This is probably a stupid N00b question, but...
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because once a cue is sold it doesnt matter what it cost or what it sold for.. the sellers do it out of respect for the new owner..
i like it when the pictures are still there after a sale because i like to see what is out there and what i maybe missed out on.. but i do agree with removing the price..
i for one hate it when people post pictures in the cue gallery and then take them down from there for no reason..
chris
i like it when the pictures are still there after a sale because i like to see what is out there and what i maybe missed out on.. but i do agree with removing the price..
i for one hate it when people post pictures in the cue gallery and then take them down from there for no reason..
chris
Spite.
Shows the cue was sold and its a nice "In your face beoches" to all the low ballers and tire kickers hoping your stuff won't sell.
Shows the cue was sold and its a nice "In your face beoches" to all the low ballers and tire kickers hoping your stuff won't sell.
Spite.
Shows the cue was sold and its a nice "In your face beoches" to all the low ballers and tire kickers hoping your stuff won't sell.
C'mon on, RR. You're just kidding, right?
It's actually good info, I think, to keep the final selling price available for others to see (with a SOLD sign of course). A consumer knowing what something sold for previously will make him/her a more efficient shopper for another comparable product.
I am "mostly" kidding but let's be honest. We rarely get what we are asking and I don't think sellers always feel comfortable leaving up final details. Same is usually true on the buyers side. Why is it that 99.9% of all transactions go down in PMs ?
The better scale of resale value is probably by sold listings on eBay anyway. Here youre never going to know what really went down anyway.
Doesn't really matter to me much either way tho.
The better scale of resale value is probably by sold listings on eBay anyway. Here youre never going to know what really went down anyway.
Doesn't really matter to me much either way tho.
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agree, I dont know why final selling price has to be such a big secret.....
(dont think its to protect the buyer, but to protect the seller from disclosing how much if a discount they gave)
NYC cue dude
Banned
It's simple really.
Beyond the buyer and seller, the final price is no one's business.
Beyond the buyer and seller, the final price is no one's business.
I suspect the idea is something like this...
If someone noticed the final sell price is lower than the original asking price (either the seller's
or someone else's asking price for the same item) then it will encourage people to always lowball.
Like if the final price was $200 lower, then the next time that guy sells I will just offer
200 less than what he asks and he'll get frustrated at all the rug hagglers who never say yes
to his first offer because they know he's caved in the past.
If someone noticed the final sell price is lower than the original asking price (either the seller's
or someone else's asking price for the same item) then it will encourage people to always lowball.
Like if the final price was $200 lower, then the next time that guy sells I will just offer
200 less than what he asks and he'll get frustrated at all the rug hagglers who never say yes
to his first offer because they know he's caved in the past.
I'm guessing 'cause a seller tries to sell a cue for $1100 then two weeks later sells it for $500.
Funny how it all works.
When I first come to AZB I noticed this a lot.:frown:
I like the way the classifieds are handled on another forum I participate on occasionally. Only the seller can post in his thread. Therefore all communications must be via PM, email, or phone, but not in the thread. So no "buddy-bumping" occurs. Bumps allowed at 48 hours. The poster is locked out from editing a post after about 90 minutes. This means the asking price cannot be deleted. The seller must post a price or the thread is deleted.
The benefits to this are that with only the seller posting, it makes it very clear to the mods if the thread is being bumped too frequently. It benefits all members because they can research the recent asking prices of any item they may be interested in. One can say that the price is private between the buyer and seller but if you are using a public forum to make a sale then perhaps all members have a claim to want to be able to access that information. Besides, the asking price was posted publicly to begin with and the actual final price does remain confidential. Also, requiring the seller to post a price eliminates the blind auctions that result from no price "make an offer" listings.
The benefits to this are that with only the seller posting, it makes it very clear to the mods if the thread is being bumped too frequently. It benefits all members because they can research the recent asking prices of any item they may be interested in. One can say that the price is private between the buyer and seller but if you are using a public forum to make a sale then perhaps all members have a claim to want to be able to access that information. Besides, the asking price was posted publicly to begin with and the actual final price does remain confidential. Also, requiring the seller to post a price eliminates the blind auctions that result from no price "make an offer" listings.
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I think this is a good idea. It takes the politics and drama out of FS threads. More like craigslist and less like... well, AZ's for sale section. I will admit that I have overbumped other people's threads, it's easy to forget. I think this would be a better system. I've had buyers hassle me to take down the pics and price so they could jack the price up and flip it. I like to trade, and buy stuff on craigslist to fix up and sell, but there are sellers out there and that's all they do; buy low, sell high, use their "Rep" to bully others, and inflate the price of used cues. Just my thoughts, not saying there perfect, but this is what i've observed.