Items you don't see everyday or that sold for a high price

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:59 pm

I have never seen a Rubik type bank before other than the sliding can puzzles. This features star wars pictures. This is not a true rubik's item, but more like the pro cubes that twist and fold into different pictures. When you change the picture the opening to the bank dissapears from view.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5215993052

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:10 pm

Holy Joker's Batman!!!!! :shock:

I have never seen a Joker puzzle head on Ebay before. Yikes, I wish I was the seller for that price. $270 The winner was kept private.

Oh, I wish I would have bought some of these when I could. They seem to be in demand.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5985067149&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEAFB%3AIT&rd=1

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:58 pm

A few good items have come and gone this week.

Tony's 3x3x4 $307

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5985732327&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Here is the original post from the Dutch cube day.

http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2061&highlight=

A 3d Studio Octaminx. $173.50

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5986233097&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

An original Dogic w/ box $97

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5986866937&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Wow, A Brass cube for $201.50 Tarnished too

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5986883959&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Entrapment and 7 other puzzles for only $30. Dang, I forgot to bid.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5986998966&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

nicky_uk · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:05 pm

Hidden Trillion sold by the same seller as the Entrapment above:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 5986997991

Aleksey · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:12 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5987612498 - Spindle mechanism Domino for $87
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5987057507 - Russian mechanism Domino for $185

I had an automated bid set on the Spindle Domino for much more than the winning bid, but it did not get through due to some kind of an error. :cry:

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:53 pm

How do you know that it is a russian mechanism? I see that the seller is from Russia, but is there anything else that identifies it.

Aleksey · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:52 pm

Dodd, the third picture (mid-twist) in the auction shows some internals. While I can't be sure until I see it for myself, it's very much alike to the one discussed in this old topic: viewtopic.php?t=2219 Another obvious detail is indented dots, as compared to painted dots.

Actually, I realized that myself only when I was setting up a bid for the spindle Domino 15 minutes before the auction's end. It clicked with me that there is something unusual about the other Domino. I remembered the third (russian) mechanism existed. So I found the topic mentioned above, and looked at the photos there.

Well, obviously, it's even in the database!
http://twistypuzzles.com/cgi-bin/puzzle.cgi?pid=1243

Aleh · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:46 pm

Aleksey, I very much regret, that you have interrupted mine bid because it is valid a domino with russian mechanism . I was ready to pay $183 as I know, that it is a domino the best of the best. (I have one precisely same). I congratulate on successful purchase.

Aleh · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:03 pm

Here is a pictures.

aphid_greene · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:38 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWA:IT
$53?? Okay, it's MIP, but still, $53?? What's going on?

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:30 pm

Wow, a WHITE sealed pac-man cube for $46. Strange that a sealed cube does not have all of the centers aligned correctly. Never seen this one before and I have only seen 1 other white pac man cube. I guess it is an original and not a restickered clone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5988028454&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

aphid_greene · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:33 pm

Can't find the link but I'm sure most of you'll know what I mean when I mention the white plastic "Dino cube" knock-off that was on ebay a couple days ago, listed by veni*vidi*vici, or similar, (won by one of the TP.com 'crew', I won't say who, to respect his privacy). I missed the auction :cry:

cause my intyweb was on the blink at the time.
Anyhoo, what was the deal with the price?? Yes, it was a knockoff, yes, it was probably the cubing equivalent of an early model Pinto, but $11.50?! Surely the novelty of a replica (in white, no less) makes it more desireable than just the two bids it got? If my net hadn't gone down when it did...

Any chance of **** (the winner, you know who you are) trading it/selling it on (for way more than $11.50, of course)? *hopeful grin*

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

aphid_greene wrote:

Yes, it was a knockoff, yes, it was probably the cubing equivalent of an early model Pinto, but $11.50?! Surely the novelty of a replica (in white, no less) makes it more desireable than just the two bids it got?

Do you think it's a twisty puzzle? It's not. You disassemble it and put it back together. Boring :lol:

aphid_greene · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:05 am

Ahhhh. That explains it. Yep. Boring. I hate disassembly puzzles. $11.50? You were had, mate!

