@Ron....good thing is that you are gettign free bumps out of whatever discussion here ....... ..all the best for the sale.

Quote from: sbajare on July 11, 2011, 08:31:55 PM
i dont understand, this post is for selling items. the owner has his reasons to sell and negotiate.

Its the question of the buyer, if really interested will buy it at what ever amt it is.

people who are not interested in buying should not open their big mouths and spoil sale. its between the seller and the buyer to decide.

i request people to not post negative feedback against a sale. whatever is put on sale has been purchased and money has been invested. let the serious buyers decide.

I think we need to make something clear here.  If someone is posting a selling price without considering market realities (i.e. current FAIR market price, be it used or new), then it is only fair that the buyer is cautioned.  One way to do that would be via PM, and the other would be openly posting it.  We have seen multiple cases of people being taken for rides by some LHSes with exorbitant prices, just because the buyer was not aware of alternatives. Would you want to be informed of alternative cheaper sources for the SAME item, when you are buying from an LHS ?  Of course yes.  I think it is only fair to apply the same to classifieds also.

An objective of RC India is to make the hobby accessible to everyone, so I think it is only fair to point out market realities. But it should be done in a dignified way, considering the price and availability of the item IN INDIA, and not with giggly smilies which may be construed as insulting/ridiculing. 

Of course the seller can insist on a price, based on what he acquired it at.  But capitalism seems to have its own rules.

PS: I DO NOT mean that this particular item is quoted without considering market values.  The above post is just a bit of thinking aloud... not taking sides at all.