb buyer!
 

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