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:45 pm

Any see this Star Wars Ep. I puzzle head prototype of Jar Jar? No bids at $125.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5988858235&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Aleksey · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:35 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5989142680 - Logi-Vip ball for 26 euro

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Did the price for a deluxe drop or is that no deluxe? I mean the one left of the game cube.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5988268790
(14 puzzles for $46)

David J · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:17 am

StefanPochmann wrote:

Did the price for a deluxe drop or is that no deluxe? I mean the one left of the game cube.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5988268790
(14 puzzles for $46)

It looks like a gyro cube. The deluxe, unless it's been modified, doesn't have green next to yellow.

One of those auctions did have a deluxe in it.

David J

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:28 pm

This auction contained a rare 4x8 whippit puzzle. Most whippit puzzles only have 6 colors. This is only the second one of these that I have seen.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5989428808&ssPageName=ADME:B:TB6:US:2

I know whippits come in different shapes and heights. I lost a bid on this one a while back. I have never seen a hexagonal 4x6 like this before.

jaap · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:23 am

Here's one that you don't see everyday, and was sold for a very high price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5990152916
I have been looking for an Orbik for at least 4 years, and now I'll finally have one.

My secret wishlist is slowly getting shorter, but at these prices I'll be broke before I get them all.

Juan Roure · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:04 am

EDIT
I´m sorry :oops:

But why it´s a garbage??

Carter · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:23 pm

Quote:

wOW!! high price!!
I have one in my collection.
http://juancoleccion.bravehost.com/pagina5.html

Sandy, please delete this garbage.

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Carter wrote:

Quote:

wOW!! high price!!
I have one in my collection.
http://juancoleccion.bravehost.com/pagina5.html

Sandy, please delete this garbage.

Huh? Why is that garbage?

Carter · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:09 pm

Whoops! My apologies. That's not what I saw the first time I used that link. Hmm.

This is a very nice web site. Nice collection! I especially like the quilty-looking mod on página 13. Nice mods, too. And three sizes of 3x3x3 balls. It's lovely to see puzzle information in Spanish.

I am very sorry for my too-quick judgement. I hit that link twice, and ended up somewhere else.

Ron · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:11 pm

Hi Carter,

We hit the link probably around the same time.
At that moment the site had reached the data transfer limit per day.
So what you saw was a page saying that, but the page was looking like an ordinary advertisement page (=garbage).

Have fun,

Ron

Juan Roure · **Posted:** Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:30 am

Carter wrote:

Whoops! My apologies. That's not what I saw the first time I used that link. Hmm.

This is a very nice web site. Nice collection! I especially like the quilty-looking mod on página 13. Nice mods, too. And three sizes of 3x3x3 balls. It's lovely to see puzzle information in Spanish.

I am very sorry for my too-quick judgement. I hit that link twice, and ended up somewhere else.

Don´t worrry my friend :wink:

Now I have problems whith the Daily Bandwidth :evil:

sorry!!

Now visit many people my web :lol:

and I,m searching another web hosting Without Bandwidth limit.I´m sorry about the inconveniences.
sorry for my english :roll:

JUAN
EDIT my new web page http://jrourees.iespana.es/ :wink:

nicknicknickandnick · **Joined:** Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:30 pm

That is a fine site -- glad that I was able to see it!

Jin H Kim · **Posted:** Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:54 pm

excalibur wrote:

sorry for my english :roll:

JUAN

Su Ingles es mejor que mi Español.

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Normal Babylon Tower for $61 ???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5991900562
Maybe people bid that high because "private listing - bidders' identities protected" so they weren't afraid to look stupid ;-)

Aleksey · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:12 am

Now I understand that I can't stop forgetting to bid. Just can't!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5991662690 - Only $76

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Aleksey wrote:

Now I understand that I can't stop forgetting to bid. Just can't!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5991662690 - Only $76

I did see that one but I don't see anything of special value in there. Am I missing something?

nicky_uk · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:59 pm

I agree... apart from the sealed entrapment, there isnt anything that I want that bad.

Aleksey · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:57 pm

I wanted the sealed Entrapment (never saw one on eBay before), and the sealed Mad Marbles. Would not mind a boxed Starburst by Entex, but that's secondary.

