"What's your lowest price on that?" (Page 2/2)
maryjane DEC 23, 12:49 PM

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Originally posted by LitebulbwithaFiero:

My main motive when selling stuff is to get it gone. I always put obo at the end of the asking price.


I have more trouble giving stuff away than I do selling it. I have abiout a ton of scrap/structural steel(mostly 2"x6"x20'long 1/4" thickness channel iron I want gone and lots of people say they want it, but evidently don't want to come get it or load it.
I'm thinking about putting an ad in the paper priced to sell for some outrageously low price and see if someone rolls up with a trailer.
sourmash DEC 23, 09:47 PM
Well, I got that house payment every month, plus utilities. And there are no royalties coming in.
IMSA GT DEC 23, 10:37 PM

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Originally posted by williegoat:

I never sell anything. I either give it away or donate it. If I buy something, I usually just pay asking price. I have never been driven by money. Money is a tool, not a measure.



Would you like to donate a steel guitar to the "IMSA Relief Fund"?

[This message has been edited by IMSA GT (edited 12-24-2020).]

sourmash DEC 24, 09:41 AM
Last evening some guy emailed wanting a guitar I listed, but if I wanted to sell it I had to meet him now. Impulse shopper? Christmas gift?
Australian DEC 25, 06:52 AM
My lowest price is me putting in recyling bin what is your highest offer to stop me?
maryjane DEC 25, 07:05 AM
A common phrase around here regarding broken or worn out equipment and tools...
"If you can fix that _______, you can have it".

If I can't, does that mean I have to bring it back or can't have it to begin with?
sourmash DEC 25, 09:30 AM
"But you can't bring it back if you can't fix it", seems like the rest of the offer.


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Originally posted by Australian:

My lowest price is me putting in recyling bin what is your highest offer to stop me?



Lol, I'm using that one.
fierosound DEC 25, 10:58 AM
I always figure out what I want then ADD some amount to that.
When I get that question, I state "I can let it go for $$" or "$$ and it's yours" and they can take it or leave it.
Works most times and first caller usually buys.

I've also given away stuff that would be hard to sell or I just want it gone (because it's old etc.)

Then there's the old story of someone leaving an old Lazyboy on their lawn with a FREE sign on it.
After a week, still there! So he changed the sign to "Chair $50" and it was stolen in 2 hours.


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sourmash DEC 25, 12:20 PM
I like to price things so people feel good about the deal. But obviously most people want to cut a better deal so I raise it a little to deal downwards. Advertise the guitar at 118 or 125 to get 100-110, but not $85 or less. On national sales sites with lots of eyes looking there are some collectible things I've priced at high retail and they've sold rather easily.

Selling locally is a little more challenging, because the smaller buyer pool. Sometimes on tires I've sold, some contacts made me think they're the used tire store operators trying to make more profit. Those times someone has offered really low money off the bat and the next one offers even less then less again as though they're trying to make me think they're nearly worthless. I know how to price check a Michelin, Goodyear or Bridgestone tire with no miles on it. Half price and less is a good deal, so buy it if you want a good deal. Used tire stores don't get a price break. I've bought and sold things to a guitar store though. A Taylor 310 acoustic (Martin killer) bought for $240, driven 5 miles to sell for $300. A ukulele bought for 18 and sold for 20 just so I could keep the cheapie clip on tuner I wanted. A Korean Ovation with hard case sold for what I paid but I kept the case for my USA Ovation.