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Re: I may consider selling/trading my Metroliner if anyone is interested.
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lugnet.org.us.lugola
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Fri, 23 Mar 2001 03:45:04 GMT
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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.
richard marchetti <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message
news:GAMqBM.MIz@lugnet.com...
> 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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