What do you think about Flippers?

[greenstuffs]

I'm just curious, lets say you sell a flashlight thinking to pass a good deal to someone just to see your same light couple weeks later with a for sale with a higher price.
I know most of the people here are very nice and i was able to get great deals, i usually pass the same deals to the people.

 

[cratz2]

Doesn't bother me in the least... Once the other person has paid for it, it's theirs to do with as they please.

If I happened onto a 69 Boss 302 for $4500, I'd buy it in a second and sell it either sell it for as much as I could, or I'd sit on it for a while for the sole purpose of letting it increase in value... Then I'd sell it for as much as I could.

Edited for spelling.

 

[jch79]

I personally don't like it, and would never sell a light to make a profit. At the very most, I'd mark it up 3% to make up for PP fees and maybe add $5 for shipping, but I see this as place as a big family or community, and since I wouldn't want to pay more for a light than what it cost brand new, I would do the same if I were to sell one.

But, if demand increases supply, there's always going to be people taking the opportunity to make money off of that "advantage". :shrug: And I don't think anything differently of those people - more power to them if they can sell a light for twice of what it cost in the first place. It's just not something I agree with.

john

 

[cratz2]

So... are you saying that if you had bought a limited edition ARC at the discounted price, and you decided to get rid of it because you never used it, you'd sell it for $5 more than you paid rather than selling it for the going rate which may very well be $100 more than you originally paid?

I'm all for a sense of community, and I (as well as many others) have given away lights to CPFers I've never met, but that makes as much sense to me as taking a used car into a dealership, they offer you $5,000 for it, and you say, 'No thanks... I'll just take $3,500.'

I mean, to each his own, but I just don't know about that.

 

[jch79]

So... are you saying that if you had bought a limited edition ARC at the discounted price, and you decided to get rid of it because you never used it, you'd sell it for $5 more than you paid rather than selling it for the going rate which may very well be $100 more than you originally paid?

I'm all for a sense of community, and I (as well as many others) have given away lights to CPFers I've never met, but that makes as much sense to me as taking a used car into a dealership, they offer you $5,000 for it, and you say, 'No thanks... I'll just take $3,500.'

I mean, to each his own, but I just don't know about that.

A used car dealership, at least to me, doesn't have much in common with CPF :shrug: or at least how I think of both of them!

That said, whatever the light, I'd sell it for what I paid for it. I did post one light for sale on CPF that was marked up a little less than 9% - but I sold it to the person for what I paid for it, plus 3.5% PP and $5 shipping.

But like I said above, to each his own, and if someone's willing to buy for a little more $$, then by all means, sell it to them for it!

john

 

[cratz2]

A used car dealership, at least to me, doesn't have much in common with CPF :shrug: or at least how I think of both of them!

That said, whatever the light, I'd sell it for what I paid for it. I did post one light for sale on CPF that was marked up a little less than 9% - but I sold it to the person for what I paid for it, plus 3.5% PP and $5 shipping.

But like I said above, to each his own, and if someone's willing to buy for a little more $$, then by all means, sell it to them for it!

john

I hear ya... And I wasn't meaning to be contrary at all. Off the top of my head, of the probalby 100 lights I've bought and/or sold, the only ones I made a profit on were some Infinity Ultras I got on clearance... And I'm pretty sure that small profit was offset by the few lights I donated for one of the Christmas giveaways.

 

[jch79]

Yep... I need to do more of that giving away sorta thing! Hmmm.... :thinking: what of my lights do I use the least?

 

[Sub_Umbra]

Try not to dwell on it. Look for the positive. There are many here who feel the way you do -- more here than in the outside world.

 

[moeman]

I usually sell my lights or knives for less than i paid....