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RedRobin:
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I'd like to suggest that sellers are obliged to post the price which their advertised goods finally sold for.

The reason for this suggestion is that without such information it can become extremely difficult to decide a fair price for another sale of the same goods. It's not such a problem if the goods were originally bought separately but for OEM items which came with the car it can be tricky.

Example: There are quite a few OEM GTI exhaust back boxes in the Wanted section but all people do is go straight into PM's and it's not consequently known how much an item sold for and hence what a fair asking price would be. I usually ask 50% of the original price but subject to condition, but this isn't always a fair market price.

Moz:
I don't agree to be honest.

One persons desperateness shouldn't be used as a bench mark for a value. I've bought items, after bartering, and I've bought items I thought priced to high (desperation for the product)

Neither of these reflected the true value.

What is a true value? It's what a buyer is willing to pay, in terms of forum selling anyway.

Someone has something for sale, and they advertise it at a price they'd like for the item. People accept the price as fair and purchase, or they come with a counter offer to either be cheeky or to negotiate a better price for the buyer, if the seller is happy they accept. That value shouldn't now be taken as an items value, as it's clearly not.

andrewparker:
Nah, I don't agree at all. Why should it be anyone else's business?

RedRobin:
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I don't disagree with you, Moz.

The price an item sells for is a reflection of its value in the marketplace at that time. In other words, it's true worth is what someone pays for it - it's always been that way.

All I'm suggesting is a way in which this forum can enhance its value as a resource by having more public information about what items sell for. And, of course, a way in which bods like me can take the guesswork out of arriving at a selling price which is fair for both seller and buyer. Personally, I don't like bartering - This isn't the Souq in Marrakesh or Jerusalem etc.

RedRobin:

--- Quote from: andrewparker on May 14, 2012, 12:35:16 pm ---
Nah, I don't agree at all. Why should it be anyone else's business?


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....It's not a matter of wanting to know someone else's business, Andrew. It's just a matter of learning what certain items are sold for so that a seller (myself in this case) can offer an item at a fair and reasonable price. Or should I just pull any figure out of the air and either undersell it or waste time bartering?

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