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Re: Do resellers bother you?
« on: January 07, 2011, 05:23:06 PM »
No, it doesn't bother me.

In a lot of cases, these "resellers" save equipment being thrown into the trash.  If they have to buy it for $x then someone else always has a chance to buy it for $x+1.  If later they want to sell it for $x+2 then that is their choice because they're the ones who were willing to purchase it in the first place.

That said, someone who talks another Amiga user into selling something cheap because it is for "personal use" and then throws it straight on eBay with a huge mark up is a size 10 tosser.

I also don't get the hostility against large "buy it now" numbers.  You either pay them or ignore them.  It is very simple.

At the end of the day an item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.  A greedy seller will get nowhere without willing customers.
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Re: Do resellers bother you?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2011, 08:25:18 PM »
Quote from: smerf;604864
Hi,

@Barney,

Hey I have a GVP scsi card, I sell it to you for $125.

smerf


Pfft!  I have an A2091 with 2MB of RAM he can have for $124.99!  :p
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Re: Do resellers bother you?
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2012, 10:42:14 PM »
I just laugh at sellers like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-PET-2001-8-system-works-great-/320885018281?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab63ccea9
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Commodore-Pet-4016-Personal-Computer-Upgrades-to-32K-Works-/190630382850?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6274cd02
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Commodore-Pet-4016-Personal-Computer-Upgrades-to-32K-Works-/190630382850?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6274cd02
who try and sell old PETs for between $750 and $1500 while I bought an 8032 off eBay a few weeks ago in immaculate condition for $150

Then there's this guy who has a PET floppy drive, doesn't know for sure if it works or not, has no cable and wants $260:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-PET-8050-Dual-Disk-Drive-RARE-/180780842972?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1760bfdc

Those ads have been up for months.  You would think that it might have sunk in that nobody is buying them, plus other people are selling the same things for a 10th of the price.

My last eBay purchase is waiting for me at the house.  I bought a C128D.  I'm on a business trip, but my brother unboxed it and said that it looks brand new.  It also came with a bundle of carts and disks.

Meanwhile this guy is trying to sell one for $2560 (he just dropped his price from $3200):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-COMMODORE-128D-vintage-computer-and-keyboard-RARE-/260973919535?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc341fd2f
and this guy wants $1000:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-128D-2-joysticks-keyboard-manuals-much-more-/330723515545?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d00a85c99
« Last Edit: April 30, 2012, 03:43:50 PM by Darrin »
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