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  1. 29th May 2008, 09:18 AM #1
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    Default Sheer Insanity on eBay...

    Guys,

    Relative Newbies, just in case any of you are bidding on this:
    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Table-Saw-Ben...QQcmdZViewItem
    please be advised that these things were only $199 when they were being sold brand new at Aldi's last year...

    They'll do them again. Just be patient...

    The number of times I've also seen the $99 GMC unit going for well more than that 2nd hand on eGay makes me nauseous...

    My Condolences if you're the current high bidder,
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  3. 29th May 2008, 09:40 AM #2
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    What did the circus man say? One born every minute..............
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Shed View Post
    What did the circus man say? One born every minute..............
    With a bit of luck Big Shed, the top bid will just be an alias of the seller trying to spur those newly-borns on to higher bids, and he'll end up being too clever for himself and get left holding the baby...

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  5. 29th May 2008, 11:45 AM #4
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    Anyone know how good/bad these things are. ie. would one be an upgrade on my Triton MK3 (with crosscut sled), or don't bother?
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  6. 29th May 2008, 01:33 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisb691 View Post
    Anyone know how good/bad these things are. ie. would one be an upgrade on my Triton MK3 (with crosscut sled), or don't bother?

    its a $100 table saw, you get what you pay for...........
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  7. 29th May 2008, 02:02 PM #6
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    Well, looks like someone (the owner?) bought it for $335!
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    Caveat Emptor
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    mmmmm In Melbourne, sales states no postage, local pickup only, yet someone from WA bought it.

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    It will be interesting if the buyer pulls out of the sale now and the 2nd highest bidder is offered a 2nd chance.

    The scam I've seen is when a bidder retracts their ridiculously high bid in order to sniff out the current maximum bid and then another bid comes in later just under that maximum. Often a case of more than one ID working together to extract top $. This is one of the reasons I'll no longer bid on anything until the last 30 seconds.
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    Its got to really make you wonder about some people and their thoughts and actions is all I can say.
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