Go Back  RCU Forums > Radios, Batteries, Clubhouse and more > The Clubhouse
Reload this Page >

I saw this and had to pass it on

Community
Search
Notices
The Clubhouse If it doesn't fit in any other category and is about general RC stuff then post it here at the Clubhouse.

I saw this and had to pass it on

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-26-2017, 08:10 PM
  #1  
countilaw
Thread Starter
 
countilaw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Grand Prairie, TX
Posts: 1,311
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default I saw this and had to pass it on

I saw this on E-bay and had to pass it on. It is so ridiculous. $601 for a Robart air valve.

Robart Manufacturing Air Control Valve, Variable (Red)
Old 05-27-2017, 03:48 AM
  #2  
rcmiket
 
rcmiket's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 5,277
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Free shipping though..............................

Mike
Old 05-27-2017, 03:50 AM
  #3  
TomCrump
 
TomCrump's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Traverse City, MI
Posts: 7,614
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Default

The free shipping makes this a sweet deal.
Old 05-27-2017, 06:23 AM
  #4  
HunkaJunk
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lakewood, CO
Posts: 422
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Yes, you can find items ike that all over Ebay (an item with an outrageous price tag on it). I'm not sure what the deal is, but this is certainly not an isolated incident.
Old 05-27-2017, 07:27 AM
  #5  
DBD1
 
DBD1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: OKC
Posts: 198
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

They are hoping to catch someone that is a bigger fool than they are.
Old 05-28-2017, 09:02 AM
  #6  
topspin
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sterling, VA
Posts: 1,169
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I have to wonder if anyone ever actually falls for that and buys something for an outrageous price. I saw a Saito .120 four stroke engine on Ebay for $950.00, I don't know if anyone ever bought it but I would be amazed if they did. I read on another site that some Ebay stores will do that as a place holder (doesn't make sense to me) until they get the actual merchandise and then they post a reasonable price. Who knows. Seems to me that anyone who has been in the hobby long enough to know what Robarts are would know better than that.
Old 05-30-2017, 04:04 PM
  #7  
STUKA BARRY
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Summerfield, NC
Posts: 1,946
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I think they meant $60 which is still a rip-off. Electrics is the only way to make your wheels disappear, gear doors shut, and canopy open/close. Does anybody even use air anymore?
Old 06-08-2017, 08:13 AM
  #8  
SwampFlier-RCU
 
SwampFlier-RCU's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: San José, Costa Rica
Posts: 1,130
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

There are other offerings at $30 plus dollas... something is off with this particular one
Old 06-13-2017, 10:31 AM
  #9  
tailskid
My Feedback: (34)
 
tailskid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Tolleson, AZ
Posts: 9,552
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts
Default

I clicked on the link and now I'm getting all sorts of emails ads about them..................grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Old 06-20-2017, 02:55 PM
  #10  
Big Alice
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Wenatchee, WA
Posts: 538
Received 23 Likes on 22 Posts
Default

I asked an ebay seller why his item was way way more than the one exactly like it listed just below his and his explanation was "If it's out of stock it's cheaper to leave it listed and raise the price way up than it is to relist the item when he gets more in stock." I've never sold anything on ebay to know how it all works, but that's what I was told.
Old 06-22-2017, 03:42 AM
  #11  
carlgrover
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Decatur, AL
Posts: 809
Likes: 0
Received 20 Likes on 18 Posts
Default

It's a ripoff. There isn't even a washer to go behind the knurled nut.


carl
Old 06-22-2017, 12:28 PM
  #12  
Big Alice
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Wenatchee, WA
Posts: 538
Received 23 Likes on 22 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by carlgrover
It's a ripoff. There isn't even a washer to go behind the knurled nut.


carl
You'd have to be pretty dumb to fall for a scam like that with one just like it listed below it for 30 bucks.
Old 06-30-2017, 05:59 PM
  #13  
Prairie Mike
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ovilla, TX
Posts: 257
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I was thinking of buying 20 of 'em, but don't think he had enough........... so I moved on........LOL
Old 07-07-2017, 06:41 PM
  #14  
Steve Collins
My Feedback: (8)
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: St.Charles, MO
Posts: 2,819
Received 17 Likes on 13 Posts
Default

Trolling for dopes!!!
Old 07-17-2017, 04:37 AM
  #15  
jollyroger
My Feedback: (6)
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: central Lake, MI
Posts: 510
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

One of the worst examples of E-Pay stupidity was someone paying for a kit, twice the price one can pay for it brand new. It was a Sig trainer if I remember. I shook my head in wonder at how someone would be that stupid. They must have the brain the size of a grain of sand.
By the way, said kit was still in production.

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.