Contacting previous members to inquire how much you paid...

[Ten em em]

If I bought an item from a member for let's say $200, because he was desperate to sell it. But item really was worth $500 in market value. If I then offered said item as a trade value to another member...

A. Would I be a jerk or a flipper for not offering it at purchased value towards the trade?

B. Would the buyer who inquired through either the seller or listed item price from ad be COMPLETELY in the right valuing my item worth sale price, rather than market value?

Just curious.

Edit: Price numbers are completely fictional.

 

[bearpugh]

nope. thats trading.

 

[Gunsite Grad]

Market value is fair.

 

[41mag]

"Worth" is whatever someone was/is willing to pay....what you purchased it for is not in the equation, unless you want to account for profit/loss. As far as I am concerned , the latter is nobody's biz but yours !
As far as your questions ;
A - NO
B - NO

 

[GreenPanther]

It seems weird for them to contact a 3r party to see how much YOU paid for it.

 

[rdogger]

It seems weird for them to contact a 3r party to see how much YOU paid for it.

Exactly.

Sounds like a member I would not deal with.

 

[Traderjohn]

I see it as a community service to help out a fellow American in his time of need.

If in the end I wind up with a little compensation for my time and trouble, I will be sure to give the tax man his due.

tj


I saw a sign at a pawn shop that said;

"A MAN IN A BIND IS A FRIEND OF MINE."

 

[Ten em em]

Thanks. I was just curious, as I had a such offer in the last three days or so ago. I'm just killing time waiting for a member to show up.

 

[handloader]

I would first check and see how much the item sells for at buds gun shop. Then adjust my offer accordingly. Sometimes I will use gun genie as a reference also. I don't care what you paid for it, but I am not paying retail on a used item. Of course this does not apply to a Colt made in 1967.

 

[Ten em em]

I would first check and see how much the item sells for at buds gun shop.

If we go by BUDSGUNSHOP prices... that could depend how long it takes you to get to agreed time and place of meeting. Price could vary depending on inventory, as prices are subject to change, even if they're one price when placed in cart, they could change during checkout, or payment.