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08-25-2010, 05:39 PM | #1 |
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Buy and sell parts
When I sell you a part, You can use it, resell it or do whatever you want. I have no problem with that. I bought a part for the full asking price, thinking i could make a few dollars on it. I did not say I needed the part or even made an offer, just paid full price. Now the seller calls me a snake and I have ruined the hobby! I guess we have to resell everything for the same money we paid or take a loss.
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08-25-2010, 05:46 PM | #2 |
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Caveat emp-tor!
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08-25-2010, 06:23 PM | #3 |
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I frequently sell parts to hobbyists that tell me that they need the parts and are purchasing them for their personal use at a far lower price than I would normally sell the part for if I sold it at all. While the purchaser can state they paid the full asking price, they are ignoring the fact that we had a conversation about the intended use of the part before I sold it to them. It is a bit upsetting to give someone a very low price on a hard to find part that they claimed they needed to get their project together or back on the then see the part for sale by the purchaser at a significant markup.
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I kinda of agree with you, but I've learned over the years I only give deals on pricing to people I know, regardless of whether thier dog just died, cat got shot...etc. Now if a buddy turned a profit on a part I gave him, I'd be upset too. |
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08-26-2010, 11:34 AM | #5 |
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Mike B. .............................
I have let some friends have rare parts from my personal "stash" for their projects, and when I see them sell their project as soon as it is done, it leaves me a little upset. I did not make the sacrifice of my parts, so they could make money on them. If I had sold them at "retail", it would not have made any difference. From another MIKE B. MIKE |
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I guess I missed the original post that your are referring to, but I would advise you not to sell at Hershey for if this type of thing upsets you'd freak out there. For every 5 true hobbiest, there is that one snake in the grass. They give you some sob story about losing their job, wife, home, etc. and try to get to you give away a part to them. Then as your walking around you stumble upon their spot and you notice the part you sold is now marked up 3X times what you sold it for. When you ask them what's the deal, they all the sudden lose their memory too. A lot of great folks out there, but every now and then you run into the kooks as well... |
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08-25-2010, 06:34 PM | #7 |
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I totally agree with O&T. I've had that happen on more than one occasion where someone says he really needs the part and then you see the guy just reselling it for much more.
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08-25-2010, 06:47 PM | #8 |
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It reminds me of an old saying "no good deed goes unpunished" Anyway it all works out in the end. Happy motoring, Craig.
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08-25-2010, 07:35 PM | #9 |
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i sold a guy a lot at wholesale price and he is piece mealing it out here and the hamb. i dont care, he paid the price i told him, but he has also invested his time in cleaning everything up. time is money.
i also know a few people that use the old "i need it for my project" and they are just hustling sellers into cutting the price and they turn around and sell it. ive also had dealers tell me, "how can i make any money on that, at that price ?" my reply was, "thats not my problem" since the boom of ebay 10+ yrs ago, the old car hobby took a turn for the worse and the mega-greedy fallowed. |
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I have always been a fan of upgrading the pile O parts . I think I,m on my 4th rear fender ,,each one getting better than the one befor , I keep it simple, any money I spend "on" my truck stays "in" my truck . Any money I spend to get a part ,I might turn around and sell it to buy a better part, if I find one. I think I know what I,m tryin to say ? ? ?
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08-26-2010, 08:58 AM | #12 |
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It seems to me, if a buyer and seller agree on a price for an item...the seller no longer has anything to say about how it is used. That's just me, an old retired Bodyman.
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08-26-2010, 10:41 AM | #13 |
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Just laugh it off Snake! HRP
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08-26-2010, 11:31 AM | #14 |
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If I listened to all that crying and stories I'd never make 2 cents, every sweet little old lady has a story about her operation, her cats operation, her sons joblessness, god forbid the cost of prescriptions. If you feel sorry for them it's your problem, the only person you can ever blame for taking in all that sweet honey coated sob is you. Try playing the sob story on your mortgage holder, or the cop writing the ticket, that's who you want to emulate. If on the other hand a person is a genuine nice person who does not play the sob games and BS and I like them and we mutually respect each other yet I feel they are in need, those are the ones who get help, truthfully, if you need that help you really should not be spending your nickels on car parts, so I rarely feel charity is deserved for car parts.
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Right on! Tim |
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08-26-2010, 12:10 PM | #16 |
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I sold a very rough bed and rear fenders for a '41 Ford pickup at the EFV8 meet in 2004 at Frederick, Md. I got what I was asking. Within 2 hours, it was sold again. That is what keeps the economy going. Would I have liked tom have gotten more?? Sure. Was I upset?? Nope!
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Cecil: The difference is you got what you wanted for it. I think what we're talking about is the dude that claims he battling cancer and has no money since the medical treatements have depleted his funds. You foolishly feel sorry for him and cut him a killer deal on rare part. He then is mysteriously cured and turns around and sells the part for a big mark-up. This is the nonesense we're talking about. Only takes getting burnt once... |
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08-26-2010, 07:11 PM | #19 |
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I can empathize with many of the different perspectives here... but would like to say that most of the people I have come into contact with on this site have gone out of their way to help whether they have the part I'm looking for or not.
I can't tell you how appreciative I am... I, being a newbie, probably just haven't run into "those guys" yet... but I guess it takes all kinds to make up this goofy world of ours... Thanks to everyone who have been willing to share their time and expertise to help those of us who don't know nearly enough what we are doing. Jeff |
08-26-2010, 07:49 PM | #20 |
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The free enterprise system at its best, eh?
If I don't like a price of something I want, I won't buy it. If I do, it's mine to do with as I see fit. When I offer something for sale, I sell only at a price I'm comfortable with. And post-sale I don't care what the buyer does with the purchase. I don't normally do "sympathy sales" or make a "sympathy purchase", as I'm in this hobby because I want to and can afford to be. I don't want to sound harsh or impersonal here, but I treat it like a business, and don't get too emotional over it. Whether buying or selling, nobody twists my arm either way. |
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