my 35dp-4 sale wish me luck

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230230421432

I am not sure why no one wanted it here but it is now on Ebay. Wish me luck

 

Will watch and assess carnage, good luck Bill!!!

 

Pass the popcorn Barry

 

people still paying for the holidays ? not to mention people losing jobs and homes. not a good time for spending for some.

it has been slow in the classifieds for high priced items.

good luck on ebay, not that you will need it. ebay is crazy.

 

That's true. the economy is in really bad shape right now and many people think we are already in a recession. I think I am seeing allot of prices for things go down even on Ebay. I would think overseas buyers would be more interested since the dollar is worth next to nothing and they have allot more buying power for USA items. This does confirm however; for me anyhow, that posting links to things does not raise the price.

 

This is true, but for UK buyers, import duty will add about a third to the final price all told.

I don't think there will be much action on this auction until the last minute, due to the high starting price.

Tom

 

Nah Mark. It just has to be Bread and Dripping sannies.

 

If I was the winner on this-I would have it insured for the value and have the customs declaration show....erm....less than £18, the new limit before Vat

 

As far as I know the insured and declared value must be the same.

 

Strangely, a 35DP 4 disc sold on ebay.co.uk for only about $150 today. I don't have the link, but I don't think the disc was advertised as being in bad shape. It just seems to have flown under the radar.

 

It had the back cover insert missing, and no obi. So it was just the CD and the booklet.

 

it didn't come with the original art work

 

I thought the booklet was pictured, but I missed the part of the missing back insert. That would explain it. The lack of an OBI strip was not an issue. I've only seen one copy on eBay with an OBI strip, and that was a few years ago. Copies with all inserts and no OBI strip have been regularly selling for $500+ over the past few months.

 

Mine went for a whopping £330 a couple of months back or was it £230? I think Darren knows better than me! my memory is like a sieve.

 

dang that would be nice!

I started the bidding high because if I can't get at least $400 I will keep it. It isn't worth to sell for less to me.

 

I don't know if Christian's U.S disc sold or not but I think the thing is that although they sound identical the Japan-Japan Gold tint 35DP is more desirable to collectors than the silver US disc and maybe a lot of folks will hang on in the hope one will show up here or on ebay. Maybe you should hold onto it for another year or two.

 

I will if it doesn't sell for the minimum bid.

 

Heaven knows the prices they will fetch

 

Especially when the economy is in better shape. I remember when longbox gold cds were going for like 700 not so long ago.

 

The whole Gold disc scene went crazy eh? I had to stop buying them for fear of losing my house

 

Hans,interestingly, not in the UK. I have mailed one of these-insured for the selling price $350 but with a value of the purchase price. I believe it might have something to do with the "cost of replacement" being different to actual intrinsic value. Strange I know. The other thing is that you can specify insurance in bands £10 to £30, £30 to £50 etc so with all these combinations it is possible to say a CD is declared as worth £20, but you want it insured for £100.

£330 Patwinters2000 was the winner on 18-Nov-07 19:00:00 GMT

 

I knew it! thank you 'The Great Mystico'

 

laugh: easiest trick in the world?..making £330 disappear on a 35DP-4)

 

Strange - I was told this rule (the declared value must be the same as the insured value) applies to the whole European Union, including the U.K. Apparently not. Your point about the cost of replacement being different to the actual intrinsic value sounds valid, though.

 

When I was in the UK customs always charged me for the insured amount and not the declared amount. But this was a few years ago.