Doric Price Confusion

[Seville]

Ok,

 

This just ended on the bay

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/331150189295?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

Other than a couple of heavy bidders going for broke is their anything about this set that I am missing?

 

Thanks

 

Philip

[rhr2010]

That is an odd price. The nib is an adjustable #7, not that scarce. If if was a number #10 I might somehow understand a premium. Also, the pen is missing the tapered end. The base is in pretty good shape, but it has some cracks. I really don't know what happened there. I think you might be able to almost buy a regular pen with adjustable #10 nib for that price. I might miss something myself

[framebaer]

A war between a bidder with 4 purchases on Ebay and a bidder with none!!!

[inBOIL]

The import charges ALONE to ship it into Canada: $268.81. Wouldn't pay that much for the pen itself!

Who knows what's going on with eBay these days. Everyone says "money-laundering" or that it's somebody having a laugh. Maybe so. Guess so. (Just wish they'd do it with Beanie Babies or hockey cards instead, and forget about the Writing Instruments category....)

Edited March 28, 2014 by inBOIL

[Azura]

Interesting...

[LBpens]

I have several Doric desk sets better than that one that I'll sell for well under a fourth of that price. This is just ebay craziness.

[KBeezie]

Wow... I'm curious, when do they start charging an import fee (ie: at what dollar value?) Or is it applied to everything coming into Canada?

 

I know here in the United States there's been several states that's been trying to push legislation on ebay to automatically charge sales tax to customers in their respective states. (even if the company/person selling isn't a resident of that state, basically wanting ebay to charge the fee and pass it on to the state).

[Pincel]

The import charges ALONE to ship it into Canada: $268.81. Wouldn't pay that much for the pen itself!

 

Who knows what's going on with eBay these days. Everyone says "money-laundering" or that it's somebody having a laugh. Maybe so. Guess so. (Just wish they'd do it with Beanie Babies or hockey cards instead, and forget about the Writing Instruments category....)

 

I now refuse, no matter how much I like the item, to bid covered by eBay's Global Shipping Program: "If you don’t want to pay the import fees upfront then continue searching for similar products not shipped through the Global Shipping Program or that are shipped from within Canada. Depending on the price of the item, you still may have to pay import charges on international purchases when your item is delivered." Very seldom, Canada Customs have slapped me import charges and when they did, I get an official receipt for my payment. Neither Ebay nor Pitney Bowles gave me one on two occasions through this scheme. Just wondering if they really remit those charges to Revenue Canada?

[Seville]

The oddness continues with the pen being re-listed http://www.ebay.ca/itm/331165238190?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2661 and then the auction stopped by the seller.

 

Philip

[MxMJ]

This bidder has done this at least a couple other times recently. See this thread in the Esterbrook forum.

[welch]

This bidder has done this at least a couple other times recently. See this thread in the Esterbrook forum.

 

Wow! I thought I was accidentally re-reading a thread. Yes...the $8K Estie. A pair of Ebay trolls.

[Wahlnut]

Yep, seems wild to me too. The only thing unusual is the tiered base. That is one Ive not seen before and I thinks Ive seen them all - not. Now even for 2 knowledgable, focused desk set collector to go ape for that price seems a little whacky, but you never know...The failed sale and realist is another issue too. Maybe the "morning after" sobriety set in?