NO FREAKING WAY! - Ebay Auctions Gone WILD!

[Kris]

I am really shocked at this auction - I really am...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:M...

Are these lamps getting that popular? What am I missing? If you shop around, you can buy 2 COMPLETE lamps for that price. Ugh.

Just WOW!


Oh and this one too - WTH is it??

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-HUGE-Fiber-Optic-UFO-Fantasia-Lamp-Eame...

[Daniele]

It's crazy,,,
yesterday I saw a dvd going for £3.00.. when last year I bought it for$90 :(:(:(
Depends, basically, on how intriguing the description of the item is, and on how many maniacs spot the listing and remember to bid...and I guess it depends on how many freaks bid just to see how much it goes, intending even not to pay the amount they bid.

[john]

I argree Some items on ebay go very high like a yellow dayglow jet bottle which i paid £26.00 and it didn't work. Then i got a refund and bought the yellow dayglow complete for £7.50 crazy. Also i see a astro metallic red go for £93 the other week boxed new and i got one the same time for only £10.00 which is one of my best ebay buys. It's crazy but just be patenice and wait until someone else sells one of these and you maybe luckly

[☆VixenGypsy☆]

Pathetically, the first one is just for the spray... not the lamp! Someone got screwed!

[Modulo '70]

Check out that Flock Astro on ebay uk the other night, sold for over £410.00 Mint and boxed however, but still, crazy prices!

[Kris]

That's what I figured when I saw the auction. Lol. Pretty stupid really.

[Jennifer]

I have no background on fantasia lamps-what is a usual price on these? Are they still made or are they all vintage?

[Kris]

Fantasia items are no longer made. They stopped production in the early twentieth century. The average price for a lamp - including the lamp itself and the spray in good condition, can fetch upwards of $80-200 depending on the actual condition, it may go even higher as I have seen lately. As for the spray by itself - I can not see them exceeding 80 dollars at most. I even thought it would max out at 30/40. However it did not.

So either I am guessing wrong, or someone just really really wanted the spray. Or they thought the lamp came with. From my previous buying experience, the winner could have purchased 2 lamps with sprays for the same price as 1 spray.

[Drew]

The Buyer on the Red Metallic Astro was me- and I would have paid a lot more. Had to have it, and it was in flawless brand new condition- perfectly clear unlike the Green and Purple metallics I have that are very cloudy (useless).

[john]

Yeah not many auction from the uk post lava lamps worldwide, It's a great lamp and i run mine on a 30w bulb to keep them clear.