Why Are POTP Leaders on eBay $100+

[RazzAq]

I don't even understand why people go to ebay, and using ebay as reference for pricing. "oh ebay sells it for this much" gtfo.

[canprime]

Originally Posted by RazzAq

I don't even understand why people go to ebay, and using ebay as reference for pricing. "oh ebay sells it for this much" gtfo.

Probably because it is the easiest/largest resource to try and get a feel for what the secondary market is paying for a given item. The key is to check on completed auctions, not items listed for sale at a set price.

EBay is definitely better than the old days of Over street comic price guides, or the 90s action figure magazines. Those publications generally based their price guides on information gathered from comic shops (before the internet especially). That of course led to a conflict of interest, because if your business was to make money selling comics/toys to collectors, why would you say prices were lower than retail. Or rather, why wouldn't you over value items you sold?

[Xtreme987]

Originally Posted by Prime Sinister

Is supply really that low (coming after poor TLK sales)?

1 word - Scalperz

[evenstaves]

Originally Posted by canprime

I know there is a psychological term for this impulse buying to satisfy some internal desire

Originally Posted by wervenom

impatience. I've been a victim of my own stupidity in this regard on more than one occasion.

Ditto, $60 for TR clones @ TFCon 2017, I only kind of regret it

[predahank]

Originally Posted by wervenom

True but the link I posted was for already sold ones not the asking prices so those were bought. And I hope its a shiny pink pet rock lol

Wow I didn't see that. In that case i change my answer to stupidity

My rock is fantastic. It's round and can even play dead

[wervenom]

Originally Posted by predahank

Wow I didn't see that. In that case i change my answer to stupidity

My rock is fantastic. It's round and can even play dead

SOLD!

[QuadESL63]

It makes me want to sell my Primes on eBay If the buyer grabbed it at my $300 BIN price I will throw in my Rodimus

[Pascal]

Originally Posted by Sun Swipe Prime

Yeah people will try anything to make a buck.

But if you think this is bad, does anyone remember back in the day there was a big kafuffle on the youtubes because some reviewer paid $300 for a voyager animated blitz wing stolen from the factory, so they could be the first to review it?

That was Sean Long. And that's pretty much how Peaugh became famous.

[alternatorfan]

I only got what I paid for rodimus on eBay.
So no scalping on my part.
I started my bid at $30 plus $24.99 shipping.
Ended at $74.99 with shipping
Only got $20 all in.
Sad

[Nocturn]

Cause they're new and the fandom has the patience of a three year old. Happens every time there's new toys on the way out, some just gotta have it first

It's the first wave. In 6 months you can get them all for half price. Just wait