Whatever happened to net prices?

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It seems as if many sales posts no longer have the net price in the exchanges. I thought for example pricing such as ppff or add 3% for g&s and/or shipping was unacceptable.
 
You have to have the final cost to the buyer posted in whatever payment format I believe. Typically when people post “net” or “net to me”, there is math involved on the buyer end. The intent is that sellers post the exact price that buyers are meant to pay. No shipping added, no tax, no fees, no “net to me”.

Example: “$100 f&f, or $103 g&s”
 
According to the exchange rules, the words "net to me" are not acceptable. When I list a price, I list all acceptable payment methods (ppff/zelle/venmo/cashapp) and shipping and insurance is already built in. If a buyer has a special need to use G&S, we would handle through PM's.


Sellers/Selling -
  1. Be 100% sure that you want to sell the item, have it in your possession and clearly list the TOTALselling price.
    • There is no "testing the waters" or "gauge buyer interest".
    • "Net to me" needs to be figured into your LISTED PRICE
 
JRRsix7 said:
According to the exchange rules, the words "net to me" are not acceptable. When I list a price, I list all acceptable payment methods (ppff/zelle/venmo/cashapp) and shipping and insurance is already built in. If a buyer has a special need to use G&S, we would handle through PM's.


Sellers/Selling -
  1. Be 100% sure that you want to sell the item, have it in your possession and clearly list the TOTALselling price.
    • There is no "testing the waters" or "gauge buyer interest".
    • "Net to me" needs to be figured into your LISTED PRICE
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Unfortunately that is not happening
 
King of the Cheese said:
You have to have the final cost to the buyer posted in whatever payment format I believe. Typically when people post “net” or “net to me”, there is math involved on the buyer end. The intent is that sellers post the exact price that buyers are meant to pay. No shipping added, no tax, no fees, no “net to me”.

Example: “$100 f&f, or $103 g&s”
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This. We had several instances where super broke people would be quibbling about the buyer being like $0.27 short or some nonsense, and the Admins were tired of it. Plus, it's despicable to expect the buyer to do your math for you.
 
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joeradza said:
Just making conversation, not looking to be a rat.
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You’re complaining about something openly in the GBU (which likely hundreds of people are subscribed to), and made a remark about how people aren’t following the rules. I’d say if you wanted to be more clandestine about keeping people in line, you’d just report it so a mod could address it behind the scenes. Reporting is a tool for moderators to be made known of a concern, not necessarily the impetus for punitive action.
 
I would rather do the math as the buyer.

The posts that say $100 FF or $130 G&S crack me up.
 
I live in Kyrgyzstan, where the government intercepts all online money transfers originating internationally and institutes a 90% value added tax. So when a buyer sends me $1,000 for a knife I only receive $100. I always inform the buyer after the fact that I'm due an additional $900 (net to me), and that I won't ship the knife until I receive it. Either that or I just say "send me more money plz." I figure it's the buyer's responsibility to know my country's laws and regulations governing international money transfers.
 
brancron said:
I live in Kyrgyzstan, where the government intercepts all online money transfers originating internationally and institutes a 90% value added tax. So when a buyer sends me $1,000 for a knife I only receive $100. I always inform the buyer after the fact that I'm due an additional $900 (net to me), and that I won't ship the knife until I receive it. Either that or I just say "send me more money plz." I figure it's the buyer's responsibility to know my country's laws and regulations governing international money transfers.
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That's an excellent perspective. We're planning on moving to Kyrgyzstan later this year...I'll keep that in mind.

I've gotten most of my financial acumen from Chico Marx up until now...

 
Blues said:
That's an excellent perspective. We're planning on moving to Kyrgyzstan later this year...I'll keep that in mind.

I've gotten most of my financial acumen from Chico Marx up until now...

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The Kyrgystan navy is looking for recruits. 😇
 
Kevin W. said:
I would rather do the math as the buyer.

The posts that say $100 FF or $130 G&S crack me up.
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Of course, brancron brancron 's point aside, this is very clearly a spot of social engineering. "Please use PPFF, or else I'm sharing the pain I'm going to feel come tax time." I get it, it's lame, but I get it.
 
Quiet said:
Of course, brancron brancron 's point aside, this is very clearly a spot of social engineering. "Please use PPFF, or else I'm sharing the pain I'm going to feel come tax time." I get it, it's lame, but I get it.
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Unless everyone got their knives for free... No one is paying taxes on this stuff
 
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