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Good time to mention
And please don't delete entire posts in the BST area unless you mess up and put it in the wrong section. It makes the place look bad. Take out prices if you want to but please leave the other info. I think it's a rule but most folks know not to delete their entire posts when something is sold, traded or not sold. ...Overall our BST gets a lot of activity and is still a very good place to do transactions. It's not perfect but what is? And remember it's always caveat emptor. Ask for references and if someone won't give any, or is acting more stupid than normal, shoot me or another moderator a PM to take a look. Thanks everyone.
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check VCP, cardtarget, pricesrealized.com, or ineedtoknowprices.com...i think one of them have the cache asking prices, even if the seller deletes them.
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I'll stop removing prices when people stop bumping their overpriced items every few days.
Oh, wait - I don't remove prices. But the other thing happens all the time. Rules, Leon. And settle down, Quan. |
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I actually asked the same question a few months ago. I don't agree with deleting asking prices and wouldn't unless the buyer requested it. If I remember right the couple if responses that made sense were a lot of buyers seem to request it so sellers just deleted the price automatically, or members would continue to inquire about sold listings unless the price was deleted. I have not found this to be the case personally the few times I have sold a card here.
I do not buy the argument that it's no one's business what the asking price was. You posted the card on a public forum. The original asking price should remain public in my opinion.
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I delete the prices of sold items both as a courtesy to the buyer and to clarify that the item is no longer available. In the first instance, for example, if a buyer wanted to resell a card soon after purchasing it from me, I feel that he/she should be able to have a "clean slate" to do so, without somebody saying, "hey you just bought that card for $100 two weeks ago and now you are asking $125 for it." I believe that both of those transactions/potential transactions are private between the buyer and seller in each case and should not influence each other in any way, unless the card is somehow misrepresented.
Secondly, as was mentioned above, I believe that if a card is still listed in a B/S/T post with a price attached, even if it is also marked as sold, it can create some confusion as to whether that card is still available. I generally sell larger lots of cards, and will often delete the card from the available list altogether once it is sold, just to make it very clear that the card is no longer available. Often, people will STILL message me to ask if a card is available, because it is still pictured in the photo of the entire lot. I can certainly understand and appreciate those who would like to refer to past sold prices and I see both sides of this, so I'm not saying that my way is any more right or wrong than any other. |
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Another consideration is that the asking price is frequently not the sale price, so knowing the asking price isn't all that different from knowing an Ebay asking price for something that sold for a best offer without knowing what the accepted offer was.
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I also wish the asking price would remain.
What bothers me the most is coming home from work and seeing a card that was posted and sold during the day before I've had a chance to look it. In the future, all you sellers please wait until at least 5:30 pm EST until I, Irv, get home from work to have a look! This is only fair, imo, as it will give most on here a chance to not feel like they got left out! In all seriousness, I do wish the price remained, but that is ultimately up to the seller and buyer if they wish to do so? P.S. Would it be considered rude, if one were so interested, to ask a buyer or seller what they paid or sold a certain card for? I personally wouldn't have a problem with it if it were me being asked, but I'm a rookie so to speak so I still have a lot to learn.
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I think asking any question in a goodnatured, non-threatening way is ok. The other person doesn't have to tell if they don't want to but shouldn't be offended by a simple and polite question. At least that is my view.
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like i said in that prior thread...not sure why at least the asking price cant be left on....not sure how many times in direct deals i am told by the seller 'i paid x much on the card in a private sale earlier' in which there is no prior VCP info available etc.....also since its likely the sale didnt go for asking price, the buyer still has his little secret....and can even claim he paid full asking price so he at least wants to break even...even though he paid less and its a sure profit if he gets the prior asking price.... |
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I agree, it's their decision and I certainly wouldn't be offended either or think differently of someone if they chose not to disclose that info to me.
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+1
I have asked a few times and have been told the price, given the ballpark, and been ignored - and all three responses were ok with me.
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I'd love it if the asking price was left alone and not deleted...
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I usually PM members when they completely delete stuff and ask them not to do that in the future. Leaving pricing is up to each person, whatever floats your boat. For me personally, sometimes I leave the prices and sometimes I don't. I almost always give a ballpark price of an item I sold if I am PM'd. There are always exceptions but a ballpark price usually doesn't hurt.
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For shame for shame for shame
I decided a while back to leave the prices of sold cards in my listings. That way people can see what a bargain some other collector got.
Brian (shameful plug for future listings) |
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Ha - all that does is make me kick myself when missing out on deals.
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I always leave them. Just because that seems to me like the natural thing to do I guess. If anyone ever asked me to remove it I would, but that has never happened. I've also never had anyone ask I a card marked sold was still available.
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I delete them in case the person buying the cards are flippers. People seem to be adverse to someone making a profit quickly on a card.
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The asking price has been advertised in a public forum - I see no reason to delete it from a sold listing.
The actual sale price is private between the buyer and seller and I see no reason that it should be made public unless both parties want to. This is basically the policy of Ebay where many more cards are bought and sold. I have not heard of anyone objecting to the Ebay policy - and in fact there is usually much discussion on here about final prices on some of the high-end cards.
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