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Too good to be true deal on Ebay

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Posted by el-capitan on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:00 AM

Alot of stuff is going for very low prices on ebay in the last month. Probably due to the economy. Whatever the reason, now is the time to buy.

I have alot of stuff that I was planning on selling before christmas but now I think I am going to wait.

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Posted by Bill54 on Monday, October 27, 2008 1:15 PM

mainetrains

Finished at 310.03 - still a pretty good deal for the buyer.

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That's a good price for the Powerhouse Pro. 

The Radio version ended Saturday night at a final bid of $423.74.  I paid well over $500. for the radio version in 2006.  The bidder in this auction did pretty good also.

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Posted by loathar on Monday, October 27, 2008 1:04 PM

Jims Trains is pretty reputable. He runs that auction every once in a while. I've seen it sell for as little as $260! I was scratching my head the first time I saw it too. (most bidding takes place in the last minute)

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Posted by mainetrains on Monday, October 27, 2008 4:33 AM

Finished at 310.03 - still a pretty good deal for the buyer.

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Posted by rrinker on Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:52 PM

One of those got a great deal - the middle one. PH-Pro Radio is about $546 from Tony's and others. The others, a couple bucks less than most palces, but probably paid more in shipping that someone like Tony or Litchfield charges.

edit: just noticed the bottom one was a Radio set too, so that bidder also got a great deal. 

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Posted by richg1998 on Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:51 AM

Here is a screenshot of three NCE systems. They are "Completed Auctions". No more bidding.

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Posted by Bill54 on Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:07 AM

I found two on Ebay.  One ends today and is currently going for $237.50 and it is the radio version.  Also new never used.

The other is the Powerhouse Pro not a radio version, new in the box and is currently going for $112.50.  It has 1 day and 10 hours left. 

Just for the fun of it I'm watching them to see what the end bid goes for. 

If at the last second they still look good I may throw a bid in.  LOL!

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Posted by mfm37 on Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:07 AM

 It's up to $112.50. Still a fantastic deal. Had a look at the seller's ebay store. Lots of items at about market prices. Most of them have a "Buy it now" price. Maybe he just screwed up placing this auction. Sometimes it's better to let them run the course than retract the auction. Especially if there is already a bid when the mistake is noticed. It will be interesting to see its final selling price.

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Posted by richg1998 on Friday, October 24, 2008 8:12 PM

 Don't forget, you will also need a 5 amp power supply. Another $45.00. Read the details. We shall see soon what the final cost is.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, October 24, 2008 8:10 PM

 If you got the $$$ for it, jump on it.

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Posted by cacole on Friday, October 24, 2008 7:56 PM

There's likely to be a flurry of activity in the last 5 minutes of bidding that takes the final price above MSRP.

If you're really interested in it, you could submit a "highest bid" now and hope for the best.

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Posted by mainetrains on Friday, October 24, 2008 7:32 PM

I'm not ready to purchase a system right now - wish I was because when the time comes I plan to go with NCE. I have saved Jim's Trains on my Ebay site so hopefully he will have other deals like this one in the future. Thanks for your input.

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Posted by gandydancer19 on Friday, October 24, 2008 7:09 PM

Jim's Trains is a good dealer.  If you are looking for a DCC system, the Power Pro is a good one.  I have one.  If you are thinking about this system, I would decide how much I would pay for one, and then put in that bid.  If you get it, you get it.  If it goes higher than you want to pay, you don't get it, and nothing is lost.

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Posted by mainetrains on Friday, October 24, 2008 6:37 PM

2 days - no reserve - I'll be curious to see where this ends up.

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Posted by BlueHillsCPR on Friday, October 24, 2008 6:33 PM

Could be a scam...check the feedback.

Could be a reserve on the auction...ie: it won't sell unless the price goes high enough to satisfy the reserve price the seller chose.

Could be that the auction has several bidders watching and in the final seconds you would be surprised how fast the price can climb. 

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Posted by Snoq. Pass RR on Friday, October 24, 2008 6:33 PM

How many days are left?  I have seen many start like that with 6-7 days to go, and by the time they end they have gone above MSRP.

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Too good to be true deal on Ebay
Posted by mainetrains on Friday, October 24, 2008 6:13 PM

Came across an auction on Ebay for an NCE PH Pro Power-Pro Pro-Cab 5 Amp DCC System.
Reportedly brand new in box with a current auction price of 107 dollars. This appears to be the same item which has an MSRP of 529.95.
Just wondering if anyone has an idea of how this person can be selling this for such a low price or is it something to stay away from.

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