19 Jun
2008
19 Jun
'08
8:10 p.m.
Eric Smith wrote:
Jim wrote:
Information from less than public sales, information from initial sales
of the unit, anything.
Stating the obvious (If he'll buy it for that, that's the value to him)
is a non-answer, in my opinion, and a waste of good electrons. I think
it also lowers the signal/noise ratio. Of course, so does this post,
but I felt the OP deserves a real answer, or at least an acknowledgement
We all know the sale price of this item. One
sale does not a trend
make. Why can't someone provide either a useful answer or some useful
information?
If only one has been sold in a public forum in recent times, what
"useful information" could there possibly be?
from the group that we have no idea. A later post
notes:
"I believe I paid $299 for the "basic parts kit" when I got mine off
ebay from obtronix. A few afterwards went for about double that, and up
to $1000 for a fully tested and assembled kit. Very well done, any
ideas what happened to "obtronix" and why no more? "
This is good information.
Are you asking us to speculate on what the price would
be if there were
five units being sold this week instead of just one?
I'm not the original poster, but I'm sure he's looking for more than
an
obvious answer. He already knows the sale price.
If I were him, I'd want to know:
o Does this sound plausible, given your experience in other replica markets?
o Have you spoken with some collectors recently that quoted a price
they'd be willing to pay for a replica of this type?
o Is there a general "rule-of-thumb" around replica pricing (If the real
thing sells for X, the replica is worth X/100)?
o Are you aware of private sales recently around this area that had
prices associated?
Jim