Posting Pictures + Price in a For Sale thread

would you disregard an item if asked to PM or email for pics and price??

  • Yes I would

    Votes: 100 68.0%

  • No I wouldn't

    Votes: 47 32.0%
  • Total voters
    147
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in light recent happenings on this site i thought i'd poll those who buy cues here as to how many of you would totally disregard an item for sale that you might be interested in if the seller didn't post pics or price and asked to be either pm'd or emailed for them???

no middle ground on this one please........
 
First off, having a pic helps everyone. It's not the end all if you don't have one, but it helps. But this not posting a price has got to stop. Not only here, but at shows and the like. That was the only real complaint I had at the meet and greet was no prices on items. Then when you asked someone it was ... either " oh I am not really selling it, make me an offer" or well I haven't thought about it, make me an offer. Look I have been in cue sales a long time, I know you have a number. You know, you have a number. Just say the damn number and start the negotiations. It's not the buyers job to establish a price. I mean it's not a hard concept. You have two choices, go with the market value, or just add a few hundred or whatever you want to make on an item and be done with with it.

It's so god damn simple a caveman can do it...

Joe
 
Right or wrong I automatically assume that the price is way out of whack and don't bother wasting my time pm'ing. If you want maximum price, sell it on Ebay. Or, you can list it here high, and gradually lower it until it sells.
 
You Need a Price & Pics

...........TAPTAPTAP -- posting pics isn't that hard :rolleyes: plus, it's hard to buy anything without a price ;)
 
Not having a posted price is at times annoying, but in some circumstances I can understand why. But IMO what is much more annoying is when asked for their price, the seller says...."well, I don't know, make me an offer". At any rate, not having pics or a posted price would not deter me from seeking out additional info if it is something I really want.
 
skins said:
in light recent happenings on this site i thought i'd poll those who buy cues here as to how many of you would totally disregard an item for sale that you might be interested in if the seller didn't post pics or price and asked to be either pm'd or emailed for them???

no middle ground on this one please........
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Had to vote no for this one. I would be more hesistant, but not TOTALLY DISREGARD an item if that is how the seller wants to be contacted. I agree though, it does make the process a lot simpler when pics and prices are posted.

However, if I am interested in the item enough, I will jump through those hoops. <don't like jumping or hoops>

Cheers

p.s. good poll and post by BTW. REP points to you!
 
classiccues said:
But this not posting a price has got to stop. Not only here, but at shows and the like. ... either " oh I am not really selling it, make me an offer" or well I haven't thought about it, make me an offer. ....I know you have a number. You know, you have a number. Just say the damn number and start the negotiations. It's not the buyers job to establish a price.
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THANK YOU!!

I'm really tired of someone saying they have something for sale, you ask what they want and they tell you to make an offer!!! what is that? I thought it was supposed to have a stated price and if you want to negotiate....then send an offer and then see if there is a counter offer....right?

This is where low ball offers really come in I think....a price isn't stated, so they make whatever offer they feel like because the seller seems to want someone to overbid on it and get more money I guess?
 
I would show pics in all my sales on AZ but for certain items, I would not announce the price on the thread. By certain items, I am talking about the very high end cues I list. Some buyers (traders, collectors and especially dealers) want to protect their investment, I don't have a problem with that.
 
Don't want to get technical here, but the poll is for pics OR price not being in the post. That assumes that one of those WILL be in the post.

I have a tough time believing that so many people would TOTALLY DISREGARD a post if one of those two were missing.

I could understand disregarding if it was pics AND price missing from the post.
 
If the answers overwhelmingly skew towards "Yes" then what does that tell us? Is this simply that our expectations from common community dealings that take place here on AZ have shaped how we like to buy or does it say something more about most cue buyers....maybe something about our impatience or how cues are impulse buys? Just wondering. At any rate, this is something I've always thought was interesting about cue buying/selling. Think a little about car lots....you sometimes see posted prices and sometimes you never see prices. Would you not buy a car if the price wasn't marked?
 
Hmmm

yally said:
Don't want to get technical here, but the poll is for pics OR price not being in the post. That assumes that one of those WILL be in the post.

