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Ebay the modern scrap yard?

This is a discussion on Ebay the modern scrap yard? within the Get it off your chest forums, part of the General category; I'm getting quite sick of seeing perfectly good working items split down into there component parts for sale to make ...

  1. 10-02-2011, 17:05 PM #1
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    Ebay the modern scrap yard?

    I'm getting quite sick of seeing perfectly good working items split down into there component parts for sale to make more money. Of course its been happening with cars for years but the americans do it all the time with guitars and now Iv just seen some one doing it with a mk3 webley its sickening. Breaking a non working item great but why ruin something thats perfectly functioning.
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  2. 10-02-2011, 17:29 PM #2
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    But people kneed them to make a non working gun, to a working gun, say you get 100 parts, that can fix 100 guns, so doing that you only destroy 1
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  3. 10-02-2011, 18:18 PM #3
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    because they make more money as spares.simple as that.
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  4. 10-02-2011, 18:24 PM #4
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    I have been told that if I ever decide to sell my quad, to break it down and stick it on ebay. They said I could quite easily double my money. If I was to sell it on complete, I would still make a bit as I got it cheap. Not that I would get rid of it. I have grown quite fond of the old rust bucket, flaws an' all.
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  5. 10-02-2011, 18:29 PM #5
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    Or you could just give it to me
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  6. 10-02-2011, 18:33 PM #6
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    No chance mate! I like you, really I do. So I would let you have a go on her. But I will never let you have her.
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    No chance mate! I like you, really I do. So I would let you have a go on her. But I will never let you have her.
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  8. 10-02-2011, 18:35 PM #8
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    the general idea is to list it or advertize it in parts,a buyer then contacts the seller and buys whole lot...and hey presto youve bought a gun of ebay.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Relin View Post
    Bit like my missus
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  10. 12-02-2011, 22:51 PM #10
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    at one of the motorcycle shops i worked at we used to break brand new bikes,you could normally bank on tripleing the price of a complete one.
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