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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Beck View Post
    I find it fascinating (I really do) that some of you don't understand that those of us in the biz generally buy everything Porsche related at wholesale because we can.
    Your mission of enlightening every seller of a Porsche thing's actual value is to be commended but a casual observer of history and other cultures might think you stepped in a big pile of socialism. (Trying to make everything "fair" is a fool's errand.)

    BUT please don't accuse people like me of taking advantage of a seller just because I expect to purchase at their advertised price. The price that THEY established.

    I have often sold things for less than their "market" value. I don't begrudge those buyers at all; good for them. When the seller gets what he wants and the buyer can turn around and make money everyone is happy. I sleep very, very well at night knowing that I left money on the table for the next guy.
    Okay, so you have now established the logic behind why you have branded yourself as the "Greedy Inlander", but I am still unclear about what justifies branding the seller as a "Sore Loser", or do I have the roles reversed, in which case I wouldn't exactly call the seller greedy.

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    The deals are gone in the digital world we live in now. Even if you fine one someone will PM the guy with a higher price. The only deals these days are from personal contacts.
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    In the old days we used to append the price with "obo" which clarified things, but didn't necessarily simplify things...
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    Sorry. Aesop sometimes needed interpretation too.

    The sore loser was the potential buyer who basically said "If I can't have it then I want the eventual buyer to pay as much as possible". I would bet my last 100L tank that was why the losing bidder was so charitable in offering his opinion of the "real" value of the thing.

    BTW: I don't live in the Inland Empire.

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    So basically the argument is whether you deserve the extra $5-plusk or does the seller?

    And the logic that you do is because you buy wholesale and sell retail as a living, where the seller doesn't really need the extra money because he didn't identify it's value prior to placing the ad? And you did.

    And shame on the sore loser for educating the seller so no buyer could profit, even though a buyer was clearly happy to pay fair price?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rower View Post
    So basically the argument is whether you deserve the extra $5-plusk or does the seller?

    And the logic that you do is because you buy wholesale and sell retail as a living, where the seller doesn't really need the extra money because he didn't identify it's value prior to placing the ad? And you did.

    And shame on the sore loser for educating the seller so no buyer could profit, even though a buyer was clearly happy to pay fair price?
    And herein lies the problem: What's "fair price"? I wouldn't have paid more than $8500 for it all; just didn't make sense with the PITA to move it all. Personally I think the buyer got caught up in the bidding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Beck View Post
    And herein lies the problem: What's "fair price"? I wouldn't have paid more than $8500 for it all; just didn't make sense with the PITA to move it all. Personally I think the buyer got caught up in the bidding.
    I think you are right. Just reading you from the prior thread!

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    I think craigslist is more the "wild west" of selling sites while this site is more civilized and while all the selling rules aren't always clearly defined, they are assumed to be more in the line of the golden rule. Ebay has very clearly defined buying and selling rules and still not every sale goes as planned. I think that when you visit the wild west you need to be prepared to duck the bullets and maybe even take an occasional arrow in the back. It's the price you pay. I go to sites like 911registry and 914world (which i'm a frequent member) because I feel like I'm with people I can trust.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Longballa View Post
    . . . The deals are gone in the digital world we live in now. Even if you fine one someone will PM the guy with a higher price. The only deals these days are from personal contacts . . .
    I still look . . .

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    For the record. I told him what he had. And not because I wanted someone else to pay because I couldn't buy it. I explained to him the real reason why everyone was calling and that I have a 67S that I'm restoring and really need the engine for my car. Not to resell or flip, not that I have a problem with that. I offered 10k, after I told him what he had. I didn't buy it because I didn't feel it was worth much more with all of the unknowns. Period

    Sounds like the "short, old, obnoxious caller" is pissed that he wasn't able to scoop up the "load of crap" before anyone else got to it?
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