Scam's in reverse.

[Budnicks]

IMHFO one of many, of a couple of the biggest issues, especially when selling or buying parts, is the buyers don't care what you have into the part, in time &/or money or materials, only what the part is worth to them, at a fair price, you can't always get what you have invested into something, back out of it, that's facts of life... especially time & extra materials, that's what you had to do to try to sell the part, if your selling something, you really need to take that into account, just because you have $X.xx amount into it, doesn't always make it worth that $X.xx price, it usually wont.... then there are those who seem to be total cheapskates, like I've said before, that don't, can't or won't buy, unless it's nearly free, just freaken' dreamers & Loki Lou's/tire kickers, usually a big waste of time, it's just another part of the game... also there's those that make fair reasonable offers & get turned down, mainly just because the seller has way too much money, time, material or investment in a part, thinks it's worth more than the market will &/or can bare/bring for that part, that isn't worth the higher price, of the added labor or original purchase price & materials, paint or what ever was done for the seller, just to be able to use on your own car, that latter your trying to sell that parts, all the extra costs or extra effort don't/shouldn't matter, to most all/any of the potential buyers..... kind of long winded but, such if life

 

[RustyRatRod]

Well said sir.

 

[Budnicks]

Well said sir.

Thanks Rusty... I figured it needed to be said sooner or later... good luck selling stuff guys/gals... & always remember "buyer beware"...LOL...

 

[Bruzilla]

This is definitely a door that swings both ways. There are two markets out here, the professional restoration guys and the hobbyists. The resto guys care a lot less about what a part costs because someone else is usually picking up the bill, while a hobbyist cares a lot about price because they are paying out of pocket. Unfortunately, it is the former group that usually sets the market price for any part.

I just got a great example of this recently when I posted an ad looking for 440 parts. I got a couple of responses with prices that were top of the marque. $100 for a fan and clutch, or $300 for a radiator, may seem like "fair" prices, but I'm paying my own fare and can't afford to pay top dollar for parts. I ended up buying a fan assembly, radiator, alternator, and power steering pump from a guy locally for $100. He wasn't looking to make money, he just wanted the stuff gone out of his garage. When I get a response from someone asking top $$$ for their stuff, I usually don't reply because it's a waste of my time to do so. This guy is going to want to get the most money he can, which is fair, and he can get it from a resto guy while I keep looking for someone who's selling parts at a price I'm comfortable with.

The guy who responded with a reply saying he had my parts and would sell for a great price got my money. The guys who tried to sell me parts at the "fair" market price didn't. Simple as that. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with asking for the lowest price possible. You can call it lowballing, but I call it spending your money wisely. Only a fool, or the government, spends more than he has too.