does it ever make you wonder what one single person could possibly want with so many of the same chase car??? you see those certain names that make it a point to run up the bids to ridiculous amounts on certain chase cars and even manage to win 90% of every single one that comes across ebay.

this particular ebayer seems to do it very often which just made me stop and wonder what they could possibly want with so many of the same chase car. :confused: most of these aren't $20 whites or greens but high end stuff that goes in the $50 to $100 range if not much more. this is not a complaint because i could have had this car at it's cheapest ebay price of $75 BIN but i passed. it just made me wonder why this person seems to make it a point to win every single one that comes across the bay along with many other multiples of the same chase cars. :confused:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290196106430&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230209655443&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280189817115&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170180250905&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280189858200&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018

With only so many made, maybe they think if they can take a bunch of them out of the market it will drive the price way up when they show up again later.
Maybe?

yeah its old.and stupid.
i would imagine they think that having so many would monpolize the price later down the road.
collecting is great.
running up against rich people on ebay that keep winning the same things over and over.sucks.
i had this probably acouple years ago when i wanted a real riders series corvette.same guy kept winning them over and over.

If you follow that buyer's other auctions, you will see that it isn't just Green Machines he bids on (hoards?) - its practically everything in the high end diecast lines. Kudos for him if he can do that; I certainly hope some day I'm in that league. What I can't help but wonder is if you have that kind of spare cash, why not go buy something really amazing, like mint 1:1 '67 Shelby GT. I'd bet that would look a lot more impressive in a garage than a stack of boxed diecast!

It is nice to collect some stuff, but this guy is wasting money on too much junk! :thumbsup:
I just sit back and laugh at how much he spends on this. Tens of thousands of dollars this guy spends with ease!

What I can't help but wonder is if you have that kind of spare cash, why not go buy something really amazing, like mint 1:1 '67 Shelby GT. I'd bet that would look a lot more impressive in a garage than a stack of boxed diecast!

I was thinking the same thing!

If you follow that buyer's other auctions, you will see that it isn't just Green Machines he bids on (hoards?) - its practically everything in the high end diecast lines.
yes, it seems like he goes after anything he can and every single one that comes up at that. i just can't believe how much this guy spends on multiples of the same high end chase cars alone let alone the variety of different cars. i am lucky enough to get one or two different higher end chase pieces let alone multiples of the same cars. kudos to him for having the money but it seems like money well wasted unless he plans at selling them at a higher amount later on if he really is trying to control the market on them.

What I can't help but wonder is if you have that kind of spare cash, why not go buy something really amazing, like mint 1:1 '67 Shelby GT. I'd bet that would look a lot more impressive in a garage than a stack of boxed diecast!
this a very good point. if you even spend a little amount of time on ebay you will see what this guy has spent on these cars. i would much rather have a rare or even just a nice 1:1 car sitting in the garage rather than having 5 each of the same $100 chase cars piled up all over the place.

to each his own i guess. i look at what i have spent over the years on diecast in general and that money would have gotten me a nice 1:1 toy. i've debated about backing off on my diecast spending to buy another WS.6 but it is too darn hard to quit the hobby especially with the really nice stuff that has been coming out over the years. i at least try to limit myself to one each of anything expensive. :lol:

I did a search on this guy's ID earlier today, he bid on almost 1,000 items in the last 30 days and won over 300 of them I believe. I wonder if he does this for a living because it has to be more than a hobby to be that dedicated to ebaying.

The only rational reason for buying so many is he is in a GTA club and he's getting them for all his friends. That's not too likely to be true. :D

I'd LOVE to have one of these GM GTA's rite now but I'll wait till it comes down in price.
GreenLight is useing this casting also in MCG R6 as a stock and also a custom version as well in the Black Bandit series so there'll be plenty of this casting GM to go around.
Plus I got the one with flames on preorder and eventully the larger scale is comming out.



Man, I just realized this is going to be an expensive year.

