Official Ghostbusters PKE Meter Prop

[exoray]

but those are the first ones to sell which are usually higher than the second batch of people trying to sell. Im sure the ones listed this week would sell less

I have actually seen just the opposite happen, eBay prices are slightly higher for the pre-sales and drop a little while the product is still in stock and you can just swing over to Matty and buy it, but as soon as it goes out of stock the prices start climbing... This was the trend I saw with the 12" GB figures, they held a $80ish price on the pre-order and a sub $100 price while they were in stock after they went out of stock they jumped to over $200... For the high in demand Egon he was demanding $250 for quite some time...

As for the profit margin the scalpers are looking for a quick flip, even at $10 profit if you flip 10 that is $100, for a 1 or 2 week investment that is a hell of a return at about 15%-20%... Most people keep their money in a savings account at what 1-2 % a year? And most scalpers will hold back on one or two and dump at the optimal price, even further increasing the profit...

It's certainly not a get rich quick scheme but it can be a darn good and nearly safe quick return on investment...

 

[Kylash]

you seem really concerned with how much these will be or are worth. Hope you still have FUN with one when it arrives.

 

[DL4567]

Just curious how much the shipping for one of these was from Matty collector?

I just had to order one from ebay, and am curious exactly how much the guy made off of me. It was a "reasonable" $85 + $10 shipping. It bugs me a little bit, but it's still an amazing price for a fully functional PKE. At least they're not being marked up several hundred percent like BTTF and/or DeLorean Nikes. I can live with having to spend an extra $20-30.

I did search on here for anyone still selling a PKE, but it looks like they were all gone already. This is what I get for spending all last week finishing up a big project around the house. I kept on checking this thread the last few weeks, and then totally forgot about it around Dec 1st.

 

[Kylash]

depends where you were but mine was $8.70.

 

[exoray]

you seem really concerned with how much these will be or are worth. Hope you still have FUN with one when it arrives.

While you engage in the same conversation? Since I am an avid GB fan, yeah I'm 'concerned' at what the market value is or replacement value is for items I want or might need to replace along the lines... And since I spent months trying to get the missing Egon 12" for my collection I have also watched the Matty price values on eBay for many months now, daily in fact as I had a daily eBay automated search setup as I tried to secure one at a reasonable price...

As for "fun" sure, why not it's a toy after all...

Enjoy your PKE...

 

[Dave Ward]

Just curious how much the shipping for one of these was from Matty collector?

I just had to order one from ebay, and am curious exactly how much the guy made off of me. It was a "reasonable" $85 + $10 shipping. It bugs me a little bit, but it's still an amazing price for a fully functional PKE

They were $60 IIRC with $8 shipping. So I would say he probably made around $20 from you after his own shipping costs.

 

[Charles Kline]

Dont forget the 10% ebay fees.
and the 5% Paypal fees

So he made a little closer to 10 bucks.

 

[sycor]

Don't forget taxes.

 

[DL4567]

Cool, thanks guys. It costing me an additional $27 really isn't too bad. At least they're still easy to get.

 

[agliarept]

has anyone received a shipping confirmation at all? i figure they should ship this week no?

 

[Arlington Beech]

I think they're supposed to arrive from the supplier on the 12th...but as that's Sunday, we'll see if they actualyl get them then, then they have to get re-packaged and sent out to the customers...wouldn't be surprised to receive them well after Christmas

 

[benhs1898]

I think they're supposed to arrive from the supplier on the 12th...but as that's Sunday, we'll see if they actualyl get them then, then they have to get re-packaged and sent out to the customers...wouldn't be surprised to receive them well after Christmas

That was someone's guess. The Matty website says expected ship date is the 12th so if we're lucky, they'll ship early this week.

 

[Kylash]

yeah, hopefully they at least take the money back out tomorrow, they had refunded my payment a few days after taking it from my order, guessing they take it again when it ships.

 

[benhs1898]

yeah, authorizations are so inconvenient.

 

[benhs1898]

Alright, this week has GOT to be it!

 

[Dave Ward]

My assumption when i saw the ship date on a sunday was that they would ship out today - fingers crossed.

 

[Kylash]

still havent had them take their payment back, so dont think it will be today. Heard over at gbfans that it would be midweek.

 

[KenKenobi2]

Though I am not jumping on the bandwagon with this one, it looks really cool. Love to see a video of it.

kk2

 

[benhs1898]

gbfans is going crazy. I just hope they ship before january.

 

[jasonw2112]

I bet these things are still sitting in a shipping dock in Hong Kong!



Naw, I kid! I'm anxious to play with mine, the pke meter that is...