chuck4golf Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I notice on most sales, once the sale is completed, the seller removes the price he had been asking. Why? It seems to me this data is good information for all of us to have as reference in future transactions, and I can't see the downside of leaving it up? What's the reason people remove the price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I notice on most sales, once the sale is completed, the seller removes the price he had been asking. Why? It seems to me this data is good information for all of us to have as reference in future transactions, and I can't see the downside of leaving it up? What's the reason people remove the price? well for me i remove it coz its been sold. plain and simple. no cosmic riddle for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I usually remove it to help my buyer reselling if he does not like it. As long as he does not mark up which sometimes happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-500 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I agree with both of the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petethepilot Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I do it to avoid confusion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shacco Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) I do it mainly to avaoid confusion. But I have another remark concerning sales etiquette: What's up with people asking question (mostly about price!) and you reply and they never get back to you. Is it too much to ask that they simply reply and tell you that they are not interested under those cirumstances? Edited November 4, 2014 by shacco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck4golf Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 The confusion would be that people might think it is still available? I can see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1dirtypanda Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 i always wondered this too. why not change the font to the strike out text? you can then still see the price that it was listed but it's striked out and is not available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needmoregolf Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I think the etiquette to remove the listed/sold price is to promote a true market demand for something instead of a linear depreciating scale based off what that particular item sold for last. As a buyer, sometimes when you know exactly for how much it sold for last, you may not want to pay the asking even though that may be what the real market value is at that given time. Prices will adjust naturally depending on demand IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck4golf Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 My only reason for asking is to raise the point that information is good in establishing a price for buyers and sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I think the etiquette to remove the listed/sold price is to promote a true market demand for something instead of a linear depreciating scale based off what that particular item sold for last. As a buyer, sometimes when you know exactly for how much it sold for last, you may not want to pay the asking even though that may be what the real market value is at that given time. Prices will adjust naturally depending on demand IMO this is so true! some people sell their gear cheaper than others. reasons ; quick sale, garage sale. by removing the price, it gives people who sell their at a more moderate market value a chance to sell their gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffer19 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 As a seller, we are required to post the selling price or price reduction. You list your sale price at a level that seems fair to you or what you think its fair market. We have seen gear that would be considered way over the top and members were criticized royally for bringing it up. I cannot see that as a matter of 'etiquette' to retain original sale price or disclosing final sale price as a reference for future seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1dirtypanda Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 on the other golf bst forum, i usually do a search of past ads to figure out the value of my gear and then base my pricing off that. It's helpful as a seller to understand at what prices things sold for. It's like looking at ebay completed auction prices to know what something is worth. in this case of jdm gear it's hard to figure that out (for me anyways). am i over paying (as a buyer) or am i listing too low and could've gotten a little bit more (as a seller). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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needmoregolf Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 on the other golf bst forum, i usually do a search of past ads to figure out the value of my gear and then base my pricing off that. It's helpful as a seller to understand at what prices things sold for. It's like looking at ebay completed auction prices to know what something is worth. in this case of jdm gear it's hard to figure that out (for me anyways). am i over paying (as a buyer) or am i listing too low and could've gotten a little bit more (as a seller). I agree to a certain extent. Of course past sales help set starting point for value, whether you're the seller or buyer, but as we all know, markets are transitory in nature, and that means that data that is only a few months old holds little relevance to the current market trend at the current time of investigation. For example, not too long ago, a few Epon Zen's came up on the BST w/ in maybe a week of each other. That particular market was way different than say 6 - 8 months prior to that when maybe only 1 Zen came up over the course of several months. If I was shopping for one of those Zen's when there were a few available, the data I got from the last sale (if the selling price was disclosed) would not necessarily help me in setting the fair market value in the market that I was in when ready to purchase, because there were more available and the competition would naturally lower the price. And to my point about linear depreciating scales based off last sales price, if the one Zen came up at a time when there were no others being offered, if everyone knew what it's last sale price was, potential buyers may not want to pay the higher asking (which is warranted in a time of low supply and high demand), just because they saw that it sold less last time around, even if it was in say, flawless condition. From my observations and experience, that is just how we are wired as humans, hard to swallow paying more for something when we knew it sold for less before us. But, as we all know, the ho's in us make us pay exorbitant amounts for things to satisfy our urges in times of low supply! lol All good points here, but I'm of the belief that leaving the last sales price around only muddles the water and doesn't allow for true market demand to dictate price, and in this high end JDM market, that is really what keeps things flowing between us all...my 2 cents =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I agree to a certain extent. Of course past sales help set starting point for value, whether you're the seller or buyer, but as we all know, markets are transitory in nature, and that means that data that is only a few months old holds little relevance to the current market trend at the current time of investigation. For example, not too long ago, a few Epon Zen's came up on the BST w/ in maybe a week of each other. That particular market was way different than say 6 - 8 months prior to that when maybe only 1 Zen came up over the course of several months. If I was shopping for one of those Zen's when there were a few available, the data I got from the last sale (if the selling price was disclosed) would not necessarily help me in setting the fair market value in the market that I was in when ready to purchase, because there were more available and the competition would naturally lower the price. And to my point about linear depreciating scales based off last sales price, if the one Zen came up at a time when there were no others being offered, if everyone knew what it's last sale price was, potential buyers may not want to pay the higher asking (which is warranted in a time of low supply and high demand), just because they saw that it sold less last time around, even if it was in say, flawless condition. From my observations and experience, that is just how we are wired as humans, hard to swallow paying more for something when we knew it sold for less before us. But, as we all know, the ho's in us make us pay exorbitant amounts for things to satisfy our urges in times of low supply! lol All good points here, but I'm of the belief that leaving the last sales price around only muddles the water and doesn't allow for true market demand to dictate price, and in this high end JDM market, that is really what keeps things flowing between us all...my 2 cents =) i like your post. thanks for your explanation D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehb04 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I delete price b/c I usually sell stuff to low...don't want to screw the guys who have the patience to deal w offers and negotiations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proswing89 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I delete price b/c I usually sell stuff to low...don't want to screw the guys who have the patience to deal w offers and negotiations... Couldn't agree more!! +1. Thanks for the Zen So far I had 3 offered from my golf course more then what I paid for. BUT NOPE!! Simply too good and Perfectdol!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehb04 Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Glad it's working for you...wish I had the stroke for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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