Why do we hide the sale price on knife exchange?

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On the knife exchange, why do we hide the sale price after it’s gone? It seems like it would be very helpful if the sales price was left on the post for reference. Who started this and why?
 
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Thread 'Sale prices removed'

I do not know if this has been mentioned before ( sure it has ) , Can we keep the original prices in the description so that we can get a gauge of the going or asking prices? I do not where to place this message but I am hoping enough people see it so that it can be made a rule or a suggested option. thank you
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4collectandsell

Thread 'Why delete sale price? Could benefit the market greatly....'

BladeForums has the potential to be the greatest for something else....A current market price guide but instead people force everyone to go to other sites (worthpoint, eBay, Facebook, etc)
Everyone deletes the price of sold items......worried to tell ppl u sold too low or too high? Lol
I think it would help the industry much more knowing current selling values and what better place than here ....if everyone wasn’t so quick to delete theirs prices which is really odd.
Keep pricing and collectibility up
This will help you see what the market will bear without being crazy high

Just my...
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Uncle Timbo

Thread 'Why?'

Do YOU delete the price of your knife after you sell it? Are you embarrassed by the selling price?
You yourself know that if you want to sell a particular knife, you might try and do a little research and see what others have sold the same for. Maybe just to get a rough idea.
I don't really expect anybody to reply to this thread. I just want to ask that you leave the price up long after the sale has been made.
I thank you as I step off my soapbox. :)

tongueriver

Thread 'Why the $old???'

In the exchange, when someone sells a knife, more than often he/she wipes out the price that had been asked and replaced it with $old, or SOLD, or some such. Why? I would like to know the price, even if the knife was sold. Wouldn't you? What is gained here? What is the goal? I am a little thick-headed at times and this must be one of those times, because I am not getting it.
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expidia1

Thread 'Removing your sold price after you've sold the knife?'

Whats with this practice of doing so? I did not see this in the selling rules (I could have missed it there).

I noticed (being new) that when I just miss buying a particular knife the seller changes his price to $Sold or something like this real quick. Maybe its just the dealers who do this (I dunno).

Is it to protect other pending sellers asking prices of similar knives?

I find it annoying (but if its a rule here, then so be it).
My reasoning why I like to see the selling price still up there after its sold at least for a short time is that it gives perspective knife buyers a general...
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AntCaps

Thread 'Why do people remove prices of sold knives?'

Just as the title states im curious as to why so many people in the exchange delete the asking price after selling the knife?
Sometimes when i plan on selling a knife I like to see what they are going for so my asking price isn't inflated or too low.
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PeteyTwoPointOne

Thread 'OT: Save the price?'

A year or so ago there was a thread about leaving the list price in the sales thread. I've left most of mine-- the ones I mark $OLD it is mostly because of force of habit of changing it.

I know it is a 100% personal choice and I'm gonna keep leaving mine viewable (unless there's a good reason why I shouldn't that I'm unaware of) and I'm not campaigning to rewrite Exchange rules or anything like that...

So, let's hash it out freshly here about the upside & downside of LEAVING PRICES VIEWABLE in the Exchange...

And feel free to "set me straight" on the issue publicly...

I

Thread 'Ya' know what really pisses me off??'

Ya' know what really pisses me off?? When I open a for sale thread and discover that the knife ha been sold, but the asking price ha been replaced by "SOLD". I'm sure this has been addressed in the past, but I haven't the patience to find the threads addressing the issue. At least with fleabay you know what the selling price was on a knife you might be interested in in the future. I mean...what's the big secret??

TrailWolf

Thread 'Why delete the sold price in the exchange?'

Just curious - over in our exchange forum it seems to be common practice for sellers to remove the sold price from their listings or even delete the item altogether once sold - isnt it a good thing, for many different reasons, to keep them in there?

I think its rather beneficial to see the past trends in Busse pricing not only for when one is trying to research and buy a used Busse, but also for when one is trying to sell one... Due diligence is important on both ends.

Apologies if this subject has already been addressed or discussed.

pmsayre153

Post in thread 'Why won't a Moderator make the rule of....'

I agree that prices should be left on sale posts for research purposes. This can give the diligent buyer and/or seller a good idea of a reasonable asking price for a particular model. The alternatives would be to post high (and risk being accused of gouging), then drop the price gradually until it sells OR post your best guess and risk "giving away" a coveted blade. The collector sells because he tires of that particular blade or needs the $. Why delete the info that gives both the seller and the potential buyer the a good guesstimate of the market value and both a shot at a fair deal...










Jarhead Greasemonkey

Post in thread 'Meta: Questions on Exchange'

Tough to find by searching...

But fortunately mqqn mqqn compiled a list of such threads for reference!

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/hiding-the-price.1672315/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/why-delete-sale-price-could-benefit-the-market-greatly.1644933/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/why.1642962/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/why-the-old.1630442/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/removing-your-sold-price-after-youve-sold-the-knife.1561347/...
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Boss1911

Thread 'Forum Decorum Exchange, removing the asking price Rule or Tradition?'

I have a question regarding Forum Decorum. Why is it standard procedure for people to remove the asking price from a exchange post when selling a knife? I think everyone in the Busse family wants to sell and or buy at a fair price but It can be tough determining a fair price. Is there a Exchange rule about removing the asking price or is this just a tradition?


Brian
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There are many threads about this already. Coles notes is as follows:

Some people view their sales as private, which they are. So they erase the prices after the fact because nunya.

Some people think the prices should remain as a record, and there may be some utility to this practice, but it doesn't supersede the right to privacy.
 
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David Mary said:
There are many threads about this already. Coles notes is as follows:

Some people view their sales as private, which they are. So they erase the prices after the fact because nunya.

Some people think the prices should remain as a record, and there may be some utility to this practice, but it doesn't supersede the right to privacy.

