Why is the price often removed?

yitz

yitz

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When a piece is sold, the price is often removed and replaced by "SOLD." When looking at old threads I like to be able to see what knives went for. Why do people often remove the price? Thanks.
 
yitz said:
When a piece is sold, the price is often removed and replaced by "SOLD." When looking at old threads I like to be able to see what knives went for. Why do people often remove the price? Thanks.
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So you can't see what the knives went for :)

When I sell a knife....the price is posted but that may not be what eventually comes to be. There may be a trade involved plus cash or just a trade. This usually happens through email or private messages. I post the asking price...if I sell if for less then that's between myself and buyer.
 
The Knife needs to be identified (marked) as "SOLD" so the place previously occupied by the price is a logical place.

And generally speaking, it's a courtesy by the seller to protect the buyer's privacy.
 
yitz said:
When a piece is sold, the price is often removed and replaced by "SOLD." Why do people often remove the price? Thanks.
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Because the asking price, and the sale price are the busines of the seller and buyer, only, seriously.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
yitz said:
When a piece is sold, the price is often removed and replaced by "SOLD." When looking at old threads I like to be able to see what knives went for. Why do people often remove the price? Thanks.
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Privacy between Seller and Buyer,
 
Yitz,
Post a photo sometime of that beautiful Fowler bowie, you've got stached away. i remember it from way back!
David
 
i dont know why, i think it would be better to leave the final selling price in the original post. if you want privacy dont post it on a public board. or maybe not, just dont get why people trip over this.
 
Thanks David. That was one of my first handmade knives. I'm hoping to transfer my photos to a digital mode in the near future so I can begin posting pics.
I can understand wanting to protect the privacy of the buyer and seller. The final price doesn't have to be posted, but at least the last posted asking price can be left on. That way no private information is given, and there is still a reference available for someone wanting to get a rough idea of what a knife might be worth. What's the downside there?
 
I found that replacing the price with "sold" eliminated some late-comer inquiries where folks would see a price still listed and ask if a knife was still available, even though "sold" was listed elsewhere in the post and/or thread.

There really aren't too many cases where I'd mind what someone knew what I bought or sold a knife for on the forums, but I respect the fact that some folks prefer to keep it private.
 
I'm not buying the whole privacy thing. In the first place, the buyer need not identify himself if he is concerned about his privacy. In the second place, I have a hard time getting my head around the notion of "privacy" attaching to a public offering on an open forum. Nobody is saying that buyer and seller have to disclose the final price and any details of partial trades or what have you. But I see no good reason for the original asking price - stated in the most public fashion - to become a state secret once the knife is sold.

That said - it is certainly open to the seller to do so. As a seller, I will generally delete the price only upon receiving a specific request from the buyer to do so.

Roger
 
RogerP said:
I'm not buying the whole privacy thing. In the first place, the buyer need not identify himself if he is concerned about his privacy. In the second place, I have a hard time getting my head around the notion of "privacy" attaching to a public offering on an open forum. Nobody is saying that buyer and seller have to disclose the final price and any details of partial trades or what have you. But I see no good reason for the original asking price - stated in the most public fashion - to become a state secret once the knife is sold.

That said - it is certainly open to the seller to do so. As a seller, I will generally delete the price only upon receiving a specific request from the buyer to do so.

Roger
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Good one Roger!
I agree completely. The sale/asking price has already been made known publicly. What's the secret after the sale?
It's just a reference as to value.
I've changed the way I do it on my web site. I was just removing the sale price and changing it to "SOLD" Now, I ADD sold but leave the price so browsers can have some reference as to my asking prices.
example: http://www.kbaknives.com/knifegallery3.html
 
RogerP said:
I'm not buying the whole privacy thing. In the first place, the buyer need not identify himself if he is concerned about his privacy. In the second place, I have a hard time getting my head around the notion of "privacy" attaching to a public offering on an open forum. Nobody is saying that buyer and seller have to disclose the final price and any details of partial trades or what have you. But I see no good reason for the original asking price - stated in the most public fashion - to become a state secret once the knife is sold.

That said - it is certainly open to the seller to do so. As a seller, I will generally delete the price only upon receiving a specific request from the buyer to do so.

Roger
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I feel the same way.
 
I also believe that the price should stay. In that regard, I find that it helps me should there be a future sale of that same knife here on BF. Yes, I know what I like and I know what generally will make one knife more expensive than the next, but there are many one-offs sold on the exchange that I literally have nothing to compare it to in deciding whether or not pay the asking price, make an offer, or just walk away.

FWIW, in those instances where I don't think I can get a good handle on what a knife may have previously sold for, I tend to walk away rather than buy. Just knowing that prior price (even asking price, not just actual price) can make it or break it for me.
 
I agree with roger no one needs to know the final sale price that is between buyer and seller but asking price would be helpful.
 
It's that damned sense of entitlement again....

Is leaving it up there helpful to you? Yes.

Should you have to make the effort to contact the original seller to maybe find out what the original asking price was? IMO. yes! Most will give you an honest answer.

Knife collecting has not been easy in the past, and it shouldn't be TOO easy now. A little effort goes a long way.

Does this make sense(you don't have to like it:o)?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I normally remove the asking price one the knife is gone.....but....many good points were made in this thread I'd never considered before. Leaving the asking price does seem to be better for everyone.
 
I agree with Roger and Karl. i wish more makers would leave prices up as well as I wish dealers would also. I sell very seldom but it is always nice to try to keep up with values and one does not always see original asking prices when browsing.
 
Kohai999 said:
It's that damned sense of entitlement again....

Is leaving it up there helpful to you? Yes.

Should you have to make the effort to contact the original seller to maybe find out what the original asking price was? IMO. yes! Most will give you an honest answer.

Knife collecting has not been easy in the past, and it shouldn't be TOO easy now. A little effort goes a long way.

Does this make sense(you don't have to like it:o)?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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I don't know if this makes sense to most. It's what I do.

My father and grandfather taught me to respect people's privacy, so I don't have any particular expectation of entitlement.

Plus, this way, I get to talk to a few more folks. It's worth the effort to reach out. Try it. You might learn a little something extra.
 
You guys need to read Fowler's story about the tax collector...:D

Seriously though, I agree with Steven's assessment. It might take more work but with a little digging you can still make an informed decision.
 
I agree with the leaving the price stationary, but I can see where a 'discounted' price could be damning for the buyer and maker for the long term. I leave mine.

I was discussing internet forums with a friend who is unfamiliar with them. I used this thread as an example of how a query can turn into a conversation. (Also the use of anonymous identities and full name disclosure.)

Funny, my friend pointed out that if one kept track of the selling prices before they got sold, that information would be marketable. Hmmmmm. Doing one's homework has many aspects.... ;)

Coop
 
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