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| tonylamp:
Did anyone attend the Starburst auction in Toronto on Saturday September 18? Did anyone get prices? |
| menace:
I went and met GGKoul there--prices were ridiculously high for empty junk cabs (damn mamers) and normal to high for regular cabs. It's hard bidding against guys who buy and sell cabinets for a living--one guy must have dropped well over 5 grand and bid on EVERY single game/table/kiddie car ride thereby driving the prices way up. I doubt I will be going to anymore until he has had his fill. |
| GodSend25:
Menace, That pimply faced Indian guy? Dident you just want to punch him in the face. What an ass. He was totally bidding everything up. Sure he won a bunch of stuff, but he totally overpaid. I think he has some sort of operation because I overheard him talking to one of the starburst guys after about getting a good dolly. Anyways. I scored that first dynamo foosball for 125$ so I was happy. Sure it needs a few men and it could do without the wood veneer, but I considered it one of the better deals of the day. That Chexx Hockey (second one with the Blue base) was the same one that was at last auction, only it went for 150$ more, just goes to show you how expensive things were. Its odd because my brother came with me and I pretty much assured him that he should be able to score something decent for 150-175$ (like a SFII). I remember watching NFL Blitz games go for 250$ just a few auctions ago, now they are double. |
| menace:
actually i was talking about a guy we refer to as "fonzie" since if he has a collar it will undoubtedly be turned up. (and yes i would like to punch him in the face--how can you want every single game??) I saw him table talking with a dealer so I'm thinking he's a shill but GGkoul says he's legit so who knows... I brought a new guy with me as well and he was pretty bummed on how much stuff went for. i just wanted an empty cab with a 25" tube and the cheapest was like 175$ and if i would have kept bidding it would have been at least another $50 more. |
| ericball:
--- Quote from: menace on September 20, 2004, 11:13:20 am ---actually i was talking about a guy we refer to as "fonzie" since if he has a collar it will undoubtedly be turned up. (and yes i would like to punch him in the face--how can you want every single game??) I saw him table talking with a dealer so I'm thinking he's a shill but GGkoul says he's legit so who knows... --- End quote --- If he won what he was bidding on, he's not a shill (or at least a very good one). The job of the shill is to bump the bidding up, but not actually win anything. |
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