Operation: Find the Shittiest Deal on MyBeerCellar.com

[JulianB1]

I think me meant x2 MBC prices.

 

[mrk_d]

Not from Mybeercellar, but from a guy selling on facebook instead. Told me he wanted to get 2x retail prices.

Ale Apoth "Sahalie"-40
2014 "Huna"-50
2013 "Huna"-50
"Double Barrel Huna"-120
"Cali Huna"-90
Parabola 2013-30
KBS 2014-7ea
BCBS 2014(12oz)-7ea
Grassroots "Arctic Soiree"-15
Grassroots "Convivial"-35
Half Acre "Chocolate Camaro"-15
HF "Beyond Good and Evil"-40
HF "B D Norma"(12&13 batches)-50
HF "cd6,7,8,9"-60
HF "Damon(Bourbon)"-60
HF "Daybreak(Orang)"-30
HF "E."-40
HF "Elab 1"-40
HF "Everett(2or3 diff batch)"-15/20
HF "Genealogy of Morals(Bourbon)-50
HF "Madness & Civ 1"-60
HF "Madness & Civ 4"-50
HF "Phenomology of Spirit"-50
HF "Prolegomena"-40
HF "La Vermontoise"-20
Lawsons "Sticky"-20
North Coast "BA Rasputin XVI"-25
North Coast "Old Stock Cellar Res(BBA)"-25
Prairie "Bomb"-10
Prarie "Pirate Bomb"-20
Smuttlabs "Imperial Stout(apple brandy)"-35
FFF "Dark Lord 2013"-50

Honestly some of those aren't that crazy. I'd probably pay $15 for Arctic Soirée, $7 for KBS, and...ok wait nevermind.

 

[punpkinbeer]

I think me meant x2 MBC prices.

He said he had to sell them because he was moving. I'm guessing he was told by his wife to get rid of some to lower moving costs, but he's pricing them so high that no one will take any from him.

 

[jordy777]

Since we are veering off the MBC listings I thought I would share this collection of "very rare beers... that we will never, ever see these 4 available together. Ever." from Craigslist. So rare that he doesn't even post a price, just make an offer and he might consider it.

Here's a hint:

 

[jmarce]

anyone need some empty growlers?

http://mybeercellar.com/?itm=16750

 

[jordy777]

Or some empty bottles in a super awesome case.

http://mybeercellar.com/?itm=16762

 

[Jonada]

I don't know what gets under my skin more, the prices themselves, or the fact that 90% of these clowns want you to PayPal the $ to them as a gift.

Let's take an already sketchy transaction and make it even shadier.

 

[huskermike12]

Or some empty bottles in a super awesome case.

http://mybeercellar.com/?itm=16762

This can probably end the thread. $200 for a ******* empty box? Jesus.

 

[jarrgal]

"1 day reduction (once only) $450 off" Gotta love the beginning to that title and the fact it's still available today.

http://www.mybeercellar.com/?itm=16748

 

[jordy777]

This can probably end the thread. $200 for a ******* empty box? Jesus.

And it sold...

 

[stupac2]

To be fair, that case is really sweet.

 

[matedog]

Or some empty bottles in a super awesome case.

http://mybeercellar.com/?itm=16762

Side question: what is the general consensus regarding this set? Ratings show pretty high quality with a few misses. The idea is certainly novel with some pretty extraneous **** that I haven't seen duplicated. Were most buyers happy with it? Lastly, when did it come out and how was it available?

 

[stupac2]

Side question: what is the general consensus regarding this set? Ratings show pretty high quality with a few misses. The idea is certainly novel with some pretty extraneous **** that I haven't seen duplicated. Were most buyers happy with it? Lastly, when did it come out and how was it available?

It came out like a year and a half ago, I think, and it was available via some crazy system where you had to go to the brewery and buy the track beers when they were released (every few weeks), and that got you a lottery ticket entry. Then you had pay like $450 for the case, some album art, a vinyl, and the beers. It was more or less worth it, I had a fun time doing that tasting.

 

[Boilerfood]

"1 day reduction (once only) $450 off" Gotta love the beginning to that title and the fact it's still available today.

http://www.mybeercellar.com/?itm=16748

A small part of me wishes I had the cash to purchase this, then file a fraud claim with PayPal about his claim of shipping being "bomb proof" just to stick it to him. Oh well.

