Why So Much ?

Just recently a Seamless SR32 Nearkid Combination Syringe sold for an astounding $380 on eBay. Granted, there were several newbie bidders, apparently with deep pockets, but it can't be just that.

Also, the box is in far less than perfect shape, with several torn seams.

What is it about the Nearkid that makes it in such demand? Is it that it was the bag that "dear old mom" used?

Just curious.

As anything else rare

Sean,

THAT is the reason I don't have an e-Bay account, and know better than to even look on there as I would want everything I saw. I did have a neighbor bid and buy an old colonic irrigation table with three glass percolators a number of years ago, and had someone else bid and buy several of the glass percolators for me. Other than that, I still use the Sherema bags and bags from Klystra as they have never worn out yet. I do have new bags from Klystra before they closed.

While there are collectors, I want equipment that can be used on a daily basis.

Dan

I saw that and was pretty dumbfounded that the price soared to that level at the end. It looks like the escalation came with what I would call a preemptive bid (one so high that it would be unexpected to be challenged). The winning bid only came in at the last minute and looking at the bidding list, only one of the last three bidders was in the bidding from the very beginning.

A look at the bidding list also indicates that the losing final bidder only jumped in when the bidding reached $75.00. The bids jumped from 83 to 365 dollars (a preemptive bid) and the final winning bid was made in the last minute of the bidding.

Deep pockets indeed! Too rich for me.

Don't know!! Maybe the reference to children in the name, which strikes me as creepy. Some people apparently get off on it!

I am not into the old vintage equipment. It's nice to see what it looked like from a historical perspective, but I will always opt for the new modern equipment. I have a 1 gallon silicone bag and several colon tubes and nozzles.

But if you are into the vintage stuff maybe because that is the equipment that was used when you were a child growing up, then I can see the fascination with owning the vintage equipment. I recall my mom's enema equipment, which is what I started with and kind of wish to be able to see it again.

But the new equipment is what I use now and love all it has to offer.

Supply and demand. The older the stuff is, the more rare it is. You will pay far less for something from the 1960s than from the 1940s just because there is more of it on the market

ANYTHING pre WWII ESPECIALLY FROM THE UK is rare because so much didn't survive the war

I use eBay all the time for hard to get car parts. You just have to decide ahead of time what your top dollar is and don't exceed it. I bid on stuff all the time that sells for stupid prices then buy the same thing a week later for nothing. It is supply and demand, once the newbie moron has his there is no one to drive the price up. Rarity can make it worth more but prices on carbs and other hard to find stuff I get has come down since eBay got going overall instead of going up.. The stuff you couln't find at any price is now a lot easier to get. Not always cheap but at least find able. This guy probably saw it and it was just like the one mom gave him so he had to have it. It happens.

I agree with Prov that, while the old stuff brings back memories, it can't compare with the value and utility of modern enema bags. That said, some of the enema bags and bulbs that we consider to be current are quickly becoming rare & valuable as manufactures of specialty bags like Klystra have left the market.

While I am grateful for the four open top and combination bags I have, I wish I had purchased several of the long, rubber 59fr "velvet tipped" colon tubes when they were available. After years of use, mine finally deteriorated to where it was no longer safe to use. SIGH!