Re-selling your gear

Manaconda · April 1st, 2009, 17:35

Now I'm not having a go at you for asking the price that you people are asking for your AEG', GBB' and sniper rifles but... Most of us upgrade our gear. We do it because we love it, we want to tweek it here and there to make it our own and to also make it perform better. Now all of the MODs cost money. So now we have this super cool kit but need to sell it after a while either to get new stuff or just to make ends meet.

With the credit crunch the way that it is going and times are only getting harder I would advertise my upgraded kit for a reduced maybe slightly more than new but not 50% more price so that my kit would sell.

I mean really once you drive the car off the lot it's not new anymore and depreciates daily. I realize we need to recoup some of the costs but in these times where cash is tight shouldn't some allowances be made?

Just a thought.

ShelledPants · April 1st, 2009, 17:44

Amen brother.

Danke · April 1st, 2009, 17:47

I always have sellers remorse when I let something go.

Styrak · April 1st, 2009, 17:51

Really, it's supply and demand, and also some gotta-have-it value. If you post your gear with a retarded price, people won't buy it.

Don't like the price? Don't buy it.

wildcard · April 1st, 2009, 18:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Styrak

Really, it's supply and demand, and also some gotta-have-it value. If you post your gear with a retarded price, people won't buy it.

Don't like the price? Don't buy it.

you are forgetting the rare value, I believe that if it is rare enough and unique enough there would be buyer somewhere

AngelusNex · April 1st, 2009, 18:39

After all the work i put into making mine perfect for me... I would say i could sell it for $200. payed a total of $110 for everything. But if i was buying my gear from somebody else in the shape it's in right now (for my body size/type) I would pay $200 and up. That is probably what is going through so many peoples heads when they are pricing their gear, though their gear is only really worth so much if the person buying it is their clone.

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April 1st, 2009, 17:35	#1
Manaconda Official ASC Inker Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto On	Re-selling your gear Now I'm not having a go at you for asking the price that you people are asking for your AEG', GBB' and sniper rifles but... Most of us upgrade our gear. We do it because we love it, we want to tweek it here and there to make it our own and to also make it perform better. Now all of the MODs cost money. So now we have this super cool kit but need to sell it after a while either to get new stuff or just to make ends meet. With the credit crunch the way that it is going and times are only getting harder I would advertise my upgraded kit for a reduced maybe slightly more than new but not 50% more price so that my kit would sell. I mean really once you drive the car off the lot it's not new anymore and depreciates daily. I realize we need to recoup some of the costs but in these times where cash is tight shouldn't some allowances be made? Just a thought. __________________ In Toronto and want a rad tattoo? PM me

April 1st, 2009, 17:44	#2
ShelledPants Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, On	Amen brother. __________________ Ár skal r?*sa, sá er annars vill fé eða fjör hafa. Sjaldan liggjandi úlfur lær um getur né sofandi maður sigur.

April 1st, 2009, 17:47	#3
Danke Prancercise Guru Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Danger Zone	I always have sellers remorse when I let something go. __________________ Airsoft, where nothing is hurt but feelings.

April 1st, 2009, 17:51	#4
Styrak Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Saskatoon, SK	Really, it's supply and demand, and also some gotta-have-it value. If you post your gear with a retarded price, people won't buy it. Don't like the price? Don't buy it. __________________ Airsoft Sales and Repair/Upgrade Services

April 1st, 2009, 18:39	#6
AngelusNex formerly Sepulcrum Trader rating Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kingston,ON, aka Funkasia	After all the work i put into making mine perfect for me... I would say i could sell it for $200. payed a total of $110 for everything. But if i was buying my gear from somebody else in the shape it's in right now (for my body size/type) I would pay $200 and up. That is probably what is going through so many peoples heads when they are pricing their gear, though their gear is only really worth so much if the person buying it is their clone.

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