A lot of flakes in the classified section. People back out like crazy!!!!

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I read through page 6 so far, and I figured as long as there's some whining about the classifieds, I might as well whine too.

Can someone explain this thing to me?

"For sale: Gun A. $400 cash. Will trade for gun B. Trade value $500."

WITAF is that about? So if you were to sell gun A for $400 cash, and wanted to buy gun B which has a fair market value of $500, would you expect to get it for $400?

It really makes no sense to me. Fair market value is fair market value. Cash price is the same as trade price. Why would it be any different?

LOL, that's my point. Why would I trade a $500 gun for a $400 gun? You want my $500 gun, you're going to have to trade me your $400 gun and give me $100 cash. I don't get why someone would expect their gun to have a higher trade value than cash value.

Meh, people are people. They are just thinking out loud in type.

It's not a lot different than those that are justifying their asking price by telling you "what these are selling for," on gunbroker or armslist or a website. "These are hard to find." "Rare."

It's also similar to the "threats"...
"I don't have to sell this."
"Lowballers will be ignored."
"Last bump, before going back in the safe."

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

Meh, people are people. They are just thinking out loud in type.

It's not a lot different than those that are justifying their asking price by telling you "what these are selling for," on gunbroker or armslist or a website. "These are hard to find." "Rare."

It's also similar to the "threats"...
"I don't have to sell this."
"Lowballers will be ignored."
"Last bump, before going back in the safe."

Even funnier is when they actually apologize in parentheses after the price

 

[223 Gunner]

LOL, that's my point. Why would I trade a $500 gun for a $400 gun? You want my $500 gun, you're going to have to trade me your $400 gun and give me $100 cash. I don't get why someone would expect their gun to have a higher trade value than cash value.

I have never really understood this either. I really don't like trading, although I have. To me the value of an item is the same whether it's cash or trade.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Your evening schedule is what, dinner at 6, shower at 7, bed at 8?

Dinner at 6?? Oh hell no. Lunch no later than noon or so, no dinner, shower is in the morning. Bed at 8 is pretty close though. Although it was closer to 8:30 last night since I watched The Last Waltz.

 

[Expat]

Dinner at 6?? Oh hell no. Lunch no later than noon or so, no dinner, shower is in the morning. Bed at 8 is pretty close though. Although it was closer to 8:30 last night since I watched The Last Waltz.

That would be like eating in the middle of the night…. Crazy talk.

 

[BigMoose]

I would say there are far far more flake politicians, then flakes in the classifieds...

 

[Colt556]

I read through page 6 so far, and I figured as long as there's some whining about the classifieds, I might as well whine too.

Can someone explain this thing to me?

"For sale: Gun A. $400 cash. Will trade for gun B. Trade value $500."

WITAF is that about? So if you were to sell gun A for $400 cash, and wanted to buy gun B which has a fair market value of $500, would you expect to get it for $400?

It really makes no sense to me. Fair market value is fair market value. Cash price is the same as trade price. Why would it be any different?

Exactly! I always laugh at those ads.

 

[Expat]

I always understood what they were doing, they wanted to up the trade value to counter the people that were overpricing their gun, that they would have likely negotiated down if they paid cash for it.

 

[KG1]

Like lower it to "prison wife" levels if you plan to find love in this sausagefest. LOL

Hey, I've been drunk before but not drunk enough to hook up with one of you mugs. I'd marry me a blow-up doll before that would ever happen.

 

[Mongo59]

Q: Flakes or Phlaques?

 

[Expat]

Hey, I've been drunk before but not drunk enough to hook up with one of you mugs. I'd marry me a blow-up doll before that would ever happen.

I don't know, look at the pics from the FW group. There's some good looking fellas around here
Just kidding, not really. There were some good looking waitresses though.

 

[KG1]

I don't know, look at the pics from the FW group. There's some good looking fellas around here
Just kidding, not really. There were some good looking waitresses though.

Don't try to tempt me with your FW group pics. I won't look.

 

[Expat]

Don't try to tempt me with your FW group pics. I won't look.

You are right, I should have gotten waitress pics instead of those ugly mugs.

 

[NHT3]

Oh, and another thing- "feeler" threads. Why are these allowed here? Aren't they just like auctions too?

"WTS: Remingwesson model 3. Not sure I want to sell. Just gauging interest. Price: $500 above fair market value or make offer".

Look, are you going to sell at a reasonable price or not? Are you even really going to sell it at all?

Several interesting concepts that I see fairly often. I'm always leery of the "I'll take a partial trade" ads although I think some are sincere. It's simply running a covert auction within the rules. If you ask for a cash price on the item you may get an unusually high response with hopes of a counter offer.

I will take a partial trade of some obscure item that is worth $300 on a $1500 item in a WTT/WTS ad.

It's ingenious on the seller's part as well as assuming those you are dealing with will ask for the cash price. Best just to ignore such foolishness

 

[bobzilla]

Hey, I've been drunk before but not drunk enough to hook up with one of you mugs. I'd marry me a blow-up doll before that would ever happen.

You don’t even know what you’re missing

 

[TJ Kackowski]

Agreed. Not sure why people keep lying about this one.

Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob ... **SIGH** ... you're living in a fantasy world. There's nothing wrong with living in a fantasy world ... it is what it is. Maybe a result of smoking too many tires? Were the tires a gateway to harder things that caused you to lose your way?

 

[klausm]

Man, I love the smell of smokin tires and nitro

 

[gregkl]

LOL, that's my point. Why would I trade a $500 gun for a $400 gun? You want my $500 gun, you're going to have to trade me your $400 gun and give me $100 cash. I don't get why someone would expect their gun to have a higher trade value than cash value.

I haven’t seen a listing like this but yeah, it should be tit for tat IMO. I have made a few trade/sell offers but it always ended up in a straight sale.

I have done an even trade though before.

As far as putting out feelers, I’m okay with that but keep it out of the classifieds and include it in a thread that is related.

That said I know what I have.

 

[churchmouse]

Exactly! I always laugh at those ads.

As do I and others. Just not sure what they are thinking and yes those ads are never taken seriously.

 

[churchmouse]

Oh, and another thing- "feeler" threads. Why are these allowed here? Aren't they just like auctions too?

"WTS: Remingwesson model 3. Not sure I want to sell. Just gauging interest. Price: $500 above fair market value or make offer".

Look, are you going to sell at a reasonable price or not? Are you even really going to sell it at all?

Ok. In all fairness there are 3 active mods in this forum. There are more but so if you guys think we can as volunteer staff read every post in the forum especially the classifieds then you might want to try it sometime. It’s just not possible. And I have had members argue with me about this.
There is a report button at the bottom of every post that if you think it’s off the mark then report it. That obligates us to have a look. If an ad is outside the lines we will deal with it.
People come up with any and all sorts of ways to sell their junk and hope to make money on it. We can’t catch them all.