Selling my Bioloid

[billyzelsnack]

I checked with Limor and he said it was cool if I posted here..

I know. I know. It was a really hard choice. I really like my Bioloid. Everytime I come back to it I am impressed at how nice the kit is. Anyway.. Selling to fund my bigger biped project and my mech wars entry.

Bioloid
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0260499192

My prices are set to work well with Microsoft's live cashback program. With their current rate ( 30% max of $200 ) the final price for the Bioloid would be $620 shipped!

You can read about the cashback program here..

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=952519

The gist is.. Visit live.com and search for something that activates the special link.

Bioloid humanoid

just worked for me. In the banner at the top or right it will have a "live search cashback" link. Clicking on it activates the promotion and takes you to ebay. Now search for bioloid and you'll find my listing. Click on "buy it now" and it'll should show a green icon showing that the cashback is activated. It'll show you exactly how much cashback before you checkout. If it is not obvious. It is not working! Stop and try again from scratch.

If you have any questions on how it works let me know and I can walk you through it. I was a bit nervous my first time too, but ebay does guide you through the process so you know your cashback amount before you checkout.

Also.. Check your ebay messages for this month to see if you happen to have a "fall savings" 10% coupon. I used mine along with this 30% deal the other day on a macbook purchase. The 30% worked on the full price and then it gave an additional 10%! YMMV though.

btw. I also have a i-sobot
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0260491127
and possibly 3 more humanoid robots over the next week.

btw2. I'm pretty sure this deal only works in US.

btw3. If any of the robosavvy crew buys it I'll also include the parts to build one of Arnaud's interfaces.

[UsedRobotGuy]

So you're selling a used Bioloid for $820, and Robosavvy sells brand new ones for $894? Shouldn't the discount between new and used be bigger?

[billyzelsnack]

Take $200 off that price and free shipping. Bioloids hold their price pretty well too since they rarely show up on the used market.

[UsedRobotGuy]

The Microsoft "discount" puts the net price roughly near where a used Bioloid should be. But you get the full $820. Sounds like you're the one getting the Microsoft money.

[billyzelsnack]

Uh? You are not making any sense.

The buyer gets a Bioloid for a good price and I get a good price for selling it. Both parties get a good deal.

[StuartL]

Uh? You are not making any sense.

The buyer gets a Bioloid for a good price and I get a good price for selling it. Both parties get a good deal.

Am I missing something here? Why do Microsoft give you $200 to sell stuff? Are they pushing their own Amazebayqxlmarketplace and forcing it to succeed by bribing the sellers?

[billyzelsnack]

Am I missing something here? Why do Microsoft give you $200 to sell stuff? Are they pushing their own Amazebayqxlmarketplace and forcing it to succeed by bribing the sellers?

Pretty much. They are throwing big money at an attempt to defeat google.

[billyzelsnack]

I just bumped the prices down on my listings. The Bioloid is not $800 or $600 after cashback.

[Tyberius]

So you're selling a used Bioloid for $820, and Robosavvy sells brand new ones for $894? Shouldn't the discount between new and used be bigger?

Sort of rude to crap on someones selling thread. If you don't like the price don't post.

I would say that Bioloids retain their original value pretty well given their rarity in the used market and how incredibly durable they are.

Good luck selling it! You'll have to let us know what you're building I'm contemplating selling my bioloid to fund my RX-64 bot... but can't quite bring myself to do it.

[billyzelsnack]

I'm also willing to part out the servos, frame, etc if I can get enough people to commit to buy at least most of him.

Let's see.. Price before 30% cashback..

$40 a servo
$50 CM2
? other bits

PM me with what you might be interested in. If it makes sense I can split him up.

[billyzelsnack]

Man.. It happened again. I saw the Farrell robots from ihobby and wanted to see if I liked their hip geometry. I quickly prototyped it up.. In the process I once again realized how awesome the Bioloid is. So I took down the listing!

[srobot]

Man.. It happened again. I saw the Farrell robots from ihobby and wanted to see if I liked their hip geometry. I quickly prototyped it up.. In the process I once again realized how awesome the Bioloid is. So I took down the listing!

Cool!

I loved the hip also!

[billyzelsnack]

haha.. It was your picture of the hip on flickr that I was looking at for reference!