Impossible to Understand...

Pete Ebbink · 09-21-2004, 08:10 PM

...bidding on e-Bay even surprises me, sometimes :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2264955748

Over $ 800 for a collection of misc. small booklets and pamphlets by Robert Marvin...I have a couple of pieces that I picked up for $ 5.00 a piece and found the quality of the publications' printing was pretty poor...

Tomathvl · 09-21-2004, 08:38 PM

Hi Pete,
There must be a sleeper in there somewhere several folks excited over something??? or ????
Tom

ToggleTop · 09-21-2004, 08:43 PM

Hello Pete,

WOW, I've got to go. I've got to get busy on Ebay. Maybe my ship will come in too!!

Regards,

John Sabato · 09-22-2004, 12:57 PM

Pete, I don't think there are any sleepers in that collection...

I don't know who the "winner" really is is, but the winner's ebay handle has been bidding only since August on Luger items... I just checked his history and back in August he paid $214 and change for a copy of Harry Jones "Luger Variations" that wasn't in very good condition... especially since the covers had separated from the pages... a book that usually sells for about $30.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2264956366

I suspect he is a newbie with a new found interest in Lugers that doesn't know the real value of what he is bidding on... a Freshman at Luger University I would imagine...

I also know that Robert Marvin's widow has been slowly selling the books her husband authored on ebay over the last couple of years... I guess she finally decided to get rid of the whole lot of them and any other Luger related materials...This collection was sold by a third party...

policeluger · 09-22-2004, 01:15 PM

I've got some beach front property in Arizona...you got this guys address??

lugerholsterrepair · 09-22-2004, 02:18 PM

Hey Police Luger, I might be interested...Not much beach in Yuma...I don't know what's going on..Plenty of people out there with money if these are real bids. Jerry Burney

Pete Ebbink · 09-22-2004, 05:48 PM

Hi John S.,

I did send "subeshop" an email through e-Bay...inviting him to join the Luger Forum and to learn his lessons cheaper on our site... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Luke · 09-22-2004, 07:48 PM

Sad

Edward Tinker · 09-23-2004, 12:54 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Pete Ebbink:
I did send "subeshop"... <hr /></blockquote>Ah, him, he has outbid me on several occassions, I thought maybe it was my wife buying me presents for christmas!

<img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> Ed

Vlim · 09-23-2004, 09:46 AM

I think Mr. Subeshop just sells gun-related books through a speciality bookshop.

Some book dealers I see at Euro fairs tend to ask the most rediculous prices for publications.

For example I've seen Jan Still's books go for over 150EUR, attached to the story that 'they are no longer in print'. John Walter's 1977 Luger does 50 - 100 EUR, etc...

I think he will have no trouble reprinting and reselling the material he bought, making a reasonable profit on the side.

Pete Ebbink · 09-25-2004, 04:35 PM

Here is a portion of the reply I received from the e-Bay buyer :

" I paid too much for the Variations book but that was offset by other good buys I have made. Which brings me to the Luger Journals. I was ASTOUNDED by the attention given to my purchase of this item. Let me say I have bought and sold a lot of antique paper (ie. books,magazines,catalogues,photos,comics,baseball cards.etc.) Anyone knows that a "complete" collection of anything is worth more than the sum of it's individual parts. I've seen individual luger journals cheap,but I bet the set was worth a lot more than the total of the individual issues. As it is , I have made arragements to sell my set to an advanced collector after making a few copies for myself. So there is a method to my maddness. I hope this explains the mystery of the Luger Journals, and I do hope that the one guy's wife does get him something nice for Christmas. "

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Ron Smith · 09-25-2004, 08:34 PM

Ed, That'll larn ya a lesson ya won't soon a be forgettin'. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Edward Tinker · 09-25-2004, 09:22 PM

If its my wife I'd be amazed, she'll buy me stuff, but I don't think over $800 bucks worth of magazines!!

But, I do agree with Mr Subshop, that a complete collection is worth considerably more than a few magazines.

