eBay selling only the Panasonic empty box?

[Gary34]

This is my first time seeing this kind of listing.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/25666962544...mis&media=COPY

I wonder how common this is someone selling just the box and manual. The only reason I can think of someone would want that is to pass it off as a boxed unused unit. Usually I believe the odds of a unit being good go up when you get a boxed unit. I have talked to someone that got a boxed TBC 1000 that was bad but your odds go up generally I think. I wonder if they sell boxes like this for other stuff like VCRs.

[enygma]

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Originally Posted by Gary34

This is my first time seeing this kind of listing.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/25666962544...mis&media=COPY

I wonder how common this is someone selling just the box and manual. The only reason I can think of someone would want that is to pass it off as a boxed unused unit. Usually I believe the odds of a unit being good go up when you get a boxed unit. I have talked to someone that got a boxed TBC 1000 that was bad but your odds go up generally I think. I wonder if they sell boxes like this for other stuff like VCRs.

I've seen similar listings for vintage computer equipment and memorabilia. For example, just the original box for a 1984 Macintosh computer, or, the original box to a Batman: the Animated Series playset. There is a chance that some people may be genuinely collecting something. In terms of non-VCR examples, I just sold an almost pristine copy of the box and manual for a Mega Man Super Nintendo game for cash. It was in excellent condition (still shiny!) as part of a wholesale lot at a rummage sale that included a working Super Nintendo.

[7jlong]

The impression that a piece of equipment that comes with the box might be in better condition is exactly why sales like this go through. I can very nearly guarantee that whoever buys it does not collect old boxes for fun and nostalgia, but rather will pair it with a beat-up barely-working ES15 they found for $5 at Goodwill and mark the whole enchilada up to a ridiculous amount. And get it. Because of the box.

We happen to know and like the ES15, but vintage Mac and gaming gear it ain't.

[latreche34]

The sellers are usually people who lost the item or got thrown away and later on found the box in the attic or the garage and want to make a quick buck knowing there are flippers out there that want that box or accessory. This is not a new phenomenon, I've seen it happen all the time.