Dumb Reasons Why We Should Sell Cheaper or Buyers to Avoid

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TheBook

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Another thread about flippers made me think of starting this.

Here are some reasons I have been given to sell at a cheaper price.
They always seem to come from some scammer that is flat out lying trying to work on your emotions or sympathy.

Here are some:

I only have this much too spend. (Then save more or look for a cheaper cue)
I have cash. (Do you think I am in the financing business. Of course it will be cash)
I need a good cue for my son or daughter who is just starting to play (Buy them a cheaper one. They need a beater anyways)
Some one stoled my cue. (So I have to share in your loss)
I don't like the wrap. (Fine, you won't be happy so don't buy it)
I don't like the veneer colors. (A cheaper price won't change the colors)
My first cue was just like that and I always wanted it back (Good then you should pay a premium)
My dad had a cue just like it and he died. (Great then he doesn't need a cue anymore)
I have a lot of cues and don't need anymore. (Then don't buy anymore)
Someone else is selling the same cue for a cheaper price. (Then buy it)
The cue is not new. (Then buy a new one)
I really want a plane jane (Then why are you bothering me?)
I don't play that much anymore. (Then use a house cue)
It is a Christmas gift. (Would like to be on your gift list)
My wife is buying it for me. (Then I will deal with her)
I think Meucci's are better playing. (We all have opinions and this tells me yours are straight from the A HOLE)
My ex broke my cue. (No wonder she is your ex)
My girl friend needs one. (Great! So you want to F..k me too)

Would like to hear your favorites and experiences with them.
 
i think you have them all covered there. i havent had to deal with many as i rarely sell anything. i did try to sell a predator p2 on ebay a few months back. it was brand new, never chalked and still had the sticker on the shaft. this guy from PA emailed me saying he wanted to see it in person. i agreed that it wasnt a problem. i got no bids on the cue and he still hadnt shown up to look at it. he called me before i relisted it and told me he was definately coming down WITH CASH in the week coming up. he finally showed up a week later. he looked at the cue, wrote down the serial number and asked me if i had registered it. i wasnt sure as i had 3 of these and i knew i did register 2 of them. i told it probably was. he said he would get back to me and he had to look at a couple other cues. :eek: he also said he wanted to check the numbers to make sure it want hot because he was going to be entering some "competitions" and they were going to run numbers:rolleyes: . he called 2 days later and told me it wasnt registered and how much would i want without the receipt. i told him i could just call the store (seyberts) that i bought it from and get one. he didnt want it anymore. bottom line is he wanted to find something or anything wrong with it and try to buy it cheaper. he couldnt find any. this guy tied me up for 2-3 weeks and had my blood boiling.
 
...I saw what you paid for it on Ebay, AZB, etc. (should the deal you got be passed on to someone who wasn't willing to take the initial gamble like you did, or didn't do their homework to find the cue like you did?)

...The Blue Book says it's worth "X" dollars (my Blue Book says that every Rambow on the face of the planet is worth a jillion dollars, and that same Blue Book says that a Barry Szamboti plain jane in 95% condition should be findable for $2,000!)

...A friend of mine sold one just like it and only got "X" dollars (that same friend that plays a banjo and lives on a backwoods river?)

...That Schon has a dirty wrap, I'll give you $200 less than you're asking to take care of it (my cue repair guy only charges $195 to change my wraps :confused: )

...and my absolute favorite buyer is the one that knows that they're not buying a new cue, all the blems and dings have been appropriately described, and then they want to use the imperfections for a discount once they have the cue in hand (I'll go ahead and keep the cue, but I think I'm entitled to a 78% discount because of the horrible spot on the plug end of the rubber bumper that will adversely affect the cue's performance...)
 
