I'm Mora dumb

[Zulus]

Need some explanation why some guy sells Mora Classic red handle knives
{on e-something} for usually $99 or more
hundreds of them literally !!!
while other same looking knives cost 3-4 times less
I'm puzzled, help ...

 

[Peter Hartwig]

all things being equal.
Isn't the ? why do some buy them. He sells them to make a lot of money
I haven't seen the sales ad

 

[cbach8tw]

Is he selling them in bulk quantities?

 

[Alberta Ed]

Sounds like a ripoff. Those are usually $10 or less.

 

[Rich S]

Sounds strange to me also; but some Mora Classics are plain carbon while others are laminated steel.
Rich

 

[dirc]

I've noticed this on e-* for all kinds of things... (for many years now)

the formula is: buy stuff in bulk, and sell it for 5x or 10x more
people have been doing it with lego sets, popular toys, nintendo stuff (like those re-issued old mini consoles)

it's really just a natural outcome of providing a no-cost platform to any random person who is selling anything...
it only costs the sellers a % of sales, so from their perspective, whynot try for a 10x profit?
they are hoping they get lucky and find something where demand outstrips supply... (which happens on occasion like those retro nintendo consoles)

I'm pretty sure the prevalence of this nonsense is why e-* has died out and most people don't bother wasting time on it

weird al summed it up perfectly in his 2003 song with the same title

 

[Stelth]

I call it a "hail mary" when an eBayer has something listed much higher than the norm.

 

[Zulus]

All clear, except nothing is clear.
I (for example) want to sell at higher price, sorry.
But who or what pushed BUYERS to pay $100 for $25 knife ???
Hundreds of them.
Social group hallucination ...

 

[Stelth]

I've heard money laundering is sometimes done by selling things at a high price.

 

[Zulus]

I've heard money laundering is sometimes done by selling things at a high price.

That's sadly very possible.
But e-something is involved in such schemes for sure !

BTW - it stink of course.
I found first listing just browsing e-...
Then many $99 Moras shows up big way.
But when I tried to recreate "search" there is NOTHING such.
So I went deep back all the way and voila - they are bright and kicking buyers healthy !

Added :
There are some 12 such auctions, at least
3 "sellers" , 4 locations, all of course Caulifornia !!
all Mora Carbon (no stainless, no laminated, no sandvik)
hundreds sold already for $99 or more
thousands ready to GO
oh my ...

 

[Stelth]

My wife collects Corning Ware. You know, the cookware with the blue flower design. Right now two pieces are listed for $34,000. No way any are worth that.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

Ahhhh, if you only knew how delicious a plain old tuna casserole tastes when baked in a $34,000 dish. Sublime!

Be careful washing the dishes.

 

[Sid Post]

Perceived scarcity and/or rarity. Add uninformed bidders and you have craziness where people pay more for a used item than brand new costs at your local store. How else can they put the local 'ma and pa' store on Mainstreet out of business?