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Contacting Classified Lister about the Prices they set
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Based on the responses to this thread, I have decided to not contact sellers if their price is unrealistic.
Seemed to me that there were enough reasons to leave things alone.
Sometimes trying to be helpful is misunderstood.
I did just what you are asking about. I said something to a poster about his chosen pricing and was not surprised by his response.
"Well it might be that price if you can find one but they are going for this amount on Gunbroker and that is what I am going to get."
I was interested if it would have been priced right and hadn't received that statement. Best I can tell it never did sell on here.
"Well it might be that price if you can find one but they are going for this amount on Gunbroker and that is what I am going to get."
I was interested if it would have been priced right and hadn't received that statement. Best I can tell it never did sell on here.
I think a lot of people do this, GB can be a useful resource but people forget with GB you have a national audience, you'll not necessarily get GB prices from INGO members here in Indiana. If you want GB prices put it on GB, selling on INGO you are also avoiding a lot of the hassle like waiting for payment, shipping etc. If I have a common gun I want to sell quickly then I put a good price on it and put it on INGO and it'll usually sell quickly, if it's a more unusual or higher priced item then i've found Armslist or GB work better. Things up to around 5-600.00 sell okay on INGO but higher than that and they tend to sit around.
I too have found that more expensive stuff tends to be a little harder to sell here also.
I am a little surprised as my view of INGO is that there are a lot of affluent folks on here. Much more than me that's for sure.
There are but it depends on the gun, higher priced nice black guns may sell but not 3K trap guns etc.
Yup. That is what I was thinking. It seems like our site is more skewed to pistols and defensive type firearms.
Which is probably indicative of the market at large.
I would love to shoot shotgun sports but they are not very accessible to me.
223 Gunner
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Selling on GB has it's advantages too.
Like not driving half way across the State to sell something.
Also the price is set, I usually run auctions on GB. Although I have done "buy it now" on once fired brass, common accessories etc.
Those "buy it now" items I use PayPal (I know, I know), so payment comes quickly.
I have noticed on GB that buyers typically do not mind paying for shipping. Where on Ebay if you have a shipping fee, your item will not sell for a loooooong time.
I would much rather wait on payment and ship as opposed to endless offers and messages about an item.
Hopefully I will not be in a position to "have" to sell something.
I've been contemplating selling off a few firearms, two will most likely go straight to GB as they are higher end and one is 1 of 2500.
Like others have stated, INGO seems to have a certain price point, although I have been surprised when I have seen some higher end black rifles bring over 2K. I didn't think INGO had it in them.
223 Gunner
Master
Some items need National attention to bring what they are worth.
Up thread, someone mentioned that we have resident flippers. I don't want to set them up for a "win" by selling something under value. Just to have them run it on GB and make out on it. I bought it, took care of it, I should benefit from it.
As mentioned as well, the market will set the price. GB is the market, if I start something out to high and it doesn't attract watchers or bidders, then I will adjust until it does.
I think a lot of people do do this, i've done it many times. I will put an item on INGO and if there isn't interest in a few days i'll usually move it. I don't keep something on here and bump it for weeks at a time. Realistically most people will see it in a day or two and if you have a good price it'll sell, to just keep bumping it really isn't going to do any good. You'll have to face the fact that the price isn't attractive or the item just doesn't have any interest.
mmpsteve
Real CZ's have a long barrel!!
I wish I hadn't just bought the one item from you. That last 357 you sold was sweeeet!
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223 Gunner
Master
I agree, came very close to buying that one. You beat me to it.
I have only sold on INGO.
And yes, I am guilty of bumping an ad FOREVER, lol. Sorry if that irritates some but I figure I have to hit the right audience at the right time. Timing is a lot. If I list something around Thanksgiving, I may get some resistance but the same item might be wanted after Christmas when they are done shopping and they know what they got for Christmas. Or they may be tapped out after the holidays and it will gain interest after they do their taxes.
I don't bump every day, but fairly often. And there has been a few times that I just closed the ad without getting a sale. But this was just 1 or 2 of the listings I have done here.
Which reminds me, I need to bump my powder ad.
mmpsteve
Real CZ's have a long barrel!!
Not me. I had spent all my $$ before that one was listed.
... steve kicks dirt ...
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I'm noticing at least a couple of new INGOers in the classifieds requiring receipts and FFL transfers.
Don't know if this is a trend or what? Good to see their requirements stated up front rather than hear about this sort of thing springing up later though.
Don't know if this is a trend or what? Good to see their requirements stated up front rather than hear about this sort of thing springing up later though.
IMO, a lot of people try to sell items for way more than they're worth. It's terribly common here, as well as on any other forum. Telling them isn't going to help anything. If I see something I want at a good price, I buy. If not a good price, I just look elsewhere.
There just doesn't seem to be as much of a market here, when up in MI shotgun sports were pretty popular, where I lived there were at least 3-4 trap, skeet, sporting clays ranges nearby.
You guys will have a ball with this insanity.....
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