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Subject:	Re: I may consider selling/trading my Metroliner if anyone is interested.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.us.lugola
Date:	Fri, 23 Mar 2001 02:45:22 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.lugola, Brad Hamilton writes: > Would you have been less upset if I had said "I'm willing to get rid of this > for amount rediculous amount X (with no justification). The value is high > because I'm not overly eager to get rid of it, but if someone wants to > negotiate in this range, I will part with it?" Well, I wasn't really upset -- just willing to comment on the situation. A disclaimer would be nice, although I could see where you thought your subject line was indicative of your intent. Basically, we are engaged in the buyer-seller tug of war here, where you would like to jack up the value and I would like to say it should be lower. I think some prices might have been higher in the past because it was hard to put a buyer and seller together to make the deal. The internet has made this far simpler in a number of ways, and I am not so sure that certain items can maintain the prices they once commanded. I still think some prices are just psycho-high! Glancing over the Metroliner set, it looks like only a few elements are truly hard to come by -- among them are the lt. grey wagon plates, and the faceted "nose" element -- but I was pressed to find much else that was truly rare (mind you, I am not a train-head). What's more, those grey doors and windows are supposedly currently available from S@H. I am guessing that this set has lost at least some value as some people feared it would. The plus side of it is that you can currently get many of the elements from S@H, which I think is hella cool! Just what everyone wanted, right? But just for the sake of reality checking: if someone really wants this set they can get one complete on ebay for less than you are willing to part with an incomplete set. See? I just don't get that... Okay, I'll just shut up now...at least for a little while. -- Hop-Frog

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		Re: I may consider selling/trading my Metroliner if anyone is interested.
(...) set (...) with (...) Some people don't want the hassle of EBAY (sometimes you get a deal, but most of the time, you lose out!) or are scared. I think this is a lot of the reason why Brickbay prices (and prices people advertise on LUGNET) tend (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)

		Re: I may consider selling/trading my Metroliner if anyone is interested.
As another side comment, I'm personally very happy with the greater availability of parts, and the ease of connecting buyers and sellers. I VERY rarely sell things. I would say I'm a buyer 90% of the time, so I want the cheapest price possible. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)

		Re: I may consider selling/trading my Metroliner if anyone is interested.
ENOUGH, Brad was simply saying that if someone was willing to pay what he (and I as well) think the train model is worth than make him an offer. If you think that the $ he is asking is to much then don't worry about and buy it somewhere else, no (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)

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		Re: I may consider selling/trading my Metroliner if anyone is interested.
Hi Richard, I agree that I didn't research this quite enough, but I think you're being a bit too harsh. Based on prices I had seen on Brickbay (which do tend to be higher than EBAY), the going rate for a complete set from the US (this seemsimportant (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)

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