Price redaction in sales threads

Should prices be redacted in knife exchange after items are sold?

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I strongly prefer prices to be left up, but I also don't want a rule requiring it. I think it should be up to the participants in the transaction if they want to be public or private. Keeping the price public helps the community, but keeping things private feels better to some folks.

It is just like being open about wages. Openness helps all wage earners, but most people are taught that it is wrong to be open and honest about pay since it makes it easier for employers to cheat employees if they don't know what everyone else is making. I am strongly in favor of openness, but it should not be required. People shouldn't have to violate their morals because of my morals.
 
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Maximumbob54 said:
I'm personally adverse to ripping anyone off but if I found a sucker willing to pay silly pricing from not knowing any better and was embarrassed to do it then I might want to hide that fact from view.
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I can see this being the case if the price was lower than average on a fake item to screw someone, but the issue here is not the price as much as it is the false item.

If the price is higher than average yet both parties agree, then neither buyer nor seller got ripped off.
 
I'm not saying this is 100% the case, but I have seen a high correlation between flipper members with 100+ transaction feedback and fewer than a dozen posts outside of the FSOT subforums and removing prices.

We saw it recently with the flipped PDW Wave Sebenzas, had four up for sale within a day of when they could have been received.

I leave the prices up, but do not edit them to reflect actual sale price if a different price or a trade was negotiated by PM. I use strikethrough and bold SOLD around the prices to indicate it's gone, as well as updating the header in the title.
 
Steven65 said:
Consider this......Most folks no longer want to accept Paypal G&S because of the implications. Do you now really want the whole world to know what you sold something for??

Once again I am all for free choice. But if someone wants privacy it should be respected and allowed.
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I understand it. I don't like it but I understand it.
 
Steven65 said:
If the seller chooses to leave it up that's fine. But he should not be forced to. It should be up to everyone to decide what they want to do. Which, I might add, is the view Spark has always had.

I always ask a seller to remove the price after the sale is concluded because what I payed for something is no-one's business and strictly between me and the seller.
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Why not the delete the ENTIRE psst, then? No discussion is allowed anyway. Without the asking price remaining, it's a big grouping of 'i had a knife one time.'

Want positive feedback, leave it all up. Want no feedback, then (Seller) do what you want.

Transparency. Seems easy, and like it should be a requirement, with the stringent set of selling rules already in place
 
SilverAlert said:
Why not the delete the ENTIRE psst, then? No discussion is allowed anyway. Without the asking price remaining, it's a big grouping of 'i had a knife one time.'

Want positive feedback, leave it all up. Want no feedback, then (Seller) do what you want.

Transparency. Seems easy, and like it should be a requirement, with the stringent set of selling rules already in place
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I don't care if the original post stays up or not. What I pay for my things is my business.

Fortunately for me the current rule is that you have a choice to leave it up or remove it. Long may that remain.

Privacy is important. Forcing people to reveal their transactions forever is wrong.
 
It’s a done deal. Prices 2 weeks ago or 2 years ago are stale. We can all Google MSRP and decide if we think the secondary price is a deal or highway robbery. If you’re buying what you like, that’s the only question: is x worth y to me. If you’re buying on spec to sell for more later, that’s not my problem. Paying members can always ask for input on values and pricing.
 
The price is there for all to see. Then after the knife is sold. The deal is done. I remove the price.
 
Steven65 said:
I don't care if the original post stays up or not. What I pay for my things is my business.

Fortunately for me the current rule is that you have a choice to leave it up or remove it. Long may that remain.

Privacy is important. Forcing people to reveal their transactions forever is wrong.
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If the post stays up and the price is listed, who is to say that that is what you paid? I understand (and accept) your personal choice, but I think some assumptions have to be in place for someone else to "know" what you paid.
 
I'd like to see prices remain and the actual sale price would be a bonus. A very recent example was a piece
I saw sold by a maker that I was interested in. Knowing the price would give me impetus to reach out and
possibly get one for myself. Sure, I could reach out to the maker and find out the price, but knowing it
beforehand would have been an impetus for me to follow through. As it is, this one will probably just fade past me.

I don't know if that makes any sense or it's just weird twisted logic that only works for me.

I do see how some might find it an invasion of their privacy to know that actual price the knife sold for,, but just
leaving the original price would at least give some guideline of current price trends.
 
I think one reason people may remove prices is because they may fear being ostracized or belittled.

There's a good number of BF members that I've seen passive-aggressively criticize others for selling knives at higher prices than what they originally bought them for. I've seen judgement and snide remarks enough to find it annoying.

I personally think it's childish.

I really wanted a heretic Medusa with the cel shaded coating. I missed out and saw them being sold for significantly more than their retail prices. Here's the thing that some might not consider; perhaps the only reason the seller is willing to part ways with the knife is because of its increased value. If the open market were only willing to pay retail, the seller might just keep the knife. It doesn't seem like that's considered.

I didn't get the knife and I wasn't willing to pay the mark up. So what? Not the end of the world. I'm not going to piss and moan about it or try to make someone else feel bad for selling it for more than they paid.

To me, the two scenarios look pretty similar:

1. Buying a knife just to sell it at a profit = making money = benefiting yourself financially

2. Criticizing someone for not sharing your view in hopes of discouraging them from reselling for a profit = trying to save money or get what you want (a knife) = benefiting yourself financially or materially.

You want prices to stay up and people to be more open? Be more accepting and less judgemental of other's choices.

That's just my opinion. Take or leave it, ignore it... that's your choice and I'm not going to judge anyone for it. 🙂
 
Steven65 said:
I don't care if the original post stays up or not. What I pay for my things is my business.

Fortunately for me the current rule is that you have a choice to leave it up or remove it. Long may that remain.

Privacy is important. Forcing people to reveal their transactions forever is wrong.
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A public sale is, well, public. Delete the whole post.
 
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