Seanpcola
Moderator
I put a gun up recently and slapped a price on it. I based that price on about $50 off of what I saw it for on several retail sites new about a year ago. It never occured to me that it would have gone down so much at the retail level.. Some guy messaged me and told me I was over retail, checked, he was right. Before I got to my ad to change the price I got an offer for about $35 lower than the latest retail price and I sold it for that.
I wasn't price gouging, if anything I was guilty of not checking current prices before determining what mine was worth in the current market. The offer I took could have been viewed as low ball based on my original posted value but I thought it was more than fare considering current pricing.
All that to say before you accuse someone of low balling you, unless it's blatantly stupid, something really popular that everyone knows what the price should be, recheck your current situation. And if you see something on here priced more than new a civil message asking the seller if there are factors (trigger job, sights, etc.) adding value to their gun. Don't come at anyone right out of the gate with "Hey idiot, it's $50 cheaper at Jays". If the seller is trying to make serious profit, knows he's overpriced and thinks he will find someone to buy it at what he's asking it's NOT a personal insult to you. Some people are ignorant (me), some value their product for more than it really is and some ARE scammers. No reason to get in a pitching match, and don't do it publicly if you can't resist.
I'm not talking about blatant rip off type ads, I'm just saying back up and figure out the situation before you ruin someone's reputation on either side.
I wasn't price gouging, if anything I was guilty of not checking current prices before determining what mine was worth in the current market. The offer I took could have been viewed as low ball based on my original posted value but I thought it was more than fare considering current pricing.
All that to say before you accuse someone of low balling you, unless it's blatantly stupid, something really popular that everyone knows what the price should be, recheck your current situation. And if you see something on here priced more than new a civil message asking the seller if there are factors (trigger job, sights, etc.) adding value to their gun. Don't come at anyone right out of the gate with "Hey idiot, it's $50 cheaper at Jays". If the seller is trying to make serious profit, knows he's overpriced and thinks he will find someone to buy it at what he's asking it's NOT a personal insult to you. Some people are ignorant (me), some value their product for more than it really is and some ARE scammers. No reason to get in a pitching match, and don't do it publicly if you can't resist.
I'm not talking about blatant rip off type ads, I'm just saying back up and figure out the situation before you ruin someone's reputation on either side.