Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Off Topic

Off Topic Please use this forum to discuss all off topic subjects.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 8th April 2005, 00:14
G. Warrener's Avatar
G. Warrener G. Warrener is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Goch, NRW / Germany
Posts: 70
G. Warrener is on a distinguished road
Unhappy ebay grizzle

Hello (how TOCH has changed......;-) )

I am not usually a BAD loser - but I would like to grizzle a little about EBAY developments. It will make me feel better, and stop me from kicking the cat!

Like many others, I have often bid for - and less often won - photographic prints taken by (mainly) German military personnel during WW2.

The value in cash of such prints - is intrinsic - my own ebay 'area of interest' is mainly in photographs of French aircraft or tanks in varying states of distress during the 1939-1940 period.

It is hard to place a cash value on such prints. Recently however I have lost many auctions to a Canadian bidder (S?d?k-13) who seemingly has limitless finances -as well as a very efficient software program enabling last-minute killer bids. If I estimate his financial outlay over the last months - it is clear that he is a seller's dream.

Discrete enquiries suggest he may be buying on behalf of US publishers. If so - then I must anticipate a massive work on the Blitzkrieg from the USA sometime in the future.

Earlier this evening, this bidder won an auction for a 6 x 9 cm print of a very derelict Koolhoven FK 58. The skeletal remains of the plane had no markings enabling a positive identification - beyond a/c type - as well as suggesting that it had been destroyed on the ground. When I bid - seconds before the auction closed - the price was in the region of 15 Euros - my bid was rejected by ebay - and it was evident that the winner had paid Euro 249 for this print.

The same bidder has - I am informed - paid Euro 600 for a photo of a completely nondescript German Pz Kpfw. IV tank.

My own knowledge of his purchases shows that he is buying up almost anything- at such grossly inflated prices.

I cannot top his prices. One side of me says: forget ebay photos - the other side says - keep bidding and make him pay more for his pleasures.

This bidder is of course saving me a lot of money - but I do hope (despite the evidence to hand) that all these photographs will end up eventually in print......

Graham

Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 8th April 2005, 09:28
robert_schulte's Avatar
robert_schulte robert_schulte is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Germany
Posts: 248
robert_schulte is an unknown quantity at this point
Re: ebay grizzle

From my own experiences I would say, that behind this ebay-name (s****13) is not just a single person but probably a syndicate of several people with a big money pool. I have sold two times photos (achieved only a couple of Euros) to this member and got two persons to turn to with completely different names, however with the same adress (names and adress are available).

I don't know the policy of ebay, if this is allowed, perhaps this could be a point to be reported to ebay. If this member really uses a sniper software, this surely would be a point interesting to ebay, since this is forbidden, however difficult to prove.

Hopefully this member some day will have collected enough photos to stop buying at ebay......
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 8th April 2005, 22:10
John Manrho John Manrho is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 1,716
John Manrho will become famous soon enough
Re: ebay grizzle

Graham and Robert, I too witnessed our beloved *****13 bidder and overbidding me on numerous occasions. If a picture is of high value to me I have no problem in bidding high but prices of 600+ Euro for one picture is ridiculous. I would like to know who this character(?) is.....John.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 8th April 2005, 22:32
Dénes Bernád Dénes Bernád is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Hungary
Posts: 1,875
Dénes Bernád will become famous soon enough
Re: ebay grizzle

I am the eternal second bidder to 'sudek13', my fellow Canadian eBayer(s). Certainly, he/they is/are cursed by many people, not only myself.

I quickly calculated that in the past year he/they spent more than 1 million Euros on photos (not only airplanes).
Yes, one million Euros!

Dénes
__________________
Dénes
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12th April 2005, 17:08
Rasmussen Rasmussen is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Posts: 690
Rasmussen is on a distinguished road
Re: ebay grizzle

The practise of "sudek13" (using of sniper software - forbidden on ebay) was reported to Ebay control and "he" is under observation. Let's waiting.

Last edited by Rasmussen; 12th April 2005 at 17:11.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 23rd April 2005, 17:20
robert_schulte's Avatar
robert_schulte robert_schulte is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Germany
Posts: 248
robert_schulte is an unknown quantity at this point
Re: ebay grizzle

A wonder has happened, s****13 has been topped

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=6171437257
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 29th April 2005, 22:16
Dénes Bernád Dénes Bernád is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Hungary
Posts: 1,875
Dénes Bernád will become famous soon enough
Re: ebay grizzle

It appears that lately 'sudek13' has either diminished greatly his activity, or vanished for good...
__________________
Dénes
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 30th April 2005, 21:26
John Manrho John Manrho is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 1,716
John Manrho will become famous soon enough
Re: ebay grizzle

He just bought a Bf 109G-14 picture for 314 Euro.....
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 1st May 2005, 17:28
Dénes Bernád Dénes Bernád is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Hungary
Posts: 1,875
Dénes Bernád will become famous soon enough
Re: ebay grizzle

Well, apparently he did not retire, but definitely scaled down his operations.
He now lets little guys to scoop a few crumbs...
__________________
Dénes
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 2nd May 2005, 23:38
G. Warrener's Avatar
G. Warrener G. Warrener is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Goch, NRW / Germany
Posts: 70
G. Warrener is on a distinguished road
Angry Re: ebay grizzle

I slowly get the feeling that Sudek13 is BORG. Bidding for nice pikkies on ebay is always like swimming naked among piranhas. After a while you learn how a shoal reacts - which have the longest teeth etc. Sudek13 is something else - either someone forgot to shut the Stargate - or somewhere in Canada the Borg have landed........

If only he/it/they would show a specific interest......sometimes it is tanks then Luftwaffe then French wrecks - I fart in his/her/its/their general direction

Graham
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
eBay blues Ruy Horta Off Topic 3 14th May 2005 23:37
Type of Luftwaffe Jacket on Ebay Jon Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces 0 13th April 2005 21:50
Several Classic Publications Books for Sale on Ebay (Hs 129!) Huib Ottens Books and Magazines 0 21st March 2005 09:28
Priller's JG 26 book on eBay George Hopp Books and Magazines 1 14th March 2005 17:54
ebay Deutschland Hawk-Eye Off Topic 1 12th March 2005 14:43


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 11:16.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net