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Old 10-17-2014, 05:45 PM
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Default Pet peeve - Sold prices not shown in the classifieds after item is sold

It really helps to see what an item was sold for. This helps potential buyers.

As a seller I can see that if say the day you posted an item you said no to a $500 offer. Then as the weeks turned into a month you said oh well and sold it to another guy for $450 because you got desperate that this would create some friction. As the seller you have every right to do this but its a bit of a concern.

I guess it bugs me when I see an item sold and I'm like "how much do those sell for anyways - oh look the price is now gone" and I'm to lazy to PM the seller.

Any one else find this to be an issue ?
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Old 10-17-2014, 07:22 PM
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Agree completely. It would be really handy to know how to price your own stuff for sale fairly.
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Old 10-17-2014, 08:05 PM
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What drives me crazy is when they remove the price from the original post to, so there is 0 record of even what they were asking for it.
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Old 10-17-2014, 08:06 PM
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Yep. I find this annoying, like typing on an iPad.
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Old 10-17-2014, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
Yep. I find this annoying, like typing on an iPad.
Bluetooth keyboard man! Or you know, get a Surface Pro. lol
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Old 10-17-2014, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Landrew
Any one else find this to be an issue ?
Nope, I can look at the post history and see what it was originally posted for

But I agree, I wish sellers wouldn't post "$SOLD".
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Originally Posted by RedCarmel
It would be really handy to know how to price your own stuff for sale fairly.
Exactly!
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Old 10-20-2014, 08:42 AM
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Yeah I make it a point to leave my prices for just this reason and write SOLD next to them. It does result in getting 3-4 PMs asking about your R-Packed spoiler months after you sold it, but meh.
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I just remove the price for that very reason. I hate thinking I'm getting a message about a potential sale and then I just get to respond with "Sorry it sold" If someone wants to know what I sold something for, I'll gladly tell them. Curly and I have messaged back and forth a few times on item pricing.
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Old 11-10-2014, 09:27 PM
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its personal preference.

if in doubt that your price is fair do OBO - ONO at least that way if someone finds a similar item for sale for $50 cheaper then you can negotiate with the buyer.
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