 

[sacrelicio]

https://mybeercellar.com/?itm=16794

Still on shelves for $20

https://mybeercellar.com/?itm=16789

Still on shelves for what, like $12?

 

[JulianB1]

I love how in this thread it's mostly just all of us amusing ourselves, whereas on Facebook ISO:FT people are getting legitimately angry over MBC/Craigslist postings. Apparently selling marked-up beer means you have poor moral values...

 

[duketheredeemer]

While this may be about market to the right buyer, it's a recockulous price to pay for any beer. I'm mostly posting it though because GHOST WHALES, though.

 

[drgarage1]

While this may be about market to the right buyer, it's a recockulous price to pay for any beer. I'm mostly posting it though because GHOST WHALES, though.

I bet that guy winds up in a "blacked-out cellar" fairly often.

 

[JulianB1]

I obviously have no whale game, but isn't this a bit high?

http://www.mybeercellar.com/?itm=16891

 

[kscaldef]

I obviously have no whale game, but isn't this a bit high?

http://www.mybeercellar.com/?itm=16891

Yes. By a factor of 2-3, I think.

 

[kscaldef]

I don't know what gets under my skin more, the prices themselves, or the fact that 90% of these clowns want you to PayPal the $ to them as a gift.

Yeah, that bugs me to. Just add the 3% to your already inflated price already. Honestly, I don't understand why MBC doesn't just delete those posts (since they are ripping off both Paypal and MBC).

 

[SeaWatchman]

Yeah, that bugs me to. Just add the 3% to your already inflated price already. Honestly, I don't understand why MBC doesn't just delete those posts (since they are ripping off both Paypal and MBC).

AFAIK MBC doesn't make commission off the completed sale of a bottle, but you have to "buy" credits to list beers for sale.

Zero ***** given about "ripping off" PayPal though.

 

[kscaldef]

AFAIK MBC doesn't make commission off the completed sale of a bottle, but you have to "buy" credits to list beers for sale.

Right, and then when you sell a bottle through a back channel to avoid the Paypal commission and take down the listing without it being "sold", they return the credit to you. (Also, there's now no record of what the bottle sold for, further obscuring the question of what the market value is, and no seller reputation recorded either.)

 

[SeaWatchman]

Right, and then when you sell a bottle through a back channel to avoid the Paypal commission and take down the listing without it being "sold", they return the credit to you. (Also, there's now no record of what the bottle sold for, further obscuring the question of what the market value is, and no seller reputation recorded either.)

Meh

 

[Envelopes]

The real problem is that if they don't send the bottle you can't file a paypal dispute over a gift payment.

 

[SeaWatchman]

The real problem is that if they don't send the bottle you can't file a paypal dispute over a gift payment.

I'm pretty sure PayPal disputes don't cover private sales of alcohol regardless of how it's sent.

 

[kscaldef]

Thank you for correcting my misunderstanding

FTFY

 

[SeaWatchman]

FTFY

It's not really something I misunderstood, it's just something I don't really give a **** about. You don't like the prices of the bottles on there, but you want people to add 3% to make things "legitimate", so you can track the market value of bottles and so neither PayPal nor MBC get ripped off. I mean.. c'mon. If I want to sell a bottle then I'm going to do it in the most advantageous way possible and if I can get around various fees then why wouldn't I?

 

[kscaldef]

It's not really something I misunderstood, it's just something I don't really give a **** about.

I mean, except for when you said, "AFAIK MBC doesn't make commission off the completed sale of a bottle", which is wrong.

You don't like the prices of the bottles on there, but you want people to add 3% to make things "legitimate", so you can track the market value of bottles and so neither PayPal nor MBC get ripped off. I mean.. c'mon.

Don't put words in my mouth. I have no problems with the existence of a secondary market. I also have no problem with businesses providing a service making money off of doing so. To the extent that I think some asking prices are unreasonably high, I think that's caused primarily by lack of transparency in the market.

 

[SeaWatchman]

MBC doesn't make a commission on the sale of a bottle insofar as a commission is percentage of the sale like eBay does. You essentially pay to list once it sells and that is what, like a dollar to buy a credit or something? Sorry I'm not an expert in selling on the secondary market, but I truly don't care if someone is exploiting the system that the site set up. Same goes for PayPal.

Lack of transparency in the market? What do you want, some sort of Blue Book for beer sales? People will pay what people will pay. If it doesn't sell it sits.