Over $1000

Watching a Fox motor selling on the 'bay, at $1036 with 4 days left. A rare long shaft .49

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34054&item=5910695062&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

>Watching a Fox motor selling on the 'bay, at $1036 with 4
>days left. A rare long shaft .49
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34054&item=5910695062&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

by any act, error, or omission, I have, intentionally or
unintentionally, displayed any breedist, disciplinist, sexist, racist,
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phallocentrist, heteropatriarchalist, or other violation of the rules of
political correctness, known or unknown, I am not sorry and I encourage you
to get over it.

The trouble with that motor is that it is so rare that hardly anyone is aware of it's existance. You can own it but it really dosn't do a lot for your collection. Unless your collecting every example of a fox known to man. Then my question is'but why'
Dennis

I asked that question once and the answer was "because I want it and It's my money" I said peace brother.

> I asked that question once and the answer was "because I
>want it and It's my money" I said peace brother.
>
> Walter

by any act, error, or omission, I have, intentionally or
unintentionally, displayed any breedist, disciplinist, sexist, racist,
culturalist, nationalist, regionalist, localist, ageist, lookist, ableist,
sizeist, speciesist, intellectualist, socioeconomicist, ethnocentrist,
phallocentrist, heteropatriarchalist, or other violation of the rules of
political correctness, known or unknown, I am not sorry and I encourage you
to get over it.

Walter,Thanks, I knew that too. Dennis

If we are to believe the auction description, that particular engine is a prototype and therefore, in the collector's world anyway, close to being unobtainium.

The example being offered appears to be in mint condition. Therefore, $1000.00 or more (perhaps much more!) Could represent a very reasonable price indeed!

Let's see what it goes to!

$2225.00 the final price!

Final price was 2225.00.... Yahoooo,, I got outbid,,,Kidding,,,I only bid on the ole Fox 35s. Lee

I'm with you on Fox 35's, brother!

LAST EDITED ON Jul-22-04 AT 05:54 PM (CDT)
 
It will be interesting to see what it jumps up to in the last 10 or 20 seconds! It's at 1300 now. There was a pristine 59 ignition that went for a good chunk of change a few years back but I think this one has gone way passed (past?) that.

This type of engine, one that no one else is likely to have, is exactly what collectors live for. It wouldn't surprise me to see it clear 2K$.

"SAVE ALL THE PIECES"-Phil Brown

A couple years back there was a twin engine Wen Mac silver P-38 with box in pristine condition that went for over $2500. Since this engine sounds very close to a one of a kind wouldn't suprise me if the price got A LOT higher.

Never bought anything on e-b myself, but a friend who does is often outbid in the last few seconds, frequently by the same person. Too often for it to be cooincidence? Friend believes there is some (illegal) software called "Sniper" (good name) which cuts in in the last few seconds, makes a bid a few cents over the previous best, and locks out any further bids. Anyone ever heard of this?
The Fox 49 will be a gem for the successful bidder.

Look on Ebay, it used to be listed there for sale, don't know why it wouldn't be now. The software checks in (dialing if necessary) about 5 minutes before the stated auction end time, sets it's clock to the ebay clock, then sits and waits till the last couple of seconds and 'Snipes' the price. Even adjusts itself to your phone lag time if I remember right. If you are a collector or the bids on Ebay mean a whole bunch to you, then the program is the way to go.

http://www.auctionsniper.com/

Try this

Sniper software is not illegal! It's just a service people use! I don't use it myself as I am an eBay freak and know just how long it takes my computer to send a bid. I have won alot of auctions in the last 2 seconds!!!

Wow. Interesting. Trying not to buy too much stuff myself these days, other fish to fry! Better get my buddy to read this thread though!

So what happens if two (or several) bidders utilize "sniper"? Do the programs fight to outbid each other, right down to the last milliseconds? Maybe you'd end up winning with a higher bid than you wanted...
--Ray

>So what happens if two (or several) bidders utilize
>"sniper"? Do the programs fight to outbid each other, right
>down to the last milliseconds? Maybe you'd end up winning
>with a higher bid than you wanted...
>--Ray

You set a maximum bid in advance. It will advise you ahead of time by e-mail (if there's time) that you have been outbid, and ask if you want to go up. O/W it bid(e)s its time, so to speak.

>So what happens if two (or several) bidders utilize
>"sniper"? Do the programs fight to outbid each other, right
>down to the last milliseconds? Maybe you'd end up winning
>with a higher bid than you wanted...
>--Ray

Several years ago I put a new in box big case Johnson Combat Special on the 'bay. I had obtained it on a trade and thought it would go for $90 - $100. With 5 seconds to go, it was at $80, and I was mildly disappointed because it had such a low bid price against it. With 5 seconds to go, the bid changed to $308. I was flabbergasted!

That's what happens when two snipers go head to head.

