Gentleman's agreements.

firebreather · Post by **firebreather** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:02 pm

I think Gentlemens agreements are a thing of the past, especiallly with a certain unamed gentlemen buying most of the bb stuff on ebay and then reselling it at inflated prices

fen · Post by **fen** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:11 pm

Valen wrote:Well I have weighed in with Â£150 maximum bid for now, I have them foe 112 at the moment. If I win I will be looking to sell some of it on.

That was as far as my max bid was going to be. I was after the Star Players and some of the teams. Good luck with it.

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:28 pm

Firebreather's got it right. The days of 'gentlemen's agreements' have long since gone the way of the dodo as far as ' a general rule of thumb' goes. It worked well for what was essentially a relatively small and close knit community for a time, but the size of this place nowdays coupled with 'all's fair in love and business' from the likes of tritex/margaretthorn (I'll name names Steve!

) have killed any such notion as a forum ideal.
Too big here now, simple as that. If you know the guy, swap pms and sort it personally ( then member x will come in and snipe you anyway!).
Ah lead. Collectability. Profit. Hard cash. Some people really need to get a feckin grip, but I'm done with any expectations of the 'TBB community' nowdays.

Tritex · Post by **Tritex** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:59 pm

Don't worry about talking about me - I get used to it good or bad! Well I am not making excuses for buying & selling, its just what I do and a lot of other guys on this forum do too just not as much as me, many are set on timed bids so I really don't know who is bidding at time of buying! I buy in large lots that are not accessible to people who only want a few choice pieces, keep a few for myself and sell others on. If they are not good enough painted I strip em all to boot!

Who else on this forum is going to buy over Â£5k worth of blistered star players & teams to enable access to these figures at 1/2 GW new prices? As I said new stuff I will buy and sell lower than ticket prices but older stuff its really down to supply & demand!

This auction lot I have had my eye on for a while. Actually in the main because I like the paint jobs on the close ups I can see and need a few more better painted star players for my own collection but theres actually a lot of plastic figures hidden in this lot which de-values it.

Will I be bidding - prossibly & probably, depends on the price. I am with Valen on assesment of price at the moment so its a bit neck & neck but we will see.

Gentlemans agreements...Hmm I think theres too many people out there buying & selling now to play this game - although I am more than willing if someone really wants a particular piece to buy a lot and sell that bit on at a divisable cost. I do this a lot people in the know just ask rather than making a big deal of it! Invariably nowadays if you say 'don't bid because I am bidding' someone else goes & bids over and both lose out. It all sounds nicey nicey but in reality doesn't really work!

Fraggel-Chris · Post by **Fraggel-Chris** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:50 pm

Theres will allways be a few guys who wonÂ´t take part in a gentlemans agreement but we could agree that itÂ´s best for everyone if noone forces the price too high if another member would pay more

Spectre · Post by **Spectre** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:52 pm

With one person swooping in to buy and resell just about every lot, there's only one person that will benefit from that...

Fraggel-Chris · Post by **Fraggel-Chris** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:17 pm

Then do an agreement without him!

All others would benefit.
No one forces the other bid.
He would step in so or so, but if not buying would be cheaper.