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Stating Sold Prices....Trading Rules?....
vRS Carl:
But this forum isn't eGay Robin.
To my mind an individual (like you or me) decides what they are willing to sell an item for based on a few things:
* How much you originally paid
* How old it is/long you have had it
* How good/bad of a condition it is in
So you decide a price from that. You then post up and if people are willing to pay that price they will, if not then they will make a counter offer. If you don't want to haggle just put on your post "no offers" and then people won't.
Someone may offer a price for an item that doesn't sell and then 4/5 weeks down the line reduce the price to shift it on. This doesn't then mean every time the same item is sold everyone should accept the same price.
For example i have a Neuspeed Hi-Flo intercooler pipe for a K03 TFSi that i need to sell. I will post up what i feel is a fair price. If someone comes back to me with a sensible offer then i will consider it. If i am not willing to accept any offers then i will stick it for sale on eGay with a reserve price if nobody wants it on here.
I think most things get sold on here for 2 reasons:
* It's a performance part that is more likely to sell on here quickly than advertising on eGay for a week
* Forum members give other members a chance to grab a bargain before they post on eGay with a sense of "esprit de corps" to othe forum members
I don't think MK5GolfGTi suddnely needs to turn into a selling resource tool for all and sundry as that. from what i can gather, isn't what the forum is for.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: Moz on May 14, 2012, 12:45:46 pm ---
If you're that desperate for a figure as you have no idea what it may be worth, have a look at what other items have been advertised for more widely, that should give you a more accurate figure, that shooting numbers ducks with a water pistol.
Don't take it personally, RR.
--- End quote ---
....Looking more widely is exactly what has prompted me to post this topic. All I found was posts with no reference to price.
Can you find any posts which state how much an OEM GTI exhaust backbox has sold for? Or just OEM front discs? - I couldn't.
But I do accept people's reluctance to be more public about their prices and I can see the sense in what Carl and Andrew are saying :drinking:
Moz:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on May 14, 2012, 12:56:24 pm ---
....Looking more widely is exactly what has prompted me to post this topic. All I found was posts with no reference to price.
Can you find any posts which state how much an OEM GTI exhaust backbox has sold for? Or just OEM front discs? - I couldn't.
But I do accept people's reluctance to be more public about their prices and I can see the sense in what Carl and Andrew are saying :drinking:
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Not sure why you're deciding to target me to find the answers you couldn't, doesn't change from the opinion that I don't feel we should state what we sold items for.
Anyway, as you request;
Cat Back GTI Sold for £50.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-GTI-Exhaust-Golf-MK5-Cat-Back-Exhaust-Golf-GTI-CatBack-Exhaust-2004-2009-/150812763027?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3AGolf|Plat_Gen%3AMK+V&hash=item231d242393
Sold for £49.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vw-Mk-5-Golf-Gti-Tdi-Exhaust-/251052031367?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a73ddfd87
Moved up a level to Blue Flame
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-mk5-GTI-BLUEFLAME-EXHAUST-back-box-suitcase-delete-axle-back-exhaust-/200753412680?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ebdd5fa48
I could do the discs for you, but I literally don't see why I should.
I shouldn't have responded, but it's easy enough, RR.
stealthwolf:
--- Quote from: andrewparker on May 14, 2012, 12:45:18 pm ---If I sold an item I'd consider the price I accepted for it private information, and quite frankly no ones business by mine and the buyer. I would however, answer a PM from someone interested in how much it sold for.
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+1. It's a contract between seller and buyer.
RedRobin:
^^^^
Thank You, Moz :drinking:
I don't know why I didn't succeed in finding via Google - Might be due to my Google Search prefs.
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