Just my 2 cents

[Harold Gough]

Originally Posted by Naughty Nigel

Anyhow, the upshot of all this was that I received a load of abuse by PM from a supposed 'member' who suggested that I was 'ripping people off by asking such a ridiculous price', and that 'an E5 body wasn't worth more than £125' (which was all he/she was offering).

Maybe he or she was a trader, but why the abuse? Surely if the E5 was so readily available elsewhere at the price indicated then he/she could easily have bought one, or twenty at that price if they wanted to.

Many years ago, when digital was just becoming popular, I advertised a rather nice film lens. (I think it was in the Amateur Photographer adds).

I received a letter which although not abusive, the tone was. I was instructed that I must sell my lens for £20 as it was not digital, or words to that effect.

A bit of nostalgia: I can remember when, universally, any secondhand item had a maximum value of the price of a new one.

Harold

[pdk42]

I'm sure we've all seen ads, here and on other forums, where the price causes a certain raising of an eyebrow. I always resist any temptation to pass comment - either publicly or privately. If the seller can find a willing buyer then good luck to him/her. If not, then either the price will get reduced or the item won't sell. That's just market forces.

Likewise, I'm never offended by a low offer (I can always say no) and if I do decide to make an offer on another person's listing, I'm never offended if I get a negative response. That's the nature of dealing!

[sapper]

I think do not factor in the use they have had of the item till they sell it. That is worth something.

[Naughty Nigel]

Originally Posted by Harold Gough

A bit of nostalgia: I can remember when, universally, any secondhand item had a maximum value of the price of a new one.

Harold

There is an old saying that "a fool and his money are easily parted".

People seem to get carried away on eBay, often paying silly prices because the seller advertises something as a 'rare item', or because they simply haven't bothered to check the price of a new one.

I wonder how many 'chancers' advertise things on eBay at silly prices knowing that soon enough a fool will come along and buy them?