I am sure that I am not the only one this happens to. You have a desirable, perhaps rare or one of a kind knife, and someone with common interests (in my case, Busse) says, "If you ever decide to sell that, give me a call first."
My practice is to try to honor these requests. I even have a list for some knives. I value my interaction with other Busse Hogs, and have no problem with doing this. My only issue is how far to take it.
I have decided to go about three deep. That is, after the first three or so people are listed, the odds of the knife getting past them are remote, so I just say, "several people have already asked" and let it go at that.
The other issue is price. Say you determine an offering price and contact the person who wanted first, second, or third refusal, and they can't go the asking price. You post it, it doesn't sell, so you lower the price. Would you go back to the people on the list first?
I would like some opinions from experienced sellers/buyers.
My practice is to try to honor these requests. I even have a list for some knives. I value my interaction with other Busse Hogs, and have no problem with doing this. My only issue is how far to take it.
I have decided to go about three deep. That is, after the first three or so people are listed, the odds of the knife getting past them are remote, so I just say, "several people have already asked" and let it go at that.
The other issue is price. Say you determine an offering price and contact the person who wanted first, second, or third refusal, and they can't go the asking price. You post it, it doesn't sell, so you lower the price. Would you go back to the people on the list first?
I would like some opinions from experienced sellers/buyers.
