Why do 2nd hand car battery chargers cost so much on ebay?

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I was wondering why people on ebay are paying so much for 2nd hand battery chargers.

This one for instance "Selmar Star Battery Charger"

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for 17 pounds plus 6.99 postage. This is an ancient model with nospecial modern features that I can see? Q: Hi, what is the charging amp rate on your machine? 10-Oct-05 A: Hi, It says on it Fitted with thermal automatic protection.No fuse needed.Input 220V/240V AC.50Hz.Output:5.6Amps R.M.S. 12V.DC.MADE IN ENGLAND.I hope that helps.Selmar double insulated, with automatic thermal overload Powerful 4 Amps DC Output

Arent these the same kind of charger you could buy new for under a tenner at some cheap store like Aldi or Lidl? Some person has paid

23.99 for that delivered? A new one in halfords is cheaper than that. Unless this old one has some special feature?

Rob graham · Accepted Answer

Some people would pay anything for a bargain.Rob Graham

davek · Answer

Got one from Lidl a few months ago. £6.99 I think. Heavy old fashioned looking lump. Bright red metal casing. Looks like it was made in Stalingrad for the tractor industry. Works well.DaveK.

Guy King · Answer

The message from Grimly Curmudgeon contains these words:

I knew that bit, I just wondered what might go well.

The one I really liked was

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Ideal present for grannies - mount it on the wall and send 'em a memory card once in a while with pictures of the family on it. Moving picture frame.

If you could knock 'em out for a couple of hundred quid I reckon they'd sell.

Grimly Curmudgeon · Answer

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Guy King saying something like:

They're more for corporate product info type stuff, in reception areas and trade stands. Priced accordingly, I'd imagine.

Imo for that to find a domestic market, you'd need to be knocking them out for 50-75 quid just as photo/movie displays. Also, if they're cheap enough, a helluva lot of people would be buying them as cheap LCD monitors.

Why do 2nd hand car battery chargers cost so much on ebay?

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