Why won't a Moderator make the rule of....

I know what I payed for a knife, if I'm selling it, I know what I'd like to get out of it, that set's my price, not current exchange or epay pricing.

Most of the deals I've done, the final deal wasn't what was originally listed, what do you leave/put up ?

If I list a knife, it sells for that price I'll leave it up, otherwise it's between me and the buyer, it's sold.


It's too complicated to make a rule about


It's about the knives !!!
 
Having the prices up certainly makes it easier to research prices on the forums. So I'm for the price leaving, and if/when I'm forced to give some of my INFI up, I plan on doing so. However...I'm against it being regulated...I generally feel less regulation is better, and I can certainly see circumstances under which I would want to remove the prices after I sold.

For instance, I figure peeps delete price when they accept an offer that doesn't really have anything to do with their asking price. Trade deals, embarrassingly low prices and such. Furthermore, I'm sure some peeps are willing to accept particuarly low prices from well known individuals....I know I would give PapaThud a better deal than I would be willing to extend to some random newbie I didn't know; Under such circumstances I would totally remove the price.....don't want to make people more jealous of Papa than they already are. :)
 
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Come on guys, it's the weekend! Isn't it better for one's physical and metal well-being to crack open a bottle of your favorite liquor or brew than to worry about this stuff? :thumbup::thumbup:

I agree with BubbaThud that less regulation is better. My preference is to keep prices up, and I would do so if I were selling, but enforcing such a rule is likely to become hairy.
 
It's 8 am here...and I'm already drinking. Got a bit of a tickle in the back of my throat...must disinfect!
 
It is good to know the final price. If the seller later claims that he has received less than what was agreed the posted price could be used as a reference. Also, I as a buyer would like to do a research on the price variation.
 
I get Better Pricing?

Coooool.

And here I thought people liked to take "Advantage" of my "Good Nature"

Last time I bought a knife from Bubba, I ended up selling it back at the same price several years later.

It was a real "Nice" one too, a Special Badger Attack, the Prototype for all of the hole type handle fasteners, the very firstest one, offered and sold publicly Oct 17th(I think) 1999 at the Las Vegas Y2K Preparedness Show.

I think maybe my special deals I get from Bubba means that I have to keep any Busse knives that I get from Him till I sell them back to Him, or DIE and he gets them back that way.

That Boy Has Bloody Hooves.
 
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If it is important to you, you could establish and maintain a database of asking/apparent sale prices for the knives listed on Ebay and the Exchange.
 
papathud said:
I think maybe my special deals I get from Bubba means that I have to keep any Busse knives that I get from Him till I sell them back to Him, or DIE and he gets them back that way.

That Boy Has Bloody Hooves.
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You taught him well:D:thumbup:
 
Bravado said:
Bahhh Rules we got enough chiefs around here!:D Seriously though if it's my FS thread and I'm not breaking any rules why do I have to keep the price up if I don't want to! Besides aren't we just supposed to be selling to enhance our collections/users etc.......... This Ain't Fleabay although some people think it is!:mad:
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:thumbup::thumbup:

This forum has enough rules ... chit !!!
 
hotrodKelley said:
How is a price being posted going to keep someone informed on whats fair? A price I pay may be unrealistic to you, so how would you be able to use this information? Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay. There is also room for people to abuse this type of thing. It would be something like this: Oh, my knife is worth this amount because I saw one up for sale with that price on it. What price is listed isn't always what the knife sells for either. As for a fair price, that is the business between the buyer and seller.
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then 30$ for a gallon for gas is cool beans since you need gas to continue to work :). if it's the only price you can get, then I would be willing to pay it.

in a capital market that is based on customer demand and their willingness to pay, there are 2 seperate seller desires that will change knife prices - what you can get for the knife (raising the price), and your ability to sell the knife (lowering the price). the more people selling them at low prices, the lower it goes. the more people selling them at super high prices, the higher it goes.

if no one keeps their prices, you have to go on very random data sets, sometimes archaic and not up to present day standards, such as only being able to find prices from a year ago. if over the past year, only 3 people kept their price, but one of them was bent and sold for 50$, the other was pristene with leather and sold for 1050$, and the other was a user that sold for 200$, you may have to go on old prices that are outdated and not up to current selling prices. In that case you might actually have to go by the original sale price of the knife and just hope that you can sell your knife, and that your getting you money's worth out of the sale.

it's a two sided coin being a seller. some people are able to sell for profit only, making a small bussiness type proposition out of, and others have to sell because they desperately need the money. while I wouldn't necessarily want to give gobs of extra cash to the former just because he doesn't need it and I want a good price, i wouldn't want to rob the latter of an extra desperately needed 100$ by paying way below market value.

The current set up allows for people who don't want their prices posted to remove them. the internet state of anti-anonymity by long term data storage is a questionable thing to a lot of people, and some choose to avoid putting out information when they can avoid it. that is reasonable, and should be their choice.
 
Z51 said:
If it is important to you, you could establish and maintain a database of asking/apparent sale prices for the knives listed on Ebay and the Exchange.
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I recall this being suggested a few times. it would be awesome to see a database of selling prices and sale locations kept, but it would be time consuming for the collector.
 
I'd like to see the prices stay up...but certainly it should not be mandated by another rule.
 
Not to tough to look at prices every day and make a few notes.

I know several people that do just that.

Pricing is a very personal thing.

Busse's seem to currently exist in a Bullish market with the occasional market correction.

Some folks sell below market for what ever reasons.

Some people pay what ever it takes to get a particular knife.

All this not being easy tends to make some people $$$ while a few people lose $$

Speculative Buying is rampant, and that is "ok" just another case of buyer beware VS the folks who would rather pay more than wait for the Factory or get to the Company store in time.

Relax, breath and buy your knives your way and let others do the same.

Prices to high? do not buy.

Prices to low? either Buy, educate the seller, or watch the deal go to the fella with the fastest finger.
 
Lil' Foo said:
I'd like to see the prices stay up...
it is a good reference for others to determine value and what a reasonable price is.

I think those that hide or remove the price, are simply trying to hide the fact that are
price gouging or flipping for quick profit to avoid being labeled as such.
Case in point... all the SAR5s that are selling at 2x the price. :rolleyes:

That's my opinion anyway.

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Ouch!!!!!!!
Now to just figure out which camp FOO thinks I'm in???? :confused:


Being that I'm one of the guys that prefers to remove pricing for my own personal reasons.

piglet
 
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