101's not fetching the money?

Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
relisted a few times, and not selling.

Is it now a buyers market?

Alex

On or around Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
>aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
>money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
>relisted a few times, and not selling.
>
>Is it now a buyers market?

more likely people putting too high a reserve on 'em...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Once, when the secrets of science were the jealously guarded property of
a small priesthood, the common man had no hope of mastering their arcane
complexities. Years of study in musty classrooms were prerequisite to
obtaining even a dim, incoherent knowledge of science.
Today, all that has changed: a dim, incoherent knowledge of science is
available to anyone. - Tom Weller, Science Made Stupid, 1986

On or around Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
>aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
>money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
>relisted a few times, and not selling.
>
>Is it now a buyers market?
>
>Alex

you're getting tempted, aren't you...

I still fancy a Zil. Mind, dunno if I could fit round the lanes I go around
on the school run, but then again, would it matter?

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Once, when the secrets of science were the jealously guarded property of
a small priesthood, the common man had no hope of mastering their arcane
complexities. Years of study in musty classrooms were prerequisite to
obtaining even a dim, incoherent knowledge of science.
Today, all that has changed: a dim, incoherent knowledge of science is
available to anyone. - Tom Weller, Science Made Stupid, 1986

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:29:11 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
>>aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
>>money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
>>relisted a few times, and not selling.
>>
>>Is it now a buyers market?
>>
>>Alex
>
>you're getting tempted, aren't you...
>
>I still fancy a Zil. Mind, dunno if I could fit round the lanes I go around
>on the school run, but then again, would it matter?

When you've got something like that, other people have to move out of
your way or else.

Alex

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:09:30 +0100, Alex <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:29:11 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On or around Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
>>>aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
>>>money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
>>>relisted a few times, and not selling.
>>>
>>>Is it now a buyers market?
>>>
>>>Alex
>>
>>you're getting tempted, aren't you...
>>
>>I still fancy a Zil. Mind, dunno if I could fit round the lanes I go around
>>on the school run, but then again, would it matter?
>
>When you've got something like that, other people have to move out of
>your way or else.
>

Actually, i'd have loved this, if i had the money:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4584134666

Not that is has any right to be running round on a 1961 log book

Alex

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
>aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
>money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
>relisted a few times, and not selling.
>
>Is it now a buyers market?

Partly, also please remember that we're going into the biggest
recession our economy has ever seen and some people have realised this
and are reigning in.

The truth is that those who live on credit cards are going to be
totally ****ed within 12 months, those who have re-mortgaged their
houses to "buy, buy, buy" also equally ****ed when they find out that
the value isn't what they thought. Oil prices will not go down much,
everything else will go up, America is imploding, China buys
everything (wanna know why scrap has become profitable again?) and
Iraq has neigh bankrupt all of UK-US...

Give it 5 years and 101s will be double their current value for those
who still have any degree of equity to buy/own them. Many, I reckon,
will be scrapped or converted in the interim.

I sincerely hope that someone will quote this post back to me in 5
years time and prove I was wrong...


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

Are you talking about me by any chance

sans gold card sans landy


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes



"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Partly, also please remember that we're going into the biggest
> recession our economy has ever seen and some people have realised this
> and are reigning in.
>
> The truth is that those who live on credit cards are going to be
> totally ****ed within 12 months, those who have re-mortgaged their
> houses to "buy, buy, buy" also equally ****ed when they find out that
> the value isn't what they thought. Oil prices will not go down much,
> everything else will go up, America is imploding, China buys
> everything (wanna know why scrap has become profitable again?) and
> Iraq has neigh bankrupt all of UK-US...
>
> Give it 5 years and 101s will be double their current value for those
> who still have any degree of equity to buy/own them. Many, I reckon,
> will be scrapped or converted in the interim.
>
> I sincerely hope that someone will quote this post back to me in 5
> years time and prove I was wrong...
>
>
> --
> "We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
> of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
> increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
> In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:56:35 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
>>aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
>>money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
>>relisted a few times, and not selling.
>>
>>Is it now a buyers market?
>
>Partly, also please remember that we're going into the biggest
>recession our economy has ever seen and some people have realised this
>and are reigning in.
>
>The truth is that those who live on credit cards are going to be
>totally ****ed within 12 months, those who have re-mortgaged their
>houses to "buy, buy, buy" also equally ****ed when they find out that
>the value isn't what they thought. Oil prices will not go down much,
>everything else will go up, America is imploding, China buys
>everything (wanna know why scrap has become profitable again?) and
>Iraq has neigh bankrupt all of UK-US...
>
>Give it 5 years and 101s will be double their current value for those
>who still have any degree of equity to buy/own them. Many, I reckon,
>will be scrapped or converted in the interim.
>
>I sincerely hope that someone will quote this post back to me in 5
>years time and prove I was wrong...

I think your timescale is wrong, but your analysis is utterly spot
on...

We are heading to a point where Blair has to hand over in about 3
years (if he makes it that far) and will do anything to 'take his
place in history'. If that means buying the love of the public, so be
it.

Likewise, Brown wants to be PM and a depression will not help his
cause, so again the inevitable will be delayed using whatever means
necessary. He's been doing it for a few years already and nobody
seems to have noticed yet.

OTOH, the housing market seems to be in a very strange state. Prices
are not falling as fast as they should - it seems that people are
simply not able to sell at the actual value and houses just aren't
selling. I still think a complete collapse is inevitable, but I
thought that a year ago.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70

"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:09:30 +0100, Alex <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:29:11 +0100, Austin Shackles
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>On or around Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:43 +0100, Alex
> >><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> >>
> >>>Is it just me, or does there seem to be a glut of 101's on ebay that
> >>>aren't selling, despite being on at what i consider to be the right
> >>>money? I've seen several over the last couple of months that have been
> >>>relisted a few times, and not selling.
> >>>
> >>>Is it now a buyers market?
> >>>
> >>>Alex
> >>
> >>you're getting tempted, aren't you...
> >>
> >>I still fancy a Zil. Mind, dunno if I could fit round the lanes I go
around
> >>on the school run, but then again, would it matter?
> >
> >When you've got something like that, other people have to move out of
> >your way or else.
> >
>
> Actually, i'd have loved this, if i had the money:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4584134666
>
> Not that is has any right to be running round on a 1961 log book
>
> Alex
Less original than Trigger's broom IMO and interesting how you would explain
it to the rozzers after a bump
Derek

>>>Is it now a buyers market?
>>
>>Partly, also please remember that we're going into the biggest
>>recession our economy has ever seen and some people have realised this
>>and are reigning in.
>>
>>The truth is that those who live on credit cards are going to be
>>totally ****ed within 12 months, those who have re-mortgaged their
>>houses to "buy, buy, buy" also equally ****ed when they find out that
>>the value isn't what they thought. Oil prices will not go down much,
>>everything else will go up, America is imploding, China buys
>>everything (wanna know why scrap has become profitable again?) and
>>Iraq has neigh bankrupt all of UK-US...
>>
>
>We are heading to a point where Blair has to hand over in about 3
>years (if he makes it that far) and will do anything to 'take his
>place in history'. If that means buying the love of the public, so be
>it.
>
>Likewise, Brown wants to be PM and a depression will not help his
>cause, so again the inevitable will be delayed using whatever means
>necessary. He's been doing it for a few years already and nobody
>seems to have noticed yet.
>

He's been doing it quite effectivly for the past 4 or 5 years by
pumping billions into the state sector to fund a massive expansion of
jobs on the state purse, thus artificially skewing the labour market.

It won't last.

Alex