Machined Alumnium Iphone5

[Andy_con]

My crappy ebay ad, didn't really know what to say

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281262248062?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649


details in this thread

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?731738-Machining-an-Iphone-5-from-Aluminium

 

[riz]

If you can change your first two photos and remove the Mickey Mouse bottle it may make the ad a bit better.

If it appeared like It was some geek/chic/urban/cool designer it would sell for a lot more.

 

[Andy_con]

gee tough crowd!!!

 

[riz]

Its a seriously good product let down by a poor photo.

 

[Andy_con]

lol changing now boss

 

[riz]

Make another and sell it on

http://www.etsy.com/uk/sell?ref=mft_sell


Or artfinder.com

 

[Andy_con]

best I can do with photos sorry

as was said in the other thread selling more many attract the wrong attention from apple

 

[MrDave]

Rare*

 

[Andy_con]

roll on the silly questions
(check the auction if you want to know what im on about)

 

[-J-]

roll on the silly questions
(check the auction if you want to know what im on about)

Typo at the bottom of the Ad, says rear instead of rare

 

[Andy_con]

pfff my English is piss poor

 

[mace¬]

I've been impressed with your work but you've done a s**t job of advertising that tbh.

Hope you make some good coin though. Maybe think about doing one a month, keep below the radar. Put a few threads up on forums of what you have made. Keep it low volume and I imagine the price will do well as people want one.

I think you enjoy making more than actually thinking you could make some money to buy some new kit with what you could earn.

 

[Andy_con]

lol thanks and yeah I know my auction is poo. im an engineer in my day job and when I get home so...

next I was planning to make a fancy ally foot rest for the 182, once done maybe someone on here would buy it?

you are very right, I love machining on the cnc. trying to sell it and make money isn't what I do it for. you can beam starting with a shitty lump of metal and turning it into something very cool

 

[@Spoonie]

Did you polish this in the end. Fromyounoriginal thread it looked a bit rough.

 

[mace¬]

Honestly mate, what you have done there is not only good engineering it is creative.

Speak to a mate, your Mrs (or even the one drinking from the mickey mouse bottle) about how to sell it better.

Don't think of it as making money, think of it as new drills or whatever you call the things.

Or, if you just want to make things and not worried about making cash, PM me.

 

[Chi]

Very good. . Maybe offer to make items of a certain weight and have customers commission their ideas

 

[Jaff.]

Wtf is that Facebook logo?

edit: nevermind, its passbook - makes sense now lol

 

[Andy_con]

Did you polish this in the end. Fromyounoriginal thread it looked a bit rough.

i used wet n dry on it and have gone over it again since those photos.

trouble is with bare untreated metal one finger print marks it forever. oils in skin react with bare metal

mace

Honestly mate, what you have done there is not only good engineering it is creative.​

dont make me blush!

Speak to a mate, your Mrs (or even the one drinking from the mickey mouse bottle) about how to sell it better.

ok im back down to earth

so give me some tips then?

Don't think of it as making money, think of it as new drills or whatever you call the things.

id like a vacuum table

Or, if you just want to make things and not worried about making cash, PM me.

thanks for the offer ​

 

[Andy_con]

Very good. . Maybe offer to make items of a certain weight and have customers commission their ideas

meh a lot of work designing each time

 

[cat171]

That looks pretty cool.

Big pictures in the listing too. Kudos to you!!
Daniel will be jealous of that.

 

[msa197]

Looks very cool!

But surely Apple will not be happy unless you asked for to copy there product? (Although not a working one)

 

[DannyR]

I think you should write that it isn't a working phone and that it is not endorsed by Apple.

You'll get someone try it on I imagine

 

[Andy_con]

Ending soon

 

[Rich..]

Should have put flappy bird on it, would have made 10 times more.

 

[Andy_con]

5 mins after the auction ended the winning bidder messaged me to say he didn't want it.

ive offered it to the second highest but no reply, so looks like its unsold

 

[Invexis-]

I'll never understand why people bid when they have no intention of paying or wanting the item.

 

[Andy_con]

same, its really pissed me off.

so ill be opening a case and leaving bad feedback

 

[Sam]

It looks really cool.

Be good if you could make a iPhone 5 case.

 

[Andy_con]

why there are a million round already -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waterproo...sPouches&var=490212810766&hash=item2c76aa7d0e

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DESIGNER-...sPouches&var=660190254165&hash=item5af5b20399

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Brush..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item20df9be063

 

[Rich..]

same, its really pissed me off.

so ill be opening a case and leaving bad feedback

Unfortunately you can't neg a buyer, as annoying as it is they only let buyers neg/neutral sellers, sellers only have one option, positive.

 

[Andy_con]

you can still do a non payment thing against them

 

[Rich..]

Yeah you'll need to do that to get your fees back. Tbh I've had idiots like this before, then put the item back on and it's made more next time, don't give up.

 

[Andy_con]

Nothing from second bidder so looks like its going back on

 

[Rich..]

I've been selling on eBay since 2004 and I don't remember a second bidder ever once accepting the offer, I don't get it.

 

[Andy_con]

Yeah I've been on eBay for like ten years and as you say very rare second bidders accept. Odd

 

[caymanr26]

can you make all sorts of parts?
Id like a few bits for my engine bay if you fancy having a go

 

[Andy_con]

Um depends on size and shape