61LikesDo's and Dont's of selling
03-28-2018, 10:22 PM
#857
I agree with you.
04-06-2018, 10:45 PM
#858
04-20-2018, 10:23 AM
#859
What if you post something for sale...but its also for sale locally? And what if there is interest on here but by the time you get back to your sale thread/pm's you already sold it locally?
Tell people that your item is also for sale locally
04-20-2018, 12:49 PM
#861
05-11-2018, 06:10 PM
#862
Still don't understand why people can't post pictures its not that hard!
05-13-2018, 07:40 AM
#863
That is the seller’s choice to make... I don’t think anyone feels they’re entitled to anything. If YOU don’t like it, YOU need to get over it and move along. You see, the issue with your rules about “bling doesn’t increase value,” etc is that, that is your opinion. You want to know what irritates me? When I ask a price and someone low balls me by $50.00. You’re screwing up the sellers market by making people think that hop ups etc does not increase the value. Should the seller try and get what they paid for it? Of course not, but it’s still worth something and most likely better than the plastic part it came with.
05-16-2018, 07:11 AM
#864
So i haven't posted a for sale thread yet...honestly it seems such a mission. I've had issues with loading pics before. But i would like some advice from the senior members who know more than me, thanks in advance. I want to post items but do i do it all on 1 thread or different ones. I am selling restored vintage nitro cars/vintage parts(new and used)/unrestored vintage nitro cars etc.
05-20-2018, 03:43 PM
#866
Low baller swap and sell
05-25-2018, 12:17 PM
#868
Well if these are rules to live by, then I guess it makes more sense to post saying "the item has a ton of upgrades, but since they aren't worth anything, I'll put the original parts back, then the sell the hop ups separately". Makes sense to me... oh wait, if you tell people that.. they will say "well if its all stock parts, its not worth that much" The way I see it is, if im paying for the hop ups and spending my time to install them and get it working at its best, its worth something. If you don't feel like the work you put into an RC to make it great is worth something, then you shouldn't be in this hobby. Im sure I speak for 99% of hobbyists when I say, I am proud of what I build, and what I built is well worth the money and time spent on it. So if you post something, like I have, which basically gives away almost $300 worth of upgrades and my time, its really not worth it to waste it away to people who wont appreciate it for what it is.
Last edited by DROPKICK_RACING; 05-25-2018 at 12:31 PM.
06-03-2018, 08:58 AM
#869
Well if these are rules to live by, then I guess it makes more sense to post saying "the item has a ton of upgrades, but since they aren't worth anything, I'll put the original parts back, then the sell the hop ups separately". Makes sense to me... oh wait, if you tell people that.. they will say "well if its all stock parts, its not worth that much" The way I see it is, if im paying for the hop ups and spending my time to install them and get it working at its best, its worth something. If you don't feel like the work you put into an RC to make it great is worth something, then you shouldn't be in this hobby. Im sure I speak for 99% of hobbyists when I say, I am proud of what I build, and what I built is well worth the money and time spent on it. So if you post something, like I have, which basically gives away almost $300 worth of upgrades and my time, its really not worth it to waste it away to people who wont appreciate it for what it is.
06-03-2018, 12:17 PM
#870
Well if these are rules to live by, then I guess it makes more sense to post saying "the item has a ton of upgrades, but since they aren't worth anything, I'll put the original parts back, then the sell the hop ups separately". Makes sense to me... oh wait, if you tell people that.. they will say "well if its all stock parts, its not worth that much" The way I see it is, if im paying for the hop ups and spending my time to install them and get it working at its best, its worth something. If you don't feel like the work you put into an RC to make it great is worth something, then you shouldn't be in this hobby. Im sure I speak for 99% of hobbyists when I say, I am proud of what I build, and what I built is well worth the money and time spent on it. So if you post something, like I have, which basically gives away almost $300 worth of upgrades and my time, its really not worth it to waste it away to people who wont appreciate it for what it is.
Generally speaking, sellers are interested in a quick sale. The ideal strategy to employ in this case is an undifferentiated marketing strategy. When you present an item loaded with hop-ups, its market appeal is diminished, thus resulting (Often) in a lengthy sale, which in turn provides potential buyers a negotiating advantage.
By offering a stock vehicle for sale, you are essentially providing a blank slate for buyers to modify the vehicle to their liking. This strategy might also allow potential buyers to remain within their budget vs exceeding it with the inclusion of various hopups.
While removing hopup parts from your RC to revert to stock will require an additional investment of your time, you will almost always yield a greater return by doing so, which I would imagine is your ultimate objective.