I have a tough time believing that so many people would TOTALLY DISREGARD a post if one of those two were missing.

I could understand disregarding if it was pics AND price missing from the post.
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I didn't look at it as if it was one or the other, but I agree with you on that aspect. I was taking it as if there were neither in the post....
 
I would like to see pictures at least. I am interested in lots of different cues and if i like one then i would buy it. The only time I pm for prices if i see a cue i like. I rarly will pm if there is no pic or price. As always it is the sellers decision to post pic or price. i personally feel that the cue would sell faster if they are both liated.

Jeremy
 
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skins said:
in light recent happenings on this site i thought i'd poll those who buy cues here as to how many of you would totally disregard an item for sale that you might be interested in if the seller didn't post pics or price and asked to be either pm'd or emailed for them???

no middle ground on this one please........
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For starters this site is a really big pain in the butt to get photos on to with out losing photo quality .Photo bucket etc.It takes way too much time for some people.It would be great to learn how to with out losing photo quality .
Plus their have been times that some photos have shown up on other sites in fraudulent auctions.

Second on the pricing Yes, maybe we should post prices .But Why do the cue makers out there not do it???Take Scruggs for example ,his site has no pricing does that mean you would not buy his cues?It seams to work just fine for him .He seams to be marketing his cues just fine like that.
Because it is between the purchaser & the seller?
You can always make a offer you have a 50 /50 chance someone might accept it or make you a counter offer.
Some people are old school in their ways .I would rather talk to some one on the phone or in person about a cue for sale so any questions can be answered or asked.I think it is better customer service to interact with the customer.
Thats how I feel on the prices.May be I am wrong?

I heard a couple of times at the Meet & Greet that I could have & should have bought this or that cue for a certain price but did not.But now I want it -the new owner has had to pay to have it cleaned & possibly refinished ,re tipped or what ever it needed before it is offered for sale & the cue kickers out there do not see that .
Remember you can always make a offer.

Please no flames on this .I am old school in great customer service in the retail/& auto industry for many years.but am alway open to changes.
Thanks for listening
Tank138
 
I am one of those that you are talking about. I didn't post any pics when I was trying to sell a cue. From my experiences I will always post pics if I want to sell something. The veterans of this forum have taught me a lesson on not posting pics. Pics are essential on any deal.
 
Hey Everyone,

I usually always post a price when I have something For Sale on AZ..
I tried for the 1st time posting the pictures and asked for PM's on my Mottey cues..
I received over 40 PM's for prices... Figuring out if I posted the prices, I would have received about 8 PM's from potential buyers and trades.. The 8 were the most important, not sure if there was any benifit by not putting the prices.

There is one point I would like to touch upon. Many of my private customers prefer to do business on cues that haven't been priced publically. This way it protects there investment in the future.. I have kept that business sererate from AZ forums..
If someone had a very high dollar cue which 90% on the cue population wouldn't be able to afford, then having customers ask for pricing seems to be appropriate.

I don't see any disadvantage posting the prices of most cues here on the forum..
But, It will be a sellers option..
Best,
Ken
Highendcues
 
HighEndCues said:
I received over 40 PM's for prices... Figuring out if I posted the prices, I would have received about 8 PM's from potential buyers and trades.. The 8 were the most important, not sure if there was any benifit by not putting the prices.
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I'm not into this for money so my perspective may be a bit biased but I'd think without posting asking price, the seller must be willing to filter through a LOT of tire-kickers. When/if I sell stuff, I'm not willing to do this, so I will post a FIRM price (and I still get many PMS seeking 40% off my firm price, or "what is your best price" PMs).

Not having photos is understandable as not everyone is internet savvy. But AZ For Sale section can be a helpful community where many of us are willing to take time to post photos on behalf of others.

As a buyer, I'd expect the seller to have the cue in hand (hate those "hey I got a great cues coming in and want to give you a first shot" thread) and post the spec.
 
HighEndCues said:
Many of my private customers prefer to do business on cues that haven't been priced publically. This way it protects there investment in the future
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bingo!........ the same goes for them turning away from cues where pictures have been publicly posted as well. allot of collectors shy away from letting others know what they've acquired. some sellers prefer those scenarios as well.
 
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