WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.

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the top bidder on those restalls has 25 percent with this seller. is this calculated on his total buying or just recent ,before I jump to a conclusion :?
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the top bidder on those restalls has 25 percent with this seller. is this calculated on his total buying or just recent ,before I jump to a conclusion.

At the moment they are at about 25% of their value. I don't think you can read anything into anything at that.

All I do is bid what I am happy to pay & if I win I win. No point worrying about shady practices where they may or may not exist. Whichever way it is, there is nothing we can do about it.
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Nick W wrote:the top bidder on those restalls has 25 percent with this seller. is this calculated on his total buying or just recent ,before I jump to a conclusion :?
Buyers bidding history is only from the last 30 days, not total historic bidding.
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thaat van was in Malta. buildings are Maltese in the background!
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its just missing a giant hotdog or an enlarged facsimile of a certain energy drink manufacturer's product....
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How tragic.
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There is only one place for this car a very steep slipway and very deep water :P
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I'm glad nobody fell for this bullsh1t auction. Set a big reserve and get your mates to bid it up to the reserve hoping to get someone desperate for them!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Cooper-S ... rvr_id%3D0
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Nevsmini wrote:I'm glad nobody fell for this bullsh1t auction. Set a big reserve and get your mates to bid it up to the reserve hoping to get someone desperate for them!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Cooper-S ... rvr_id%3D0
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Why do people think that the Cooper S seat auction looks Dodgy?

It is a lot of money, but TBH if I was looking for an original Red, grey Gold interior I'd pay that much for one as good as that.

Sometimes I think people see double dealing where there isn't any.

It's a whisker over £300 per bum seat, I have seen people pay much more for bits of an incomplete set.

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I paid a grand for a perfect set 4 years ago so they didn't look dear to me .personally I don't see items as auctions when theres a high reserve ,better to put it on a buy it now say £1500 .if it don't sell bring it down :roll:
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There was a set of seats at the brook lands mini day this year and the guy was asking 2 grand ..... Ken
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The thing that looks a bit odd to me is bidders repeatedly placing bids that end in 99 pounds/pence. Who does that if they are actually hoping to win something and not be topped by either £1 or 1p?
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EAVB wrote:The thing that looks a bit odd to me is bidders repeatedly placing bids that end in 99 pounds/pence. Who does that if they are actually hoping to win something and not be topped by either £1 or 1p?
I know some bids are put on by collectors who have the same thing , they don't really want to buy it but don't want it going for peanuts .
oh shit that sounds like me :lol:
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looks like a complete SPQR gearchange, except for the cover/console.

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Clearly a thing of great beauty....
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mk1 wrote:Why do people think that the Cooper S seat auction looks Dodgy?

It is a lot of money, but TBH if I was looking for an original Red, grey Gold interior I'd pay that much for one as good as that.

Sometimes I think people see double dealing where there isn't any.

It's a whisker over £300 per bum seat, I have seen people pay much more for bits of an incomplete set.

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I agree.

Also if you compare the prices of similar items for modern cars the rare classic Mini parts suddenly look very reasonable. A used interior like full leather in Cooper S spec for a new MINI would cost at least as much and probably more to upgrade a lesser model Cooper or One.....
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Andrew1967 wrote:Fully reconditioned :?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini- ... 4aed13f59d
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