Ed

09-21-2004, 08:10 PM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Impossible to Understand... ...bidding on e-Bay even surprises me, sometimes : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2264955748 Over $ 800 for a collection of misc. small booklets and pamphlets by Robert Marvin...I have a couple of pieces that I picked up for $ 5.00 a piece and found the quality of the publications' printing was pretty poor...

09-21-2004, 08:43 PM	#3
ToggleTop User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 297 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Pete, WOW, I've got to go. I've got to get busy on Ebay. Maybe my ship will come in too!! Regards, __________________ *********************** ToggleTop************* JustHappenToLoveLugers *************************

09-22-2004, 12:57 PM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Pete, I don't think there are any sleepers in that collection... I don't know who the "winner" really is is, but the winner's ebay handle has been bidding only since August on Luger items... I just checked his history and back in August he paid $214 and change for a copy of Harry Jones "Luger Variations" that wasn't in very good condition... especially since the covers had separated from the pages... a book that usually sells for about $30.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2264956366 I suspect he is a newbie with a new found interest in Lugers that doesn't know the real value of what he is bidding on... a Freshman at Luger University I would imagine... I also know that Robert Marvin's widow has been slowly selling the books her husband authored on ebay over the last couple of years... I guess she finally decided to get rid of the whole lot of them and any other Luger related materials...This collection was sold by a third party... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-22-2004, 02:18 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,761 Thanks: 4,855 Thanked 3,101 Times in 1,427 Posts	Hey Police Luger, I might be interested...Not much beach in Yuma...I don't know what's going on..Plenty of people out there with money if these are real bids. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

09-22-2004, 07:48 PM	#8
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Sad __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther

09-21-2004, 08:38 PM	#2
Tomathvl User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milan, IN Posts: 363 Thanks: 3 Thanked 48 Times in 19 Posts	Hi Pete, There must be a sleeper in there somewhere several folks excited over something??? or ???? Tom

09-22-2004, 01:15 PM	#5
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	I've got some beach front property in Arizona...you got this guys address??

09-22-2004, 05:48 PM	#7
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi John S., I did send "subeshop" an email through e-Bay...inviting him to join the Luger Forum and to learn his lessons cheaper on our site... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

09-23-2004, 12:54 AM	#9
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,912 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Pete Ebbink: <strong>I did send "subeshop"... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Ah, him, he has outbid me on several occassions, I thought maybe it was my wife buying me presents for christmas! <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

09-23-2004, 09:46 AM	#10
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,035 Thanks: 1,020 Thanked 3,888 Times in 1,187 Posts	I think Mr. Subeshop just sells gun-related books through a speciality bookshop. Some book dealers I see at Euro fairs tend to ask the most rediculous prices for publications. For example I've seen Jan Still's books go for over 150EUR, attached to the story that 'they are no longer in print'. John Walter's 1977 Luger does 50 - 100 EUR, etc... I think he will have no trouble reprinting and reselling the material he bought, making a reasonable profit on the side.

09-25-2004, 04:35 PM	#11
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Here is a portion of the reply I received from the e-Bay buyer : " I paid too much for the Variations book but that was offset by other good buys I have made. Which brings me to the Luger Journals. I was ASTOUNDED by the attention given to my purchase of this item. Let me say I have bought and sold a lot of antique paper (ie. books,magazines,catalogues,photos,comics,baseball cards.etc.) Anyone knows that a "complete" collection of anything is worth more than the sum of it's individual parts. I've seen individual luger journals cheap,but I bet the set was worth a lot more than the total of the individual issues. As it is , I have made arragements to sell my set to an advanced collector after making a few copies for myself. So there is a method to my maddness. I hope this explains the mystery of the Luger Journals, and I do hope that the one guy's wife does get him something nice for Christmas. " Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

09-25-2004, 08:34 PM	#12
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Ed, That'll larn ya a lesson ya won't soon a be forgettin'. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-25-2004, 09:22 PM	#13
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,912 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	If its my wife I'd be amazed, she'll buy me stuff, but I don't think over $800 bucks worth of magazines!! But, I do agree with Mr Subshop, that a complete collection is worth considerably more than a few magazines. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV