Featured Fantastical valuations on ebay

Just come across this on eBay. How can the seller ask such a ridiculous price and have an equally as ridiculous description? They have plenty of similarly incorrectly valued items.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16376486...xCzecPMOBvsMgYDj5Y6mWvst4MrIfzbQaAjmvEALw_wcB

 

If I had that much money to splurge on one item I would not be looking at ebay...

 

...but ..but .. they only charge $ 11.95 for shipping.

 

Strategy! Not knowing the real value.... Make an offer at how much you are ready to pay!

I was following a nice, rare, Meyle and Mayer insect brooch on Ebay Germany... More than 800€ Seller made an offer at 500... Nope! My counter offer at 350€ was accepted!!! Surprisingly, the German seller mis attributed the maker, though the mark was fully visible!

 

How much shall I offer for this glorious rare ming piece then?

 

Fully insured no doubt.

 

Can't blame a guy for trying!

 

They also have what appears to be a print for a hefty price, for charity. Once upon a time I'd be wondering if they had been hacked or misplaced a decimal but I don't think it really looks like it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/163764464834?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=1110018&algo=HOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS&ao=1&asc=20210609144404&meid=d281de30089c4155829b3e88e4410fa0&pid=101196&rk=4&rkt=12&sd=284205899267&itm=163764464834&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=4429486&algv=CompVIDesktopATF2V3WithQueryItemRecallV3&_trksid=p4429486.c101196.m2219&amdata=cksum:163764464834d281de30089c4155829b3e88e4410fa0|enc:AQAIAAABALHyIAEaemKG0mx4REjf%2BHxECBsXtSkNHsCLmXz%2FJyCDeX%2FaDb78456J9CQJiWkf1ks5jn2yp3UTHtLn%2B0sHGfMccpYBeqhZoBZ%2FrkxnGvLMTRhahC61RO7EuSGJg8S%2BEZ%2BBRJ49FO0wbNC6xcGXRsPmhYRUQAFJipUo6C2%2F9uFydLemoSGa8RUt05K9%2Fppq6oFdd%2Fxt%2BdstWkIdZBcVYU7j1FLMd42LuIZmL3By6PCOeAog8czqnqYAsxQRbXn7Wokzris6bVohPITcuoaLkUYWnpdJZlHkox6%2FiVi0TOHS627bBLC13T2Fup09ex7HrVxqDODU7eKXWB6%2F4lhOoKQ%3D|ampidL_CLK|clp:4429486

 

Yes. I thought it was a real vase until I looked at the other photos.

 

30£?

 

I might if I wanted it. I bought a similar one for £4 a couple of weeks ago.

 

Well you can ask a $1,000,000,000 for a pencil, but that doesn't mean you are going to get it. You can see the seller doesn't sell any $900,000 items.... Lol

 

you must have money to burn Kyra !!

 

I wouldn’t buy it even for 20

 

I might throw USD$5 at it if I needed a flower vase, but that's as high as I'd go for what looks like Pier One leftovers.

 

I know nothing about this sort of thing, so I will pass. Not to mention I don't have that kind of gelt.

 

Actually, I don't think the vase is poor quality--just not that old and not that valuable. I would like to think that the seller lacks knowledge rather than virtue, but I can't imagine why he/she would go to all the trouble and expense of listing this on eBay in this way without asking someone more knowledgeable. Yes, there are other Chinese items listed by this seller at outrageous prices.

 

Maybe they want to show their peers that they have millions of dollars worth of inventory? Somewhere it shows your total dollar amount listed. Might be impressive to show someone you have twenty million dollars worth of “antiques” listed? I think some things sell at huge tags in money laundering schemes but this is probably some sort of nonsense we can’t even fathom.

 

14 day return..........but I doubt once paid for...this seller would ever accept a return..!

 

Ha, care to try? I think eBay all but forces returns, whether you want to accept them or not.