billjacobs

iTrader: (64)

Anyone that is willing to buy your item at a reasonable price is not a pain in the ass. You may be skilled at perfectly pricing your item, many are not. Many of the ads I see have very high starting prices. I believe that many sellers purposefully overprice their item (to varying degrees) so that they have room to negotiate, that makes sense. If you price an item at $100, willing to take $80 and someone offers $95, is it really better to stick to the $100? After looking at the seller feedback section, most disputes arise either from complete scams, or misrepresentations of condition. Any seller that posts an absolute minimum price is leaving money on the table. I would also add that just as the buyer wants to “ get a deal”, so does the seller.

billjacobs

iTrader: (64)

One more thing. Instead of adding a post to say “sold”, simply change the second post to “sold.” If everyone did that, the original asking price would remain, and sellers would have an idea of a good starting price. This wouldn’t work if there was only one post, but would work for the rest.

TeamSkunkwerks

iTrader: (139)

That & just put the price in the title line. If anyone is half interested, they will see if the price has been lowered or ad was updated.

ExRCRacer

iTrader: (22)

If someone is willing to offer $95.00 on a $100.00 item, it's clear you are priced right, or else they'd be offering $75 or something 10% to 30% lower. To offer $5.00 below asking price, then walking away when the seller doesn't agree is ridiculous. Like I said before... it's just people wanting to negotiate for the sake of negotiating.

Also just want to quickly add that sellers aren't trying to get "good deals". They are trying to mitigate losses. 95% of people on here usually post their start asking price at something below MSRP, whether it be 5% less, or 50% less, they are taking a loss right from the start. The market determines how reasonable the loss is depending on current sales on new items, condition, brand, etc... Sellers are never trying to get a deal, they are trying to minimize losses. Buyers on the other hand are always deal hunting, but again, if they want to negotiate over $5.00, they are $h1tty negotiators all together if you ask me.

This is a good idea and preserves the original post. I like that. Only problem is, it still requires people to scroll down if there's been several posts on the tread (bumps or conversation). Often, people will click the ad, shoot right down to the main description then PM - likely skipping right over the sold post. I think this is better though than editing the original ad.

I've tried doing this, but I found for some reason I couldn't edit it. Could have been something I was doing wrong, Idk...

billjacobs

iTrader: (64)

Most everything you buy in RC will be a loss unless you buy RC lots far below actual worth to resell. You said that many buyers are compulsive and buy for the sake of buying and for the deal. If that is true, then the deal becomes the primary reason for why they buy your item (it is not because they need it.) Therefore, taking $5 less makes perfect sense, and you are actually capping your loss. Also, I am not sure if I agree with your statement that most are trying to minimize their loss. If they are selling out, then yes, but if they are selling to buy something else, they are indirectly trading. If they were strictly looking at the losses, I am not sure how many would continue with RC (because it is a money pit), regardless of how well you do when you sell.

mrreet2001

iTrader: (9)

$5 = 10% of $50
$5 = 30% of $16.68
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mrreet2001

iTrader: (9)

Yet I have purchased thousands of dollars of parts and kits here.

racer1812

iTrader: (31)

1) You're assuming people are going to your most recent post or clicking on "view most recent post". Don't most people simply click on a thread and look at the first post?
2) You assume people look through every post in your thread. Should they, probably but that doesn't mean they will before sending you a PM.
3) Viable argument but there's many variables to how sellers set their asking price, and the listed asking price rarely reflects the actual selling price. IMO
4)What are you basing this on? Do you have a personal experience or a situation you can reference, or is this an assumption on your part? I've been involved with or viewed every PayPal dispute involving RCTech for almost 13 years. I've NEVER seen a sellers post edit be a deciding factor in a dispute.

ExRCRacer

iTrader: (22)

What did I say? Spare me the percentage game. It's petty. You're not a good negotiator.

Yet your reading skills are lacking. I said you haven't SOLD Jack. Not a single thing.

ExRCRacer

iTrader: (22)

1). Most people have their thread preferences set up to which the most recent post is on top and the first thing you see when you click on a thread. Yes? Thus, I find it annoying to scroll down to just see an edited item description post say, "SOLD".
2). You are correct, and if putting SOLD in a brand new post at the top of the thread that's right in their faces helps stop that from happening, I'm all for it.
3). You're correct, the asking rarely reflects the selling. However, based on number of bumps and price reductions, you'll get a good idea of what asking price moves and what doesn't. If there's no subsequent bumps, or very little, you'll know that asking price is a great place to start.
4). I had a claim that blew up into a big thing right here on RCT (different name) years ago that became a big "to do" and several chimed in with their opinions. PayPal was leaning the sellers way (I was the buyer) until I showed PayPal that the seller edited his original post in an attempt to conceal what the actual description was. Guess what... he lost, I won.

I can't see how any of these points are up for dispute, but if ya comment again, I have no doubt Fanboi mrreet2001 will thumb up your comment no matter what you say

Hell, people are even making requests for the very things I'm saying in your own "DONT POST SOLD" thread (see below)

billjacobs

iTrader: (64)

This is silly. If the asking price rarely reflects the selling price and someone offers $5 less than the asking price to complete the deal, you would have to be silly not to take it, regardless of your feelings toward them, or their negotiating skills.

mrreet2001

iTrader: (9)

He is clearly off his meds or something. Either that or he is just an A-hole. Not sure.

racer1812

iTrader: (31)

1) I don't know anyone, other than you apparently, who sets their preferences to show the most recent post first. Why would anyone want to read a thread backwards??

2) Based on the above, posting SOLD on a multi page thread doesn't put it right in anyone's face. It's buried on the last page (obviously) which is why it's annoying, IMO, to scroll through a newly bumped thread just to find out it's sold.

People are going to do whatever they want regardless of what side of this conversation they're on. That's fine, it is the internet after all

ExRCRacer

iTrader: (22)

There's too many tears flowing at this point. To each their own. Make your $5 under asking offers... ya just won't get a reply from me.

Good day gentleman.

ExRCRacer

iTrader: (22)

I'm not sure how closely you like to read things... but the entire point of my post was this: - If you're wanting an item that someone is selling and you're willing to pay all but $5.00 if their asking... just PAY the $5.00. If you're that cheap, hard up, or worse - just like to negotiate for the sake of negotiating, then move it along. It's stupid to do that and I won't accept an offer $5 under my asking for 3 reasons:

1). Out of principle
2). If you're willing to offer all but $5 of my asking, that means you think I'm priced appropriately.
3). Someone else will buy it