Last Chance! Ebay auctions for Bumblebee and Allspark are closing soon!
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 11:24AM CDT
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Got money? The two movie props from the Transformers Movie that are listed on eBay.com are about to close. For anybody seriously considering bidding on these auctions, you have, as of this news post, a little over 8 hours.
Be sure to sign that loan application before you bid though, as these are sure to be bank-breakers when the dust settles.
Currently, the Bumblebee Camaro has a high bid of $30,100!
The Allspark is going for even more! Current high bid is $40,100
Please remember though, before slamming the prices that these are 1 of a kind items and that all proceeds go to the Fisher House Foundation.
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Posted by 1337W422102 on July 18th, 2007 @ 11:28am CDT
Hell, even Ask Vector Prime had some smarter questions than those....
Posted by trailbreaker on July 18th, 2007 @ 11:29am CDT
Posted by Talon523 on July 18th, 2007 @ 11:30am CDT
Posted by Delta82 on July 18th, 2007 @ 11:32am CDT
Posted by First Gen on July 18th, 2007 @ 11:38am CDT
Posted by 1337W422102 on July 18th, 2007 @ 11:55am CDT
First Gen wrote:I didnt even bother reading the auctions once I saw the bids, is this money going to charity or something?
The last line says it goes to the Fisher House Foundation.
Posted by Jawnee on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:10pm CDT
Posted by 1337W422102 on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:14pm CDT
Jawnee wrote:It never ceases to amaze me that there are people stupid enough to pay that much money for a car you could build at home to look EXACTLY like the one from the movie for like... $5k... tops.
The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off their uncle, you know?
Posted by GetterDragun on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:17pm CDT
1337W422102 wrote:Jawnee wrote:It never ceases to amaze me that there are people stupid enough to pay that much money for a car you could build at home to look EXACTLY like the one from the movie for like... $5k... tops.
The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off they're uncle, you know?
I agree. It ceases to amaze me that people don't understand that there are movie memorabilia collectors who want the actual movie stuff. Plus making one your self won't be exact.
Posted by Jawnee on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:31pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:1337W422102 wrote:Jawnee wrote:It never ceases to amaze me that there are people stupid enough to pay that much money for a car you could build at home to look EXACTLY like the one from the movie for like... $5k... tops.
The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off they're uncle, you know?
I agree. It ceases to amaze me that people don't understand that there are movie memorabilia collectors who want the actual movie stuff. Plus making one your self won't be exact.
Make no mistake, I understand that there are people who collect movie memorabilia and that they want the ACTUAL movie stuff. I understand that completely and it would be one thing if said prop was "one of a kind". That I could get behind and support... but this is a camero you could literally get for less than a thousand bucks... if you shopped around.
But there is nothing "original" (or exact for that matter) about the car AT ALL, other than it has an autobot logo on the steering wheel and was driven on set. Forgive me if I reserve my right to think it's ridiculous to pay $30,000+ for a $1,000 (or less) car that was "in a movie" and looks like 100 other cars I've seen sitting in the front lawns of backwoods towns all over the US with 4-SALE signs in them.
1337W422102 wrote:The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off their uncle, you know?
I'm not forgetting that fact... I'm well aware of it. That is what makes it so funny. Where do you think Michael Bay bought it? It is nice that the money goes to charity so I'll give them that but I just can't understand the logic of buying paying that much for something that is hardly "one of a kind" just because it was in a movie.
Posted by 1337W422102 on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:35pm CDT
Jawnee wrote:GetterDragun wrote:1337W422102 wrote:Jawnee wrote:It never ceases to amaze me that there are people stupid enough to pay that much money for a car you could build at home to look EXACTLY like the one from the movie for like... $5k... tops.
The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off they're uncle, you know?
I agree. It ceases to amaze me that people don't understand that there are movie memorabilia collectors who want the actual movie stuff. Plus making one your self won't be exact.
Make no mistake, I understand that there are people who collect movie memorabilia and that they want the ACTUAL movie stuff. I understand that completely and it would be one thing if said prop was "one of a kind". That I could get behind and support... but this is a camero you could literally get for less than a thousand bucks... if you shopped around.
