FS - Rotel and Sony

[Eclaire]

R1800 for the set, perfect working condition.  Rotel 930AX has a2mm aluminium plate with rubber feet as the plastic plate cracked - this should take of vibrations in the cabinet.  Sony is in pristine condition and has remote.  Currently in my garage and deserves better CT will post for buyers cost.

[wvdmerwe]

I will give you R700 for the pair.

[GearSlave]

Guys please, keep price discussions to PMs

[Stefan]

I will give you R700 for the pair.

Geez, from R1800 to R700? Can you say chancer?

[Eclaire]

Think the reply from wdermerwe is sarcasm as I bought it from him at that price.  Like lots of forum members who wheel and deal or exchange, I can only afford to upgrade this way.  If a seller explicitly wants only wants to sell to someone who is going to cherish and look after something or really been waiting for that particular item, then I would walk away from a deal if it is communicated to me.  Fair?

[Viagara]

Think the reply from wdermerwe is sarcasm as I bought it from him at that price.  Like lots of forum members who wheel and deal or exchange, I can only afford to upgrade this way.  If a seller explicitly wants only wants to sell to someone who is going to cherish and look after something or really been waiting for that particular item, then I would walk away from a deal if it is communicated to me.  Fair?

No critism against you as such, I know there are a few members who do that, but try to understand the opposite side of the coin.

I have not sold a lot of stuff on here, but I always go out on the assumption that I can help someone acquiring a piece of equipment they would otherwise not be able to afford and I will aim at a low price which I would even negotiate.

I have nothing against the free market principle, but it does irk me if someone puts more than 100% markup on a piece of equipment.

Just my rebated 2c

[Eclaire]

Like I said, if that is the case then I walk way from the deal.  100% markup has to be seen in the context of what the seller bought it at and what the item would cost new, if a CD player is too expensive the settle for something you can afford - R299 DVD player

[wvdmerwe]

Sorry about my post.

The rotel is worth much more than the R250 I paid for it!

Good luck with the sale!  I did not try to hi jack. Should have done a PM!!!

Willem

[u235]

Speaking for myself, it makes me edgy if the other guy is grinding the price. I like to give stuff away and get other people's stuff cheap or free, it's fun. Maybe I was wrong, but the feeling that this is a community gives me comfort that I'm not going to get skinned.

Evidence - this is from a previous thread of mine:

"Because of the scuffing I believe R2 700 is a fair price. (I also want to compensate the original seller - I wouldn't like him to think I ripped him.)"

I don't like to think that someone else is solely concerned about the price.

2Z$wrth

[Nidri]

I almost feel that you need to go into this hobby EXPECTING to lose money in the long run.
You buy something for x, use it for a while, then sell it for x minus y. Pass on the goodness.
Out of the 20 odd pieces that I've sold over the years, I think I've only sold one for the same price.
Everything else I've sold at a 'loss', though it's not really a loss, because to someone else it's a win.
And someone else's 'loss' is my win. Round and round we go.
Besides, I've also found that if you're very firm on your price, then sure, you'll sell eventually, but by then that other thing you wanted to buy with the money from the first sale is long gone.

But that's just me. Probably a good thing I'm not the CEO of a company.

BTW, no hard feelings RE the guys who do try to make a few Rand here and there. It IS a free market, and I doubt anyone buys anything that they didn't think was worth it anyway, even if the price has been notched up a bit.

Everybody wins, as long as we all get to try some new stuff from time to time.

[GearSlave]

Everything else I've sold at a 'loss', though it's not really a loss, because to someone else it's a win.

Also, you've had the use of it for the time you had it, so no real loss there.

[Viagara]

Maybe I was wrong, but the feeling that this is a community gives me comfort that I'm not going to get skinned.

To me that is exactly it, this is a community and I will go quite far in helping someone out here.

[LAV]

We've strayed far OT  , but for me forums are also about rekindling a bit of human kindness which is in short supply these days.

I was given an old NAD tuner, integrated amp and CD player to help someone else in need. I repaired the tuner and amp, gave both to deserving homes and offered the CD player to someone else on this forum - he is also fixing it to help someone else.

I have seen lots of kindness and concern for others on some forums, especially this one. We should guard against losing it.

As long as people buy, sell and resell and they are open and fair about it, there is absolutely no problem.   This is a fun hobby (or obsession!) after all. 

[Eclaire]

So much luv Lav 

Altogether now  ...  we are the world   

[WaterHond]

So much luv Lav 

Altogether now  ...  we are the world   

Ooh, we have a cynical one here!