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Topic: 222027779135: STS-1 Columbia mission patch
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Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 08-27-2016 10:43 PM
   
Can anyone tell me why this STS-1 patch auction could be this high? What am I possibly missing? |
Liembo
Member Posts: 583
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 08-27-2016 11:23 PM
It's not uncommon to see non-space enthusiasts post high prices for items they presume to be highly valuable when the actual value is much lower. A lot of resellers acquire items like this at estate sales and such and anticipate a high return, particularly on framed patches, even if they're just a random mix of 3" souvenir patches. They post them a few times gradually lowering the price as they realize they are too high... |
CMikeW
Member Posts: 89
From: United States
Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 08-28-2016 05:23 AM
Decimal point is just two places off. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 08-28-2016 06:54 AM
quote:
Originally posted by CMikeW:
Decimal point is just two places off.
That was what I was thinking, just $6 at best! It isn't even 4-colors! This guy has several outrageously high patches.I have seen a lot of AB Apollo 11 patches going high recently as well. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-28-2016 06:35 PM
Just because someone is asking a high price doesn't mean they will get it or it's worth that much. There's a seller who continuously posts a signed photo for a payload specialist and asks for a high three figures... and that PS signs through the mail. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 08-29-2016 07:13 PM
No, it doesn't. To me, it just means they either have no idea what they have, or they are hoping to find one naive person who doesn't know what they have isn't worth that much. |
schnappsicle
Member Posts: 396
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 08-30-2016 07:34 AM
It reminds me of the guy who constantly puts up a baseball signed by six of the Mercury astronauts. He's offering it at the ridiculously low price of $400,000. That is why I hate eBay. I'm so sick of people putting insane prices on ordinary items.To answer your question, there is no reason the patch should be priced any higher than about $4.00, if that much. |
schnappsicle
Member Posts: 396
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 08-30-2016 07:42 AM
I just sent him a message through eBay. I basically just told him what the real value was and asked him why he feels the need to dupe people out of their money.Any bets on what he might say? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-30-2016 09:01 AM
Contacting someone you think is in the wrong with a confrontational message is not likely to be productive. As frustrating as it might be, the most effective responses are often those devoid of emotion, simply providing the information you feel may be lacking from the sale and then letting the seller decide what do with it. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 08-30-2016 11:26 AM
Devil's advocate: STS-1 is 35 years ago. That, and it being the first shuttle mission, the seller may genuinely feel it's worth $500. Seriously. "It's old so it must be worth a lot."So he's not duping people out of money - he's not forcing people to buy the patch. Turn it around: If you (the royal you) found a four-color STS-1 patch for $4.99, would you feel you're duping the seller out of more money? |
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