Amin
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This is not a comment on or criticism of any particular sale or seller. I just want to see whether I'm alone in my thinking on this particular phenomenon.
It seems to me that compared to other "Buy and Sell" forums (eg, Fred Miranda), a lot of listings here at GetDPI involved asking prices expressed in "net to me" terms. Eg, I am selling a lens, and the asking price is "$500 net to me". Some of the mods and many senior members here also list this way.
Am I the only one who doesn't like that style of listing? I remember responding to such a listing with "I'll take it" and being genuinely surprised by the total price I ended up paying. I'm not new to this, and neither was the seller, but our expectations of the insured shipping price were significantly different.
I don't do a lot of bargaining, and I like to know the actual asking price, including everything. It's good and well that the seller knows how much they want to profit, but the core issue is how much the thing is worth. How much do I need to pay?
These days, when I see a "net to me" asking price, I tend to just move on. It's just a little bit of an annoyance that makes it not worthwhile to me.
Anyone else feel this way?
It seems to me that compared to other "Buy and Sell" forums (eg, Fred Miranda), a lot of listings here at GetDPI involved asking prices expressed in "net to me" terms. Eg, I am selling a lens, and the asking price is "$500 net to me". Some of the mods and many senior members here also list this way.
Am I the only one who doesn't like that style of listing? I remember responding to such a listing with "I'll take it" and being genuinely surprised by the total price I ended up paying. I'm not new to this, and neither was the seller, but our expectations of the insured shipping price were significantly different.
I don't do a lot of bargaining, and I like to know the actual asking price, including everything. It's good and well that the seller knows how much they want to profit, but the core issue is how much the thing is worth. How much do I need to pay?
These days, when I see a "net to me" asking price, I tend to just move on. It's just a little bit of an annoyance that makes it not worthwhile to me.
Anyone else feel this way?
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