But there is nothing "original" (or exact for that matter) about the car AT ALL, other than it has an autobot logo on the steering wheel and was driven on set. Forgive me if I reserve my right to think it's ridiculous to pay $30,000+ for a $1,000 (or less) car that was "in a movie" and looks like 100 other cars I've seen sitting in the front lawns of backwoods towns all over the US with 4-SALE signs in them.1337W422102 wrote:The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off their uncle, you know?
I'm not forgetting that fact... I'm well aware of it. That is what makes it so funny. Where do you think Michael Bay bought it?
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't pay that much for THAT car. I'd might as well make my OWN oldschool Camaro! With blackjack! And hookers!
Posted by Jawnee on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:39pm CDT
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't pay that much for THAT car. I'd might as well make my OWN oldschool Camaro! With blackjack! And hookers!
Posted by GetterDragun on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:39pm CDT
Jawnee wrote:GetterDragun wrote:1337W422102 wrote:Jawnee wrote:It never ceases to amaze me that there are people stupid enough to pay that much money for a car you could build at home to look EXACTLY like the one from the movie for like... $5k... tops.
The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off they're uncle, you know?
I agree. It ceases to amaze me that people don't understand that there are movie memorabilia collectors who want the actual movie stuff. Plus making one your self won't be exact.
Make no mistake, I understand that there are people who collect movie memorabilia and that they want the ACTUAL movie stuff. I understand that completely and it would be one thing if said prop was "one of a kind". That I could get behind and support... but this is a camero you could literally get for less than a thousand bucks... if you shopped around.
But there is nothing "original" (or exact for that matter) about the car AT ALL, other than it has an autobot logo on the steering wheel and was driven on set. Forgive me if I reserve my right to think it's ridiculous to pay $30,000+ for a $1,000 (or less) car that was "in a movie" and looks like 100 other cars I've seen sitting in the front lawns of backwoods towns all over the US with 4-SALE signs in them.1337W422102 wrote:The thing you're forgetting is that they're paying for this car because it's THE car that was IN the movie, not just an old banger they bought off their uncle, you know?
I'm not forgetting that fact... I'm well aware of it. That is what makes it so funny. Where do you think Michael Bay bought it?
Movie cars hold their value and $30,000 is not that much. The FnF Supra went for $100,000 and the original Dukes of Hazard car went for like $10 million a few weeks ago. So yea, you can spend 5 grand or so on an old Camaro and sell it for the same or maybe less, but this one should hold its value.
Posted by Jawnee on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:42pm CDT
Posted by 1337W422102 on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:45pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:Movie cars hold their value and $30,000 is not that much. The FnF Supra went for $100,000 and the original Dukes of Hazard car went for like $10 million a few weeks ago. So yea, you can spend 5 grand or so on an old Camaro and sell it for the same or maybe less, but this one should hold its value.
Easy there, GD! I'm not saying it's NOT worth it, I'm just saying I wouldn't pay that much, that's all.
Now a certain modified DeLorean, a specific modified '50s Cadillac hearse, or a special black '82 Trans Am, those are different stories!
Posted by Ninja Sixshot on July 18th, 2007 @ 12:46pm CDT
Posted by i_amtrunks on July 18th, 2007 @ 6:56pm CDT
Admittedly the cube would be easier to store and maintain than the car, but still...
I expect a flurry now since its almost into the final hour.
Posted by Air Commander Starscream on July 18th, 2007 @ 9:08pm CDT
Posted by i_amtrunks on July 18th, 2007 @ 9:33pm CDT
Bumblebee's Classic Camaro mode ended up going for $40,100.01, so it gained $10,000 in the final hour.
The Allspark cube however sold for $20,100. I could have sworn that only an hour before it ended it was upo around the $40,000 mark, yet the history shows it only ever reaching the $20,000 mark just as the auction ended.
Crazy crazy ebay.
Posted by Talon523 on July 20th, 2007 @ 12:12pm CDT
i_amtrunks wrote:13 more bids for the box than the car...
Bumblebee's Classic Camaro mode ended up going for $40,100.01, so it gained $10,000 in the final hour.
The Allspark cube however sold for $20,100. I could have sworn that only an hour before it ended it was upo around the $40,000 mark, yet the history shows it only ever reaching the $20,000 mark just as the auction ended.
Crazy crazy ebay.
It was at $40k. I don't know what happened. I checked a few hours before it ended and it was at $30k. Two people must have retracted bids.
Posted by Tybre on July 20th, 2007 @ 2:54pm CDT