Scott.Maslowe
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Good day Bladeformers, question for you -
While trying to price a couple titanium folders this morning, and having the typical difficulty that I always have, it occurred to me to ask you guys how you price yours when you put them up for sale?
I can never seem to price them right. The other day I dropped a couple of striders and they both went within the first minute, indicating I could have easily gotten more. Priced some knives I paid over 400 each for, in the low 300s because I didn’t want to haggle and both were sold to me as LNIB and clearly were not… No takers, both sale friendly knives. This happens to me all the time and I can’t seem to get it right. This is a hobby not a business for me, however I want to get the best I can, as I use sale proceeds to fund further purchases, so one day my children can go to college and NOT have to ask “Dad, why did you spend our higher education on a bunch of knives?” MUCH, not ask as MUCH (let’s be reasonable).
My current method is basically find their original sale price (if I can find it), look to see if resale is trending up or down since then (when I can find it on here or someplace that prices them realistically), look what it’s going for on eBay if it’s there, and price accordingly. But I’m clearly shite at it, since my sales seem to go instantly or not at all. I would love to have a single sale that members act contemplatively (wait ten or twenty minutes) then are in. That way I’d know I priced them in a range it left people on the fence, but it was low enough they ultimately purchased.
Incidentally… Why do we delete the price we sold at? Is this obligatory or just a habit that one guy started and everyone sheeped in until it became institutionalized in us? It would be of significantly greater utility for us to mark say a 500 dollar priced knife with “SOLD for” before the price we listed. Then you could just peruse old sales on here reliably. If there’s a rule I’m not aware of, or a reason for this besides making me insane, I’d love for someone to let me know.
Thanks guys for any answers! Might be kinda slow to respond at times. Going to enjoy the day with my children and enrich their childhood in the hopes that when they graduate high school and I’m kicking them out the door to their dishwashing jobs, screaming “It’s Rick Hinderer and John Grismo’s fault, not mine!”, they have something to look back on. Hope you all have a good day!
While trying to price a couple titanium folders this morning, and having the typical difficulty that I always have, it occurred to me to ask you guys how you price yours when you put them up for sale?
I can never seem to price them right. The other day I dropped a couple of striders and they both went within the first minute, indicating I could have easily gotten more. Priced some knives I paid over 400 each for, in the low 300s because I didn’t want to haggle and both were sold to me as LNIB and clearly were not… No takers, both sale friendly knives. This happens to me all the time and I can’t seem to get it right. This is a hobby not a business for me, however I want to get the best I can, as I use sale proceeds to fund further purchases, so one day my children can go to college and NOT have to ask “Dad, why did you spend our higher education on a bunch of knives?” MUCH, not ask as MUCH (let’s be reasonable).
My current method is basically find their original sale price (if I can find it), look to see if resale is trending up or down since then (when I can find it on here or someplace that prices them realistically), look what it’s going for on eBay if it’s there, and price accordingly. But I’m clearly shite at it, since my sales seem to go instantly or not at all. I would love to have a single sale that members act contemplatively (wait ten or twenty minutes) then are in. That way I’d know I priced them in a range it left people on the fence, but it was low enough they ultimately purchased.
Incidentally… Why do we delete the price we sold at? Is this obligatory or just a habit that one guy started and everyone sheeped in until it became institutionalized in us? It would be of significantly greater utility for us to mark say a 500 dollar priced knife with “SOLD for” before the price we listed. Then you could just peruse old sales on here reliably. If there’s a rule I’m not aware of, or a reason for this besides making me insane, I’d love for someone to let me know.
Thanks guys for any answers! Might be kinda slow to respond at times. Going to enjoy the day with my children and enrich their childhood in the hopes that when they graduate high school and I’m kicking them out the door to their dishwashing jobs, screaming “It’s Rick Hinderer and John Grismo’s fault, not mine!”, they have something to look back on. Hope you all have a good day!