Off Topic I wish people would keep the sold price in their thread

A) Well. Insert dead horse beating meme here.

Second. sometimes people just dont think that its anyone's business what something sold for.

D) I agree however that it would be EXTREMELY helpful in determining value.

That being said. Stuff is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
 
At least they put a price here. I’m on a FB Half Face Blades group and they refuse to put prices, they do messages and then pick the highest offer. They are just in demand now and people are paying 5-10x the blade cost. But as we know, the temp on a lot of makers dies off then people get upset when they try to sell for what they paid.
 
Spirch said:
I'm pretty sure this kind of thread happen often but whatever 🤪

It would help sooooooo much knowing how much X was sold for.

So question, why do you remove the price?
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I like to see them too.

Remember, though, the price in the ad isn't necessarily the actual sale price, but rather announced asking prices. That's why the tired "it's no one's business what it sold for" routine is nonsense in this context. The asking price is already visible to all. The actual sale price typically is not placed in the ad unless it is coincidentally the same. In the latter case, who is hurt if it remains? Nooooobody.
 
rhino said:
I like to see them too.

Remember, though, the price in the ad isn't necessarily the actual sale price, but rather announced asking prices. That's why the tired "it's no one's business what it sold for" routine is nonsense in this context. The asking price is already visible to all. The actual sale price typically is not placed in the ad unless it is coincidentally the same. In the latter case, who is hurt if it remains? Nooooobody.
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There are a bunch of scenarios where the exposing of the sales price might be bad for the buyer, for instance: (1) the buyer wants to resell at profit, or (2) the buyer is embarrassed how much (s)he paid, or (3) the buyer doesn't want his wife to know :D Etc.
 
ferider said:
There are a bunch of scenarios where the exposing of the sales price might be bad for the buyer, for instance: (1) the buyer wants to resell at profit, or (2) the buyer is embarrassed how much (s)he paid, or (3) the buyer doesn't want his wife to know :D Etc.
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Sure, but leaving the asking price in the ad affects that ... how? Again, the asking price in the ad (which some of think should remain) isn't alway the selling price and no one is asking to have the selling price published. We just want the asking price to remain in the ad. That's all.
 
Unpopular opinion here, but the moment a knife sells the seller should remove the price. This keeps the market moving and allows people to both profit from knife sales AND snatch up great deals when they post. I do however hate it when sellers delete the pictures. I wanna see that sweet bacon.
 
lmcq784 said:
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the "wrath of spouse" reason yet. That's a big one.
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For spousal safety purposes, I suggest that after every sale, the seller should edit the asking price to be half of what it originally was. All of the Hogs will know to double for actual asking price, and the seller could say to their spouse, “Look what a great deal I got!”
 
ScoMa said:
For spousal safety purposes, I suggest that after every sale, the seller should edit the asking price to be half of what it originally was. All of the Hogs will know to double for actual asking price, and the seller could say to their spouse, “Look what a great deal I got!”
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You mean like... Bu$$e Buck$. Conversion rate of USD $2 = BB $1? Good noodling.
 
When I sell a knife. I factor how much I paid, how much I’m trying to profit, or how much I’m willing to lose. I usually come close to breaking even. I’m ok with breaking even or even taking a loss. I do get to own lots of cool knives, even if for only a short time. I feel that my prices are pretty low. I do this to make a quick sale and give the next guy a good deal. I erase my prices because the price I charged is what works for me and my buyer. I don’t need to help set prices for the rest of the sellers. Or lower the chance of my buyer to turn a profit when he sells.
 
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