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I started thinking after reading a post yesterday where some newbie is
worried that he may be over paying by purchasing a new switching power
supply from Arcadeshop for $25.
Then I remembered the Zinfer post the other day where he is wondering
where the lock hole goes in his Stargate back door. "Is it centered,
how far from the top, what type of bit, etc." Then I remembered what a
cheap SOB he is anyway and then realized that most of this group has
become like that now.
Of course, nobody will actually ever be as cheap as Zinfer or spend
five years trying to fix a Stargate like he has. But a good majority of
this group is coming close.
People respond to WTBs asking a lot of questions and for PICs that
never had any intention in buying the item in the first place.
People post WTBs and when you respond they ask a lot of questions, want
lots of PICs, tell you how interested they are, carry on the
negotiation for a while then never follow through, probably realizing
they didn't really want to buy anything anyway.
After a couple of emails back and forth with a buddy of mine today (who
I'll keep nameless) I realized it's just not on the newsgroup:
Me:
Well, I know the trying to sell on the newsgroup feeling. My last three
never made it deals:
1. I list a bulk buy of 8 games for $1200 or $200 each ( plain as day
in the post). A guy in Decatur wants 2 but needs them delivered. We
discuss it for a week and it's a deal with him including $75 extra for
delivery and gas. Just to make sure and at the last second I mention
that the total is $475 so we are in agreement before I leave. He says I
can't pay that, your games were listed at $150 each - that's what $1200
divided by 8 is. So no deal there.
2. A guy posts a WTB for a Journey upright. I mention I have one if he
is interested in having it shipped. After the usual many PICs and
emails he says that he will take it. But of course he comes back with
wanting to use an escrow service. I said no way so then he wants me to
list it on eBay for his safety. I agree since he is willing to Paypal
me the eBay fees ahead of time. Well, it's been over a month since this
started and he claims as of today his bank has not credited his Paypal
account yet. And of course he claims that he needs the game ASAP but
waits up to a week to answer emails.
3. Another guy posts a WTB for a Star Wars about the same time as the
Journey post was made. After many answered questions and many PICs this
guy is soooo interested in buying this game. He just needs to get a
weekend away to come and see it. Well, he just lives in Atlanta and
it's been well over a month since he's responded to emails.
Anyway, trying to sell on the NG is about a waste of time. Most
everybody reading it on the vid side anyway is about a cheap SOB. Heck,
one idiot posted yesterday wondering if anybody sold new switching
power supplies for less than $25.
His response with some parts X'd out to save identity:
I bet we could exchange stories about the SOB's on the newsgroups for
hours. I don't know why I post FS items there, just habit. I know if I
want to frustrate myself like yesterday I could just run around in
circles to save time.
Yes , still have the XXXXXX ( don't plan on selling but the guy
offered me $XXXX for it after he saw the pics. His price not mine ( did
I mention before he offered that much he tried to talk me down on the
XXXX to $XXXXX because he was tight on cash.)
I had a guy show up a month ago at the house on a XXXXX I had in the
paper for $XXXX. He offers 300 and told me he didn't know pins were so
high. I tell him it was listed in the paper what makes him think I
would take XXXX price I was asking. He then sticks around for over 2
hours playing other pins. I literally had to tell him to get out!
Rant is off now. I guess that I'll go see what WTBs I'm not interested
in and respond to them anyway asking for a lot of PICs.
I started thinking after reading a post yesterday where some newbie is
worried that he may be over paying by purchasing a new switching power
supply from Arcadeshop for $25.
Then I remembered the Zinfer post the other day where he is wondering
where the lock hole goes in his Stargate back door. "Is it centered,
how far from the top, what type of bit, etc." Then I remembered what a
cheap SOB he is anyway and then realized that most of this group has
become like that now.
Of course, nobody will actually ever be as cheap as Zinfer or spend
five years trying to fix a Stargate like he has. But a good majority of
this group is coming close.
People respond to WTBs asking a lot of questions and for PICs that
never had any intention in buying the item in the first place.
People post WTBs and when you respond they ask a lot of questions, want
lots of PICs, tell you how interested they are, carry on the
negotiation for a while then never follow through, probably realizing
they didn't really want to buy anything anyway.
After a couple of emails back and forth with a buddy of mine today (who
I'll keep nameless) I realized it's just not on the newsgroup:
Me:
Well, I know the trying to sell on the newsgroup feeling. My last three
never made it deals:
1. I list a bulk buy of 8 games for $1200 or $200 each ( plain as day
in the post). A guy in Decatur wants 2 but needs them delivered. We
discuss it for a week and it's a deal with him including $75 extra for
delivery and gas. Just to make sure and at the last second I mention
that the total is $475 so we are in agreement before I leave. He says I
can't pay that, your games were listed at $150 each - that's what $1200
divided by 8 is. So no deal there.
2. A guy posts a WTB for a Journey upright. I mention I have one if he
is interested in having it shipped. After the usual many PICs and
emails he says that he will take it. But of course he comes back with
wanting to use an escrow service. I said no way so then he wants me to
list it on eBay for his safety. I agree since he is willing to Paypal
me the eBay fees ahead of time. Well, it's been over a month since this
started and he claims as of today his bank has not credited his Paypal
account yet. And of course he claims that he needs the game ASAP but
waits up to a week to answer emails.
3. Another guy posts a WTB for a Star Wars about the same time as the
Journey post was made. After many answered questions and many PICs this
guy is soooo interested in buying this game. He just needs to get a
weekend away to come and see it. Well, he just lives in Atlanta and
it's been well over a month since he's responded to emails.
Anyway, trying to sell on the NG is about a waste of time. Most
everybody reading it on the vid side anyway is about a cheap SOB. Heck,
one idiot posted yesterday wondering if anybody sold new switching
power supplies for less than $25.
His response with some parts X'd out to save identity:
I bet we could exchange stories about the SOB's on the newsgroups for
hours. I don't know why I post FS items there, just habit. I know if I
want to frustrate myself like yesterday I could just run around in
circles to save time.
Yes , still have the XXXXXX ( don't plan on selling but the guy
offered me $XXXX for it after he saw the pics. His price not mine ( did
I mention before he offered that much he tried to talk me down on the
XXXX to $XXXXX because he was tight on cash.)
I had a guy show up a month ago at the house on a XXXXX I had in the
paper for $XXXX. He offers 300 and told me he didn't know pins were so
high. I tell him it was listed in the paper what makes him think I
would take XXXX price I was asking. He then sticks around for over 2
hours playing other pins. I literally had to tell him to get out!
Rant is off now. I guess that I'll go see what WTBs I'm not interested
in and respond to them anyway asking for a lot of PICs.
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