Originally Posted By SONiCSenshi I saw a few listing on Ebay for Fastpasses you can use anywhere in Magic Kingdom. Does anyone know if these are still valid? Check them out here: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160188592478&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA PI.dll?ViewItem&item=160188592478&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab</a>%3DWatching
Originally Posted By figment1986 Theoretically, they would still be valid unless the expiration date is passed, even then they have a period of time they will still accept them. Realistically I would not want to think, Buying re-admits off of eBay doesn't seem right at all when they have no cash value.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I personally would not spend $100.00 for something that is given away free.
Originally Posted By frdeb1999 His feedback score makes me wonder to begin with...not to mention the ad and how they emphasize the envelope as being part of the purchase. I deffinately would'nt pay that much for something given free.
Originally Posted By jkayjs A guarenteed $100 plus in the hand can buy you something pretty nice. I know that your time is certainly valuable and anything that may cut you wait times seems pretty attractive. I however would go for the sure thing. Keep your money and get your own fastpasses. Yes you will have to go thru the motion of getting each one but at least it is a sure thing. It does read odd. What's it mean your bidding on an envelope and you get the 20 re-admittance passes free. It better be some great envelope for $100+.
Originally Posted By dsnykid By selling the fastpasses themselves you can be charged with scalping, as the are given away free at the park. You'll see this a lot with high priced event tickets in areas where scalping is illegal.. when we had the heritage Classic Hockey Game here (Wayne Gretzky and his old teammates played against famous Montreal Canadiens outside) sellers on Ebay auctioned off hockey cards with the highest bidder getting the event tickets included at face value... bidding was begun at the base value of the tickets and anything over paid for the hockey card. That way the seller can claim they were not breaking any laws.
Originally Posted By Mickey4President I am suprised at the number of people selling fastpasses. Many of them are expired and are listed as "collectable items". Also, I am very surprised that ebay is letting the person list the item the way they have it. As a seller on ebay, I know most people don't read the description of the item they are bidding on. The only place the envelope is listed is in the description.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Where are they given away for free?>> Okay, perhaps I overstated the case a bit. The FP's in question are not the normal FP's. But I still think it's a very poor value. Using the regular FP system, you can gain almost as much advantage, and they are free.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Just clarifying if anyone is lost.. Those are re-entry passes, not Fastpasses. They're used for service recovery - when a ride breaks down, a CM cusses you out, or there's a roach in your salad. A bribe for bad show. Tons of CMs have them, and certain rides have their own because of how often they break down. Test Track had purple passes for years before Soarin was built, and still has the queue setup at the exit (ever wonder why those poles are there with the yellow arrows?). A resort can even issue a whole week's worth of passes, as was once done for a guest after Disney lost their luggage. It even had passes for rides that don't have FP - with explicit instructions to put their group at the front of the line immediately.
Originally Posted By figment1986 <<By selling the fastpasses themselves you can be charged with scalping,>> Scalping is a state law and not all states have one, Florida removed theirs a few years ago because it was hard to enforce. Also, the location makes me wonder if the seller is related to a Cast Member...
Originally Posted By jonnyrzone420 does the winner know that they can only use re-entry passes on a day an attraction breaks down?, unless they get a dumb CM
Originally Posted By mousermerf Most CMs wouldn't have the foggiest if an attraction had broken down earlier in the day before their shift started or during one of their breaks.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle If they're trying to make it look like they're not breaking any laws by selling the envelope rather than the re-entry tickets, shouldn't they have a picture of the envelope or something to at least TRY to make it look convincing? Unless I totally missed one, I didn't see it pictured anywhere. Also I just spent $100 on a much-longed-for WDCC figure on eBay, no way would I spend the same amount on some re-entry tickets ...
Originally Posted By mousermerf Someone just paid $80 for my old XBox (not a 360) on eBay - so peeps will buy weird stuff.
Originally Posted By WallyWorld "does the winner know that they can only use re-entry passes on a day an attraction breaks down?, unless they get a dumb CM" This is absolutely NOT true. The re-entry passes can be used anytime, and we've been instructed to accept these after their expiration.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal We were given re-ad passes following a breakdown at Splash Mountain during which my husband and our friends were accidentally not evacuated and were left in their log for just shy of an hour. They were discovered by a CM walking the attraction in preparation for re-starting the vehicles. One of the Guests in the log had finally gotten out to try to find someone when the CM came walking around the corner. The re-ads we were given were good at any attraction in the Magic Kingdom accepting FastPasses and they were good for the length of our stay. They were given by the manager who was called when it was discovered they were never evacuated with the rest of the Guests. I am not sure if these passes were different than the ones normally distributed but they were good all week on any attraction in the MK. I have often used FastPasses on attractions on the same day but a later time than the one listed. That said, I would not purchase FastPasses on EBay because you can never really be sure what you're getting. I'd rather get them myself when I'm there.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 In this kind of unscrupulous auction, I hope that the buyer gets ripped off and then leaves negative feedback for the seller. That way they both get what they deserve. Meanwhile, eBay looks the other way and collects its fees. THAT's the part that bothers me.
Originally Posted By kennect What I love is the apparent winner has no history with Ebay...The whole thing is worse than any scam I have heard of before considering the seller also has no other items for sale...I use Ebay on a regular basis to pick up true tangible items I need...But this type of thing screams rip off....My opinion is that the seller and winning buyer are both fools if in fact they are truly a seller and a buyer to begin with.....Ebay has become a great place to either rip people off or get ripped off yourself if you aren't careful....And the best part is, Ebay doesn't care if you do get ripped off...All they are interested in is their simple fees they make on listings and final sales of items....
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Ebay doesn't care if you do get ripped off...All they are interested in is their simple fees they make on listings and final sales of items>> In a sense, it's not really any different than classified ads in a newspaper. Should the newpaper care or be partly responsible if the car you bought through an ad in their paper turned out to be a lemon?