P.S. mqqn mqqn I don't think your post is doing what you think it does.

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Yea, been a while since I did this, heading to laptop lol ..So the forum automatically embeds the links, no wonder it looked so bad on my phone.
I am also using the dark profile on my phone, so that obscures the links anyway on the android.

The laptop is rarely used for my forum surfing anymore. Good to see the same old threads still pop up I guess.
 
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Doesn't bother me because what would remain would be the asking price. That's not a very useful metric imo. Selling price or trade details maybe, but that seems like the business of the buyer/seller.
 
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Thread 'Sale prices removed'

I do not know if this has been mentioned before ( sure it has ) , Can we keep the original prices in the description so that we can get a gauge of the going or asking prices? I do not where to place this message but I am hoping enough people see it so that it can be made a rule or a suggested option. thank you
  • Like
  • Haha

4collectandsell

Thread 'Why delete sale price? Could benefit the market greatly....'

BladeForums has the potential to be the greatest for something else....A current market price guide but instead people force everyone to go to other sites (worthpoint, eBay, Facebook, etc)
Everyone deletes the price of sold items......worried to tell ppl u sold too low or too high? Lol
I think it would help the industry much more knowing current selling values and what better place than here ....if everyone wasn’t so quick to delete theirs prices which is really odd.
Keep pricing and collectibility up
This will help you see what the market will bear without being crazy high

Just my...
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Uncle Timbo

Thread 'Why?'

Do YOU delete the price of your knife after you sell it? Are you embarrassed by the selling price?
You yourself know that if you want to sell a particular knife, you might try and do a little research and see what others have sold the same for. Maybe just to get a rough idea.
I don't really expect anybody to reply to this thread. I just want to ask that you leave the price up long after the sale has been made.
I thank you as I step off my soapbox. :)

tongueriver

Thread 'Why the $old???'

In the exchange, when someone sells a knife, more than often he/she wipes out the price that had been asked and replaced it with $old, or SOLD, or some such. Why? I would like to know the price, even if the knife was sold. Wouldn't you? What is gained here? What is the goal? I am a little thick-headed at times and this must be one of those times, because I am not getting it.
  • Like

expidia1

Thread 'Removing your sold price after you've sold the knife?'

Whats with this practice of doing so? I did not see this in the selling rules (I could have missed it there).

I noticed (being new) that when I just miss buying a particular knife the seller changes his price to $Sold or something like this real quick. Maybe its just the dealers who do this (I dunno).

Is it to protect other pending sellers asking prices of similar knives?

I find it annoying (but if its a rule here, then so be it).
My reasoning why I like to see the selling price still up there after its sold at least for a short time is that it gives perspective knife buyers a general...
  • Like

AntCaps

Thread 'Why do people remove prices of sold knives?'

Just as the title states im curious as to why so many people in the exchange delete the asking price after selling the knife?
Sometimes when i plan on selling a knife I like to see what they are going for so my asking price isn't inflated or too low.
  • Like

PeteyTwoPointOne

Thread 'OT: Save the price?'

A year or so ago there was a thread about leaving the list price in the sales thread. I've left most of mine-- the ones I mark $OLD it is mostly because of force of habit of changing it.

I know it is a 100% personal choice and I'm gonna keep leaving mine viewable (unless there's a good reason why I shouldn't that I'm unaware of) and I'm not campaigning to rewrite Exchange rules or anything like that...

So, let's hash it out freshly here about the upside & downside of LEAVING PRICES VIEWABLE in the Exchange...

And feel free to "set me straight" on the issue publicly...

I

Thread 'Ya' know what really pisses me off??'

Ya' know what really pisses me off?? When I open a for sale thread and discover that the knife ha been sold, but the asking price ha been replaced by "SOLD". I'm sure this has been addressed in the past, but I haven't the patience to find the threads addressing the issue. At least with fleabay you know what the selling price was on a knife you might be interested in in the future. I mean...what's the big secret??

TrailWolf

Thread 'Why delete the sold price in the exchange?'

Just curious - over in our exchange forum it seems to be common practice for sellers to remove the sold price from their listings or even delete the item altogether once sold - isnt it a good thing, for many different reasons, to keep them in there?

I think its rather beneficial to see the past trends in Busse pricing not only for when one is trying to research and buy a used Busse, but also for when one is trying to sell one... Due diligence is important on both ends.

Apologies if this subject has already been addressed or discussed.

pmsayre153

Post in thread 'Why won't a Moderator make the rule of....'

I agree that prices should be left on sale posts for research purposes. This can give the diligent buyer and/or seller a good idea of a reasonable asking price for a particular model. The alternatives would be to post high (and risk being accused of gouging), then drop the price gradually until it sells OR post your best guess and risk "giving away" a coveted blade. The collector sells because he tires of that particular blade or needs the $. Why delete the info that gives both the seller and the potential buyer the a good guesstimate of the market value and both a shot at a fair deal...










Jarhead Greasemonkey

Post in thread 'Meta: Questions on Exchange'

Tough to find by searching...

But fortunately mqqn mqqn compiled a list of such threads for reference!

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/hiding-the-price.1672315/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/why-delete-sale-price-could-benefit-the-market-greatly.1644933/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/why.1642962/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/why-the-old.1630442/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/removing-your-sold-price-after-youve-sold-the-knife.1561347/...
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Boss1911

Thread 'Forum Decorum Exchange, removing the asking price Rule or Tradition?'

I have a question regarding Forum Decorum. Why is it standard procedure for people to remove the asking price from a exchange post when selling a knife? I think everyone in the Busse family wants to sell and or buy at a fair price but It can be tough determining a fair price. Is there a Exchange rule about removing the asking price or is this just a tradition?


Brian
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