Just what in the heck.....

[Nat]

does it mean ''heavy in my favor''? You have a firearm you post as worth $600 but want a trade value of $800 or trade must be ''heavy in my favor''. Is it worth $600 or $800? What does weight have to do with it? Soon as I see ''heavy in my favor'' I'm out don't care what it is.

Ok rant over, let the mud slingin' begin.

 

[Deleted member 79987]

Preaching in the pasture. I never understood how or why people list a trade value that's more than the cash value price. Value is value.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

I think that ad had " Testing the waters " & " Heavily in my favor " & "Rare" & "One of a kind" & " Custom" all listed

 

[RevCov]

Example - Keltec P11 - Cash sale - $175, Trade Value - Colt Python

 

[Hayata]

Here's what I think -

Seller REALLY would prefer cash. If he takes a trade he doesn't want - he's going to have to turn around and sell it or trade it. Yet another transaction and yet more time spent trying to recoup his original value. What a hassle!

To me it just means they really want the cash and don't want to have to deal with something they don't want to keep.

That's the way I see it.

 

[RevCov]

Here's what I think -

Seller REALLY would prefer cash. If he takes a trade he doesn't want - he's going to have to turn around and sell it or trade it. Yet another transaction and yet more time spent trying to recoup his original value. What a hassle!

To me it just means they really want the cash and don't want to have to deal with something they don't want to keep.

That's the way I see it.

This ^^^^^^^^

But it is still fun to gripe about!

 

[Justin87]

Example - Keltec P11 - Cash sale - $175, Trade Value - Colt Python

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I belly laughed for a good thirty seconds off of this. Thank you

 

[Trailrider]

Here's what I think -

Seller REALLY would prefer cash. If he takes a trade he doesn't want - he's going to have to turn around and sell it or trade it. Yet another transaction and yet more time spent trying to recoup his original value. What a hassle!

To me it just means they really want the cash and don't want to have to deal with something they don't want to keep.

That's the way I see it.

That's a good perspective I hadn't considered. Another way of looking at it, is if he says he doesn't accept trades people will complain about that too. So he's saying if you want to trade it has to be on his terms.

 

[toobaroque]

Funny, I buy 10/22 parts to build up a fancy azz raffle that will shoot gnats off a dog's pecker and I end up forking over $1,400 or $1,500 by the time I put a scope on it. Then, when I "test the waters" of the River Ruger to see what it's worth, the value is around $450 - $500.

So for me, it's always "heavy in YOUR favor"! Sumthin' ain't raht, here!

 

[Horsehat]

If it’s something I want I just inflate the value of what I have to the ODT rate and offer away.