I did a search on this guy's ID earlier today, he bid on almost 1,000 items in the last 30 days and won over 300 of them I believe. I wonder if he does this for a living because it has to be more than a hobby to be that dedicated to ebaying.

The only rational reason for buying so many is he is in a GTA club and he's getting them for all his friends. That's not too likely to be true. :D

Thanks for the statistics Mike. :wave:

It's remotely possible that topcollector is going to RAOK HT members that posted on this thread with these GM's. :hat:

STUTZ!!!!!!!!! ;)u kill me, we can only wish he'll RAOK someone with them.

btw my address is..........................

But he does not sell much right? I think Mr Top Collector should share pics of his wharehouse with the boards.

DrDeal

He bought a GM from me and I invited him to join HT, I don't think he has. No need and calling him "stupid", he has the right to buy them.

Gerald

We are all different kinds of collectors. I am the point now where I see no sense in buying the same casting in a different color. HW fans seem the strangest to me buying the whole spectra of colors avaiable of a casting. So this guy to me does not seem any stranger than other collectors.

I Think;) He is a Member on HTBB



He bought a GM from me and I invited him to join HT, I don't think he has. No need and calling him "stupid", he has the right to buy them.

Gerald

I Think;) He is a Member on HTBB

Then RAOK's are possible after all! :hat:

Then RAOK's are possible after all! :hat:

Only slightly more possible than before, and that is most likely not saying too much. :D

I'm pretty sure that's the guy that bought a GM Camaro from me. To bad it wasn't a T/A, they went for a lot more cash than my poor Camaro...

[QUOTE=CTWLSMIKE]I did a search on this guy's ID earlier today

I know this is not towards me but..................................THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CHANGED ALL MY FEEDBACK TO PRIVATE!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT NOBODY DO THIS TO ME EXCEPT EBAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wave:

He bought a GM from me and I invited him to join HT, I don't think he has. No need and calling him "stupid", he has the right to buy them.

Gerald
Hotwheels1980,Carfreaks,TopCollector,GusandAshley, Margarita... definately isnt "stupid" he is a multi millionaire so those that want cars CHEAP.............ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLLLLLLLLLLLY PATIENT!! :thumbsup:

I think it's David Hasselhoff buying all the '87 Firebirds in honor of his old sidekick, KITT.

Hotwheels1980,Carfreaks,TopCollector,GusandAshley, Margarita... definately isnt "stupid" he is a multi millionaire so those that want cars CHEAP.............ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLLLLLLLLLLLY PATIENT!! :thumbsup:
haha, i forgot about the hotwheels1980 ID and never knew about the Margarita. as for those that have to be patient, i don't think they should even try as there will be nothing left by the time topcollector is done buying all of them up. :thumbsup:

He bought a GM from me and I invited him to join HT, I don't think he has. No need and calling him "stupid", he has the right to buy them.

Gerald

He is David27 here on HT. I have seen him post on the S&S several times.

[QUOTE=Pewter02WS6]haha, i forgot about the hotwheels1980 ID and never knew about the Margarita.

I NEVER WILL!!!!!! :mad: He used this name to make me spend way too much on many FEST HURST OLDS......Even if he sold one on bay for BIN $25 i wouldnt be caught DEAD giving him A SINGLE SHINY OR DULL LINCOLN........He even has the gonads to shale bid his bel air test shot on the bay!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!

I, for one, admire the man's deidcation and abilty to go after anything and everything he wants.

Is it really anyones business what this guys does with his money? Or with the items he buys? :thumbsup:

Gossip Brittney Spears Style Bro!!

[QUOTE=CTWLSMIKE]I did a search on this guy's ID earlier today

I know this is not towards me but..................................THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CHANGED ALL MY FEEDBACK TO PRIVATE!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT NOBODY DO THIS TO ME EXCEPT EBAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wave:

Uh, to my knowledge, you can make your feedback private, but not your bid history. Nice try though. :tongue:

Is it really anyones business what this guys does with his money? Or with the items he buys? :thumbsup:

No not really, but this is a discussion forum and we can pretty much discuss these things in a civil manner. It's public information, so it's not a big deal. I'm sure he could care less, so why do you?