Joseph Liao · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:08 am

StefanPochmann wrote:

Normal Babylon Tower for $61 ???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5991900562
Maybe people bid that high because "private listing - bidders' identities protected" so they weren't afraid to look stupid ;-)

ROFL! So private listing DOES have an use....xD

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Joseph Liao wrote:

ROFL! So private listing DOES have an use....xD

Actually that's not just a joke. There are people out there who don't bid their maximum bid but make like 20 bids in $1 steps. And when the identities aren't shown, you might think there are lots of people interested in the item. And I believe there are people out there who bid high just because they see lots of other bidders.

Well, of course it could also be an even bigger trick of the seller. Maybe he pushed his own auction by bidding himself with a fake account. Recently in German Ebay a Potter Magic sold for I think 25 Euros and well, the sole bidder had a single feedback, two years old, from the very same seller. Coincidence? I don't think so.

Joseph Liao · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:33 pm

Oh...icic, I have never thought about that. It's actually pretty clever...but if you get caught...everyone will t hink you're a sore loser =] (Not you Stefan, the guy on ebay) Wow, ebay DOES have alot of tactics -_-X

jaap · **Posted:** Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:06 am

There have been some neat things on eBay recently, and I have managed to snag 3 of them. It is strange how there is nothing of interest (to me) for ages, and then half a dozen things drop by within two weeks of each other.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5993524669
A 7 column, 7 layer, Varikon puzzle. Mentioned here a month or two ago.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5993229050
Two Pyram puzzles. One was sold within the last year for more than these two combined.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8211872760
A Vulcan XL 25, the original handheld version of Lights Out.

Aleksey · **Posted:** Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:30 am

jaap wrote:

Two Pyram puzzles. One was sold within the last year for more than these two combined.

Actually, I snatched two Pyram puzzles this year in a single auction quite inexpensively.

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:41 pm

Not too bad a price for a this multi sided cube. $36

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5995537851&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I was surprised to see a Rubik's Maze complete with box for only $65.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rubiks-MAZE-mint-box-brochure_W0QQitemZ5232259100QQcategoryZ22161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Prices seem to be dropping

Jin H Kim · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:15 pm

Wow, that's cheap for a Rubik's Maze. At least it went to the hands of a fellow twistypuzzler. Keeps it in the family, so to speak.

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Jin H Kim wrote:

Wow, that's cheap for a Rubik's Maze.

Can you guys stop saying that? It's sad enough that I need to sell puzzles to stay at university and go to the world champs ;-)

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:03 pm

Wow, and to think that I traded one of these for a 6 color Dino cube years ago.

Rubik's Rabbit only $38

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5234774005&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

David J · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:17 am

Dig this. Three sealed Deluxe cubes within three days:

Sealed Deluxe Edition Cube $275 Sept 9, 2005
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

Sealed Deluxe Edition Cube $75.76 Sept 11, 2005 09:29:06 PDT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

Sealed Deluxe Edition Cube $199.99 Sept 11, 2005 17:37:40 PDT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

The second one went for $200 less than the first and the third one went for nearly $125 more than the second!

How strange was that?

David J

Aleksey · **Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:12 pm

The seller of the first and the third was a bidder on the second. He did not win, but ultimately, I guess that's how you turn profit!

David J · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:17 am

Aleksey wrote:

The seller of the first and the third was a bidder on the second. He did not win, but ultimately, I guess that's how you turn profit!

I noticed that too. I thought maybe he was trying to replace one, but I think you're right. By having a high reserve on his two, and bidding on another one, he did raise the price.

DJ

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

David J wrote:

The second one went for $200 less than the first and the third one went for nearly $125 more than the second!

Read its question and answer. He explicitly says he doesn't ship internationally. A deluxe. How stupid is that???

David J · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:17 am

Look at this:
For a used Calendar cube!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5990252905

I've seen sealed one's go for much less.

David J

Mr.Twisty · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:33 pm

A logi-vip masterball with the case, but opened for $235

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5998139688&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

chris_joe · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:24 am

siamese 5x5 for $102.50
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PcY_BID_IT

rubik's maze for $86
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PcY_BID_IT

blindman's 3x3 for $202.50

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PcY_BID_IT

and just wanted to show this crazy auction. 5x3 for $76.49 :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Official-Rubik ... dZViewItem

corrections made

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Remember to write the winning bids as well, otherwise in 3 months when Ebay deletes the auction this information will be lost.

Items you don't see everyday or that sold for a high price

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