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

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:59 pm
by mk1
ROI?

I reckoned there was some meat in them at £80 each, so it turns out I wasn't far from the mark.

My original question still remains unanswered though, is a Vortz casting of unknown quality, that has been machined by A N Other, a Vortz wheel, and are these any more "desirable" than the die cast MS ones?

Not to me they aren't.

M

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

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:21 pm
by Pandora
ROI - Return on Investment

Or did they sell to Ireland???

Al

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

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:42 pm
by mk1
Thanks Al.

Republic of Ireland was all I could think of :)

I reckon there is about £50 / wheel in machining costs and call it another £10 finishing as even if the buyer buys all 70 its only a tiny batch. That makes a manufacturing cost of around £160 / wheel. meaning a minimum reasonable selling price of £280 per wheel for a wheel of unknown pedigree.

IMHO Someone needs their bumps feeling.

M

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

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:47 pm
by mk1
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Cooper-S ... 3f546601a3

Fake / repro Shorrock Badge, now up to £64 and still going.

I could get these made for about £3 each for a reasonable batch size. Some people are so stupid!

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

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:22 pm
by Nick W
mk1 wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Cooper-S ... 3f546601a3

Fake / repro Shorrock Badge, now up to £64 and still going.

I could get these made for about £3 each for a reasonable batch size. Some people are so stupid!
could this type be made ? I was thinking of casting one in brass for chroming then paint the black in

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

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:20 pm
by mk1
I have done a batch of those in the past. I could certainly get some more done.

They are not incredibly cheap, but are superb quality.

M

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

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:51 pm
by Nevsmini
Pandora wrote:ROI - Return on Investment

Or did they sell to Ireland???

Al

Who in Ireland would buy them I wonder? ;-)

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

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:09 pm
by Nick W
Seems an honest project
http://ebay.to/1KSmbPR

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

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:32 pm
by JC T ONE
Nick W wrote:Seems an honest project
http://ebay.to/1KSmbPR
Nice.

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

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:32 pm
by Hipwell
Ha that's about 2 mins up the road from me, do I need another project hmm :roll:

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

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:24 am
by Nick W
mk1 wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Cooper-S ... 3f546601a3

Fake / repro Shorrock Badge, now up to £64 and still going.

I could get these made for about £3 each for a reasonable batch size. Some people are so stupid!
£98 with 7 hours to go :?

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

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 3:02 pm
by UHR850
DOWNTON pinbadge, does someone knows someting about these items.
The seller told me he had much more of these. Nos or just New made.
If they are new I think they are a bit expencive.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191702336510? ... EBIDX%3AIT


:mrgreen:

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

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 5:33 pm
by Nick W
£137 for a fake shorrock badge!!!!!!!

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

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:25 am
by mk1
Seems an honest project
http://ebay.to/1KSmbPR

So thats another person looking for a Dove grey interior.

M :lol:

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

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:26 am
by mk1
Downton Pins,
They are a new made item. Nothing to do with any of the incarnations of Downton.

I have a similar one on ebay at the mo, at least mine are copies of the originals.

M

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

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:48 am
by UHR850
Hi Marc.

I thought so they are new made but did want to be shure, thanks.

:mrgreen: Kees

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

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:50 am
by UHR850
Marc.

How much if I buy two of these from you incl. P&P to the Netherlands ?

Cheers,

:mrgreen: Kees

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

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:54 am
by mk1
Available in the MK1 Shop, for people who look ;)

http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/badges.html

M

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

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:39 am
by UHR850
Thanks Mark.

Last time I did look they where not there jet.
I just orderd and did pay for two of them.

Thanks,

:mrgreen: Kees

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

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:43 am
by mk1
Hi Kees,

They will be posted out tomorrow.

Regards,

M