Almost forgot this one...A buyer asks the price, agrees to the deal, and then wants to use trade to pay for the cue at your cash price... (I know that you were asking $1,000 cash for your cue, but I have this plain Joss that's worth at least $600 and a kitten that I'd like to throw in the mix)
 
Hunter said:
Almost forgot this one...A buyer asks the price, agrees to the deal, and then wants to use trade to pay for the cue at your cash price... (I know that you were asking $1,000 cash for your cue, but I have this plain Joss that's worth at least $600 and a kitten that I'd like to throw in the mix)
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By trade does he mean that the kitten is a little pussy?:D
 
excuses to pull at heartstrings

Now does this stuff actually work? I mean, I can understand people will list all kind of reasons why they should get a better deal - it is called bickering... I mean bartering. But does this actually work? I can believe this mentality, because people are always trying to get a deal, and use stories to get their way, I just cannot defend it or use it myself. If I am buying or selling a cue, I set a budget/price and I stay within those limitations - What I can afford, to sell or buy the cue for in $$ value. If a cue does not meet those limits, then the deal doesn't happen. I keep the cue if selling (or take a lesser $$ value and live with it), or buy a cue in my $$ range or save $$$ to get in that range if I am buying.


Michael


I would never think to talk about my sick pet fish, Nemo, who really likes the look of the veneers against his aquarium. Nemo won't eat if the cue is not here, so can I buy that Scruggs for $300. You would make my Son's day, because he really loves Nemo and does not want to see him flushed down the toilet. Hey, and the cue will stay by the fishbowl at all times, I won't even shoot with it - but can it have two shafts also - Nemo likes it that way.
Anybody else - I will have a Scruggs for sale cheap soon - $1000:p
 
Buyers to Avoid =

Anyone who, before even looking at your item.....without any review, buyer questions, emails, or request to look, simply asks...."would you take less".....or...."just tell me your bottom cash price"
 
my personal favorite is.. and i had this happen to me not to long ago...

somebody asked if i would take a trade on my predator that was selling.., so i told them, i would give it some thought and let them know.. so upon looking over their thread and their cue, i was very much considering this deal now, so i asked for better pics and they sent them.. and then when i made up my mind that i was going to take the deal that was offered.. they tell me.. that they would rather have a custom cue instead and asked if i had any custom cues that i would like to trade for their cue instead.. i was floored.. they were the ones who offered the deal to me! i told them, i really had no interest in their cue but wanted to give it a try and that i would never trade any of my custom cues for theirs.. the predator, i would have after giving it some though.. ooh well.. i am glad i didnt trade for that cue anyways.. seems there was alot of trouble with that particular deal..

chris
 
In my experience, as a potential buyer, you either accept the seller's asking price... or you offer something less if the asking price is not what you're willing to pay (whatever the friggin' reason, it doesn't matter).

As the seller, you either accept the lesser offer... or you reject it. Is it any more complicated than that?... I think not. The system has been around for centuries... it works.
 
I like the buyers that don't compare apples to apples and use that as a price reference,

Gee, Mr.seller Mr.so and so had a really nice (insert favorite maker) cue. He sold it for $1000. I know it wasn't quite as fancy as yours but is an ivory joint, full shafts, tons of ivory inlays really worth that much extra. I really only want a player but I like your cue so I'll go 1250. Guess he shoulda bought that one for a g-note.
 
I had a guy on the phone trying to talk down a cue I was selling. He went on and on about how he picks up this and that all the time for pennies, so how could I dream of asking market value for my cue? Example( can't really remember, cause it was all b.s.) " I get four point scruggs, and szamboti's for $200 ( or some crazy #) all the time" I quckly said, " great, in that case I'll give you $400 all day!" He stopped for a sec, and was like no way, do you know how much those are worth? I said, yes, and I also know what mine is worth, so now that we both know what we are talking about, we can get back to talking about a fair value for it. Needless to say, there was no deal to be made.

I love when that happens. Market value is market value. It is not dependent on what was previously paid for it. A guy will say " I only paid x amount for one of those before", meaning that because of that yours is only worth that much. So does that mean that if I pay three times the value of a cue, then you won't question that amount when I ask the same of you? I think not!
 
Add another to the list:

Need a Cheap McDermott

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My Grandfather wants a pool cue and I want to buy him a McDermott....Send me pics with offers please
 
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