Yep, I've heard of it and I know a guy that uses it. Makes one prone to homicide, at least in my mind.

>Makes one prone to homicide, at least in my mind.

Why????.... Obviously you don't know what a "sniping tool" does.
When you put a "snipe" on an auction, you put the MAXIMUM bid you are willing to pay and the sniping tool puts your bid on the article in the last 5 seconds using a fast and powerful computer. (Not your own). If the previous bidder has put a low bid on and you put a high snipe on it, you still only pay just above the previous bidder's bid. I have bought a LOT of watches off eBay this way and have saved heaps!!!!...You save money because it gives the previous bidder a false sense of security. He/She thinks they are the highest bidder to the end and don't therefore put as high a bid on the article that they would have paid. By bidding at the last second, it gives no time for anyone else to bid before the auction closes. I would never bid again normally, as I only snipe nowadays. I lost a watch at the last second a long time ago, so now I only snipe too. (It costs about a $1 for each snipe).
PS; It is not illegal.

Bandolero

Try Esnip! I think it was one of the first ones out there, its all most a must if your buy alot from ebay. Easy to use and cheep, place your bid and walk away.

http://www.esnipe.com/

LAST EDITED ON Jul-24-04 AT 10:15 PM (CDT)
 
$1505 now

I sell and buy on Ebay. Its called proxy bidding. You set the maximum price you are willing to pay and Ebays proxy bidding system bids for you. It is ebays software.

Just went too e-bay it's now at $1,505.00
Wow!
Dwayne

Sold for $2225 - I even stuck a (losing) bid in . . .

Like I said. Over 2K$.

I have two Oliver Tiger diesels, a MkIV combat special and a Major.
Seeing the price they sell for an Ebay, don't know if I should continue using or sell.

Regards, (in a quandary)

What I'm planning to do, is any original kits I have that there are reproductions for, I am going to sell and buy the repros. Usually the repros are higher quality anyway.

"SAVE ALL THE PIECES"-Phil Brown

I may be wrong, but this is the most I have seen an ebay model airplane motor go for?

LAST EDITED ON Jul-27-04 AT 04:06 PM (CDT)
 
Man I wonder what I would get for my Veco series 100 .35 complete with original operating instructions! Not much compesion left but it does run.
Dwayne

It's interesting to note how many people get involved with eBay, without bothering to read the tutorials that explain how to use the various features on their site.

If you use eBay's search tool it's possible to the find the results of auctins that have taken place in the past.

1) Go to your "My eBay" page.
2) Drop down to "search for items"
3) Click "advanced search"
4) Fill out the form.
5) Click "Search"

Those of you who are interested in learning more about eBay and how it works, should do a Google search under "eBay" and checkout the results. Your search will bring up a huge amount of information about eBay itself, as well as a long list of tools that can help you in your eBay buying and selling.

In the 1980's I was into the 1/43 scale car hobby and spent $35 on an AMR Ferrari kit, imported from France. Once I got the kit, I realized that it was way beyond my building skills and put it on the shelf with my other unbuilt kits.

Last week I sold it to a Japanese buyer, via eBay, for over $300. The buyer was absolutely overjoyed to buy such a rare kit, at such a reasonable price! I have also recently sold off someone's collection and shipped control line and R/C kits and equipment, to New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Europe as well as all over the United States.

I also buy on eBay and rely completely on automated software to handle my bidding. My software is very sophisticated and has saved me a ton of money.

The wonder of eBay, is that it is an international marketing tool that can help you buy and sell goods on the world market. Many things that would be otherwise unattainable, can be purchased directly from your home and sold in the same manner.

As a professional, certified auctioneer, I've found eBay to be a great selling tool for all kinds of merchandise. As with any other business, there can be a steep learning curve, since the category, day and timeing of your auction are critical to the results and good writing and photographic skills are helpfull. Remember, on eBay the buyer can't really see or touch the merchandise. All they have is a handful of photographs and your written description to rely on. It's up to you to tell them what it is you have for sale and give them a good reason to buy it.

The downside of the system is that as a seller, you have to track the auctions, answer people's questions via e-mail, collect the money and finally, handle the shipping and bookkeeping chores. If you're just selling an old engine, it's no big deal But if you have several auctions going on and a bunch of possible buyers e-mailing you with questions, it can get to be a time-consuming headache!

If any of you have items that you wish to sell in eBay but don't want to go through the hassle of doing it yourself, please feel free to email me at: [email protected]. EBay sales are a service that I offer to small businesses and individuals through my business EZ Auction Helpers and that I would be happy to discuss it with you.

This site has the unquestionable advantage of offering an unbiased evaluation of an item's free-market value, whether you sell or want to buy. Of course, you have to allow for "bidder frenzy" and the occasional "bidder remorse", but the former is much more prevalent . . .