We NEED a new rule for the wanted/for sale section

Drawman623 said:
I often need to sell something fast and offer it for BELOW its true value. Knowing that the buyer may relist the item for a higher price, I protect their interest and by extension, my own, by not disclosing the price.

There is 1 reason why a person not seeking to rip someone off might not list a price. There are others.

Trust me, it is no picnic selling something without a price tag up front. I get 20+ PM's from clueless opportunists who think I might be giving the item away. If you know much about what is being offered, you need not ask the price unless it is something you are shopping for. And if you are trolling for a sleeping seller who has undervalued his item, you are no better than the overpriced seller looking to rip off his buyer.

There, I said it. I feel better.
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You don't want to list a price because you are selling it below market price but don't like getting emails from people that are looking for a bargain??? Just list the cue for what you want and sell it fast. I wouldn't worry about the reseller, that is his problem or his good luck. We all know what a SW cost from SW but the reseller has no problem selling it for a markup of 50%.

Most times if I see a cue with no price I just think that the seller wants too much for it and is embarassed about the asking price. :shrug:.
 
what about all the people that have to waste their time opening posts and reading down the page to find out that the cue isnt priced.
sure it lets the sellers do what they want but punishes the buyers. and then it punishes the sellers that do post prices as the customers may not get to their cue because of all the posts that get in the way that are useless.
 
3 cents in case 2 isn't enough....

It looks like both sides will never agree on this. Even though it would be nice if all cues had a price on here I don't have a problem with a seller not posting a price and can see why they do not want to. However if you do not post a price then communication becomes more important via email, phone call, PM...however you do business. Sellers need to respond to buyers requests, and buyers need to be patient when requesting prices from the seller. It will never be perfect. I am not sure I like some sellers attitudes if you have to ask for a price then you can't afford it. Regardless if that is true, it sounds kind of snotty. I also do not like it when potential buyers trash threads for pages when they do not have any intention on buying a cue. While I wish a price was posted on all cues, it is not the end of the world that they are not posted. If I really really really want to buy a cue, or am interested in buying a cue, 99% of the time I am sure I will be able to get ahold of the seller eventually to get a price. If not, no bigge, life goes on...I just will not do business with them in the near future.
 
Another board I frequent has a simple for sale policy:

Must list price and location - if not, the post is deleted....it's a simple rule and it works like a champ....I believe it would be a good idea here, but it's not my forum and not my rules.....so therefore I just skip over the for sale posts without prices.....
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
Nice Pm you sent me Monster, that and a red rep for me. Kinda proves my point. Say what you like about Jim B, my wife and I truly value his friendship and kindness he has shown both of us. I got a few greenies for my post in this thread. Not that I care about reps that much but the general concensus is, is that you're a whiny douchebag, and even much more in person.
Have a great Columbus Day.
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You have zero idea of which you speak. How many people on this forum have met me in person? 4, maybe 5? I've gotten along with eveyone I have met from here. I'm surprised you get along with any one with your attitude.

And what, I'm supposed to be gleeful and full of joy because your attacking me in a public forum. Who's the douchbag?
 
I wish the prices were left or added to a list that was kept on that thread. I know it is impractical as this is a forum and a F/S thread is just that a thread but it would be nice to go back and look at the price on that Bluegrass or Black Boar or whatever and see where it started how long it was listed and what it finally sold for this would help the would be buyers and sellers of like items to create a market price for a given set of goods.

I see lots of stuff listed with prices, when it is not sold bump to top new price old price is gone when it sells no price at all, the asking price is removed. Good enough that is the sellers thread but if you are not following that item you do not know what was happening and we never know what finally happened. This does not mean much if you are selling pocket chalkers but when you get up into nicer cues/cases/tables etc it would be nice to know.

But I know it is not going to change without a major software revision and that is not going to happen.
 
Wow!!!

Why would anyone get attacked on a personal level for just making a suggestion? It is obviously debatable that this topic was placed in the Wanted/For Sale section, but that sh!! is over the top IMO.

I don't know anyone on this forum really, but reading these personal attacks makes this whole forum drop a few notches on the Class-O-Meter.....yikes:eek:
 
There are a few things going on here.

Very few things annoy me more than when anyone feels that they have a valid "reason" to break rules.

Blue Hog rdr, I'm giving you two strikes for not being able to keep a civil tone.

I'm not going to make rules for the sake of making rules that I don't have the time nor desire to enforce.

No price? Don't buy it if you don't like the sales strategy. POR has been around as long as sales.

For the people who wish to complain that there is not uniform enforcement of "rules" already in existence....ALL the people who do what it takes for this site to exist have families and lives that don't revolve around the words on a message board.
This is voluntary...as in free. You don't pay to post and I don't get paid to pour over every perceived sleight to someone.


As a final note.....there are a few people who do have my phone number.
**IF** I have given you my number, it is not to be shared without express permission. I will not be happy if I get any more calls out of the blue concerning complaints about posts from someone I have never had any contact with in our personal lives.

Grow up a little people.
 
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Mr. Wilson said:
There are a few things going on here.

Very few things annoy me more than when anyone feels that they have a valid "reason" to break rules.

Blue Hog rdr, I'm giving you two strikes for not being able to keep a civil tone.

I'm not going to make rules for the sake of making rules that I don't have the time nor desire to enforce.

No price? Don't buy it if you don't like the sales strategy. POR has been around as long as sales.

For the people who wish to complain that there is not uniform enforcement of "rules" already in existence....ALL the people who do what it takes for this site to exist have families and lives that don't revolve around the words on a message board.
This is voluntary...as in free. You don't pay to post and I don't get paid to pour over every perceived sleight to someone.


As a final note.....there are a few people who do have my phone number.
**IF** I have given you my number, it is not to be shared without express permission. I will not be happy if I get any more calls out of the blue concerning complaints about posts from someone I have never had any contact with in our personal lives.

Grow up a little people.
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TAP TAP

Thanks

Kevin
 
I appologize to the other posters here for being uncivil I should have addressed the thread and not the poster.
 
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