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whats the deal with a lot of users nowadays buying items off here for cheap and then selling them for profit?
It's called arbitrage. If I can't be arsed to put in the time and effort to achieve the best possible price for something I'm selling, it would be churlish to deny whoever buys it their reward if they do then put in the effort.
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Ordinarily. But I often sell things on here for a lot less than they’re worth because I’ve bought things on here for very cheap before and I like to pass on the kindness. I’ve seen a load of people then passing on the bargain when they’ve had their use. I think it’s just courtesy in our community. I’ve bought cheap on eBay and sold for profit but never on here. I’d like to think of most others doing the same
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i understand
i have an "internal care" for an item going to a good home, to be ridden by someone who desires it. not for that item to be turned over for profit.
its the reason i sell here and many others, you make great connections with people you wouldn't have met otherwise ,the users are so friendly buying it off you, squeezing little bargains or free stuff here and there, saying things like, theres a scratch, lower the price etc.
but then you question them afterwards, why did you buy it just to sell it? they act hostile, delete the accounts or become dormant.
again its that internal feeling knowing a bicycle or something you owned is making someone happy too, not for its cash value but the desire to ride or use.
i had a free seat post i sent to a guy on here a while back, and he sold it on for profit on ebay two days later. sad times. but lifes tough haha. im just not going to sell on here much anymore now, its happening a lot
PhilDAS
gubhi
whats the deal with a lot of users nowadays buying items off here for cheap and then selling them for profit?
kinda makes me not wanna sell on here anymore...
my mate sold a complete bicycle for 600£ and then the next couple days later the frames for sale for £600