Ebay Watch by House of Neil – 135 installments
It’s a Bummer! – Neil wrote his first Ebay Watch in the print edition of Skate and Annoy V2 #1, way back in 2001. He wrote the first version for the web site in 2003, and would heroically go on to write a total of 135 installments before calling it quits in 2015! That means it’s been about 11 years since we had a fresh Ebay Watch! Why did he quit? Is was a gargantuan task, and the internet being the internet… Most people loved it and couldn’t wait for each month’s installment. Some people were trolls. Some people would actually get angry, as if it were a personal attack. “My auction wasn’t covered,” or sometimes “This auction wasn’t covered factually.” Neil became inundated with requests. “HOW MUCH IS THIS WORTH???!!!” In the end, he closed this chapter of his life, much to the dismay of most of us. Ebay Watch remains archived here for posterity and the joy of all those who remember it, still fascinating. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to can another one out of him.
eBay Watch: April 2010
Well, despite what I said last month, I was able to pull together a full and complete BayWatch for April 2010. It was a tough month though. I’m assuming lots…
eBay Watch: March 2010
Ha ha! No excuses this month because this one should be right on time! Midway through the following month is right when you should start looking for Baywatch, and I…
eBay Watch: February 2010
Damn, it seems like I make excuses every month for how late the column is! Well this month I have a real excuse: I was in Maui on vacation. I…
eBay Watch: January 2010
It’s funny how this column comes together. It’s different every month. Last month for example it took me about 3 weeks to put it all together. I’d do one section,…
eBay Watch: December 2009
I’m sorry that this is a couple of weeks late everybody. I could make excuses about how busy the Christmas season is and other shit that’s going on in my…
eBay Watch: November 2009
eBay Watch November 2009 I want to start off this month with a couple of rants, so forgive me please. First up, to all people selling decks on eBay, stop…
eBay Watch: October 2009
So October 2009 was a big one. If this was anything to go by, then we can say that the downtown is over, at least in regards to the pocketbooks…
eBay Watch: September 2009
Another month has flown by and here we have another installment of Baywatch. There’s lost more goodies this month, and hopefully some that you have never seen before. The longer…
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eBay Watch: January/February 2005
Wow. After a very mediocre Xmas period to close out 2004, 2005 started out with a bang. I’m calling it the Disposable spike. A lot of people (me included) got…
eBay Watch: November/December 2004
Another mediocre period. Seems like everybody was saving up for Xmas or something. Only 1 deck broke the $1000 barrier, but we did get some stuff that you don’t see…
eBay Watch: September/October 2004
Nothing super great this month. The highlights is probably the set of Stroker trucks that went for well over $1000, although the hotly disputed Natas 101 deck went for over…
eBay Watch: July/August 2004
The highlight this period was probably a Dogtown Bigfoot in great condition, a great Cab full dragon, and a mouthwatering early Natas. Let’s get started. Powell This is a breathtaking…
eBay Watch: May/June 2004
A lot of stuff this period, highlighted by a deck that almost beat the $6000 record, and a jacket that went for a ridiculous price. Let’s get started. Powell In…
eBay Watch: March/April 2004
Lots of stuff in this period, including a real surprise, and a t-shirt that went for a ridiculous price: the new owner must be kicking himself. More on this later.…
eBay Watch: January/February 2004
Well, I was back on form in 2004. Tons of stuff this time, including a Powell team jacket that went for ridiculous coin. Also, we were awash with Salbas and…
eBay Watch: November/December 2003
Call it the Xmas blahs, call it whatever you will, but I didn’t check eBay too much during the holiday season. Too busy buying presents that didn’t involve skating perhaps.…
eBay Watch: September/October 2003
A mixed period of the usual crap, but then an immense rarity went up, and sure enough it drew an enormous price. Powell Now here’s a clever boy. This same…
eBay Watch: July/August 2003
After the insanity of June, July and August were pretty sedate, so I’m combining them. Unless I missed a bunch of stuff which is more than likely! Let’s get to…
eBay Watch June 2003
Tons of cool stuff went off in June. Let’s jump right in with the Powell stuff. Powell First up we have this used Ray Rodriguez skull and sword pig. Not…
eBay Watch: May 2003
Let’s try something new this month. Instead of organizing by company, I’m going to attempt to do it by date this month. Also, it’s just come to my attention how…
eBay Watch: April 2003
Only 2 decks reached 4 figures this month, but it was still a busy month. A holy grail for collectors was posted, and the action was fast and furious, but…
eBay Watch: March 2003
In March the market continued the upward trend that started in February. We had any number of decks that went for well over $1000, and that’s always the test. There…
ebay Watch: February 2003
Now this is more like it! Tons of stuff went off for decent bucks in February. I guess the Xmas blues are over! A lot of varied stuff, including some…
eBay Watch: January 2003
Wow, this was the slowest month I can ever remember on the bay. Maybe it was a post Christmas hangover or something, but only a couple of things of any…