If you run across this guy's ID as often as some of us do when searching out the bay for items, you'd probably understand why it's worthy of a discussion. ;)

No not really, but this is a discussion forum and we can pretty much discuss these things in a civil manner. It's public information, so it's not a big deal. I'm sure he could care less, so why do you?

If you run across this guy's ID as often as some of us do when searching out the bay for items, you'd probably understand why it's worthy of a discussion. ;)


I don't. That's why I stand by my original post. :p

No not really, but this is a discussion forum and we can pretty much discuss these things in a civil manner. It's public information, so it's not a big deal. I'm sure he could care less, so why do you?

If you run across this guy's ID as often as some of us do when searching out the bay for items, you'd probably understand why it's worthy of a discussion. ;)
this is exactly what the intent of this thread was. it wasn't to bitch about the guy although i am sure some of would like to as he makes it very expensive for any of us to get anything nice. :lol: it was to "discuss" what one person could possibly want with so many of the same high end chase cars. ;) it has stayed pretty clean so far. please try to keep it this way.




I don't. That's why I stand by my original post. :p
you have your opinion and we have ours. you spoke your peace now please move on unless you have anything to add to the discussion. :thumbsup: i don't want this thread to turn into a flame and end up getting locked.

[QUOTE=Pewter02WS6]this is exactly what the intent of this thread was. it wasn't to bitch about the guy although i am sure some of would like to as he makes it very expensive for any of us to get anything nice. :lol: it was to "discuss" what one person could possibly want with so many of the same high end chase cars. ;) it has stayed pretty clean so far. please try to keep it this way.

I plan on keeping it clean.......Just want to do unto others as you would want it done to you!!! CLEAN HIS POCKETS ON EVERY BAY RUBBER TIRE ZINGER WL LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING!!! :wave: :woohoo:

[QUOTE=berschneider06
I plan on keeping it clean.......Just want to do unto others as you would want it done to you!!! CLEAN HIS POCKETS ON EVERY BAY RUBBER TIRE ZINGER WL LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING!!! :wave: :woohoo:[/QUOTE]

Good Luck with that one. David is a pretty nice guy and has bought stuff from me before. The fact that he's a "trust fund baby" and has EXTENSIVE deep pockets is besides the point. Since I don't try to buy GM's when they are really new, I rarely am in a position to lose an auction to him.

I just put a bid in on an Employee 07 Holiday Cuda. Our friend here won for 232. I hope he does not need 15 of the Cudas. That is my concern when I see he is the winner. No problem with Mr Top Collector. Just concenrn about
being made to wait a long time to get access to high end diecast.

DrDeal

this is exactly what the intent of this thread was. it wasn't to bitch about the guy although i am sure some of would like to as he makes it very expensive for any of us to get anything nice. :lol: it was to "discuss" what one person could possibly want with so many of the same high end chase cars. ;) it has stayed pretty clean so far. please try to keep it this way.





you have your opinion and we have ours. you spoke your peace now please move on unless you have anything to add to the discussion. :thumbsup: i don't want this thread to turn into a flame and end up getting locked.


I gave an opinion dude. Just because it differs from yours it's not welcome. Nice. :thumbsup:

I gave an opinion dude. Just because it differs from yours it's not welcome. Nice. :thumbsup:
please tell me at what point did i state that your opinion wasn't welcome??? i said "you have your opinion and we have ours" i also stated that "you stated your opinion and unless you have something to add to the discussion, please move on." what part of that did you miss? i don't believe i was rude at any point. it seems like you have a sour-puss because nobody seemed to agree with you that it is not our business to carry out this discussion.

you stated your opinion and that is that you don't think we have the right to discuss the topic. that is fine but the discussion will go on without you regardless of how you feel about it. i see no further need for you to post anything as you are against the topic we are discussing. the only reason you would keep posting is to start a flame war. it is that simple. this isn't what i want this thread to turn into although you seem to be trying to start the fire. :rolleyes:

again this thread was started to discuss what one person could want with so many multiples of high end chase cars. it wasn't to discuss whether it was our business to discuss the topic. if you don't think we have the right to do so, post your opinion (which you already did) and move on just as i asked you to. i didn't say your opinion wasn't welcome just because it differs from mine however i did state that it has nothing to do with the topic and will only lead to a flame war which is something i don't want!!

A thread is started to bag on a guy for all intents and purposes about his collecting habits.
A guy gives his opinion on this and gets slammed for it.
Can you feel the love?

A thread is started to bag on a guy for all intents and purposes about his collecting habits.
A guy gives his opinion on this and gets slammed for it.
Can you feel the love?

That is what I was thinking as well. :freak:

i say more power to the dude!!! if ya got it go for it!! not only in diecast... it is a money game but life is as well!!!

please tell me at what point did i state that your opinion wasn't welcome??? i said "you have your opinion and we have ours" i also stated that "you stated your opinion and unless you have something to add to the discussion, please move on." what part of that did you miss? i don't believe i was rude at any point. it seems like you have a sour-puss because nobody seemed to agree with you that it is not our business to carry out this discussion.

you stated your opinion and that is that you don't think we have the right to discuss the topic. that is fine but the discussion will go on without you regardless of how you feel about it. i see no further need for you to post anything as you are against the topic we are discussing. the only reason you would keep posting is to start a flame war. it is that simple. this isn't what i want this thread to turn into although you seem to be trying to start the fire. :rolleyes:

again this thread was started to discuss what one person could want with so many multiples of high end chase cars. it wasn't to discuss whether it was our business to discuss the topic. if you don't think we have the right to do so, post your opinion (which you already did) and move on just as i asked you to. i didn't say your opinion wasn't welcome just because it differs from mine however i did state that it has nothing to do with the topic and will only lead to a flame war which is something i don't want!!

If you think those few words were trying to start a flame war you must be very sensitive.

Carry on with your thread. :thumbsup:

If you think those few words were trying to start a flame war you must be very sensitive.
Carry on with your thread. :thumbsup:
if you weren't trying to flame, then there would have been no reason for you to respond complaining that your opinion wasn't welcome. ;)


A thread is started to bag on a guy for all intents and purposes about his collecting habits.
A guy gives his opinion on this and gets slammed for it.
Can you feel the love?
this thread was not started to bag on the guy for his collecting habits. don't let a few persons opinions lead to that thought. if this guy was a "buy one week & sell a week later for a large profit kind of guy" than i would understand your assumption but this guy is not or at least doesn't appear to be that way as i have rarely ever seen him sell much of anything compared to the amount he buys.

this thread was started for the sole reason i stated in the original post. perhaps this could have sparked him to respond or get a response from someone that personally knows the guy as to what he wants with so many of the same high end chase cars. when greg was snagging up all of the buick t-type white lightnings from the musclecars box set, i wondered why he was going after so many. it turned out that he put together a very cool 10 pack of all white lightnings of that car. it was something that was pretty neat and something you never had seen before. perhaps this discussion could lean us to learn what the guy is doing. he might not be a social person to come here and show us his project or collection or he just might not visit the board himself regularly. i was just curious what he does with them. i certainly didn't expect to have a select few come in and turn this thread into a whining session. :rolleyes:

as for me slamming a guy for his opinion, please show me where anyone did that???? i must have missed it. :rolleyes: what i did slam him for is the simple fact that he posted his opinion and couldn't let it be. he felt the need to complain that his opinion was not welcome when nobody here said that which in return was an attempt to start an argument.

i thought this thread started off pretty good until someone had to whine about the topic being none of our business which ironically is none of his business. can we please get back on the topic and refrain ourselves from any further negative comments? :thumbsup:

The only one whining here is you Junior.

"Boo hoo Zom messed up my little thread. Now I'll never know what topcollector-il is doing with all those high end chase cars. http://www.simnet.is/agirs/january_02/big_weeping.gif "


Did you ever stop to think that the guy may have kids or grandkids that he's putting sets together for? And really... Does it matter how much he spends on the cars? It's no different than someone walking into Walmart and walking out with a dozen Treasure hunts. it's their money they are spending.. not yours. So instead of whining and crying about what he's bidding and how much he's buying, take that wallet out and out bid him or S.T.F.U.!

The only one whining here is you Junior.
wrong! i had nothing to complain about until some crybaby chimed in that his opinion wasn't welcome. ;)


Did you ever stop to think that the guy may have kids or grandkids that he's putting sets together for?
now if you would have provided that input at the very beginning, you would have actually offered something positive to this thread instead of turning it into your personal bitching session about who's business is what. :rolleyes:

And really... Does it matter how much he spends on the cars?It's no different than someone walking into Walmart and walking out with a dozen Treasure hunts.
the last time i checked, treasure hunts at walmart cost $0.97 not in excess of $100 which is what this guy is spending on one single car. ;)

it's their money they are spending.. not yours. So instead of whining and crying about what he's bidding and how much he's buying, take that wallet out and out bid him or S.T.F.U.!
this is where you need to pull your head out of your rear end and actually read everything i posted instead of scanning the thread and picking up on what "other" people have posted! i never complained about having to outbid the guy did i????? in fact, i stated i could have had this car at its cheapest selling price of $75 if i really wanted it. in fact, i didn't complain about anything at all. there have already been threads in the past of people complaining this guy running up the bids on everything. the topic has been discussed multiple times so i see no need to bring it to this thread as everyone had already expressed their displeasure on that topic.

it is obvious you are only here to piss and moan about anything you can or even make up stuff to keep your rant going. keep your nose out of this thread and S.U. already! i asked nicely but you can't seem to get the hint! :rolleyes:

$1.00, $100.00. It's still his money and none of your business how he spends it.


:thumbsup:

It's still his money and none of your business how he spends it.


Actually, if it's done publicly, as it is being done, it is well within our rights to discuss it. We can voice our opinions whether we like it or not, and whether you think it's none of anyone's business or not, is irrelevant. Yes we may be howling at the moon, but so what?

I would caution you and Chris in the use of your acronym (S.T.%.U.). Check your TOS again if you don't know why you shouldn't use it.

$1.00, $100.00. It's still his money and none of your business how he spends it.


:thumbsup:
news flash! it is none of YOUR business what we discuss unless it personally affects you. ;) again, i find it ironic that you come here butting in our business telling us that we don't have the right to discuss someone else's business. :rolleyes: our business is none of yours so get over it already and move on! thanks for stopping by. :wave:

It's remotely possible that topcollector is going to RAOK HT members that posted on this thread with these GM's. :hat:


I like where this is headed... :woohoo:

Actually, if it's done publicly, as it is being done, it is well within our rights to discuss it. We can voice our opinions whether we like it or not, and whether you think it's none of anyone's business or not, is irrelevant. Yes we may be howling at the moon, but so what?

I would caution you and Chris in the use of your acronym (S.T.%.U.). Check your TOS again if you don't know why you shouldn't use it.


Actually, I never said that you couldn't discuss it. :dude:

You got it ace. :thumbsup:

Actually, I never said that you couldn't discuss it. :dude:


All righty then.... :rolleyes: Moving right along...... :freak: :wave:

well looks like hes laying off the TAs for now anyway.
i'd imagine if someone could get enough of one certain chase car it would effect the value.
i've given some thought on trying to obtain as many of the first corvette greens as i can since theyre supposed to be the lowest run.but really its kinda selfish isnt it?
money and greed sure makes an ugly monster.