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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
gubhi-
i have an "internal care" for an item going to a good home, to be ridden by someone who desires it.
If you sell to A for £10 and A sells to B for £20, then the item has ended up at its best home because B obviously wanted it more than A did. A has done you a favour by finding a better home for your unwanted item than you managed by yourself. You're happy because you wanted £10 more than you wanted the item, A is happy because he also wanted £10 more than he wanted the item, B is happy because he wanted the item more than he wanted £20.
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sad times
As sad as the times, short as they were, that you had with my brother's Harry Hall? You got it from me, extracted some value from it by riding it a bit, then wanted the same money to move it to the next owner. Personally, I wouldn't have cared if you'd parted it out, advertised it better, and made yourself £100, but if you want to get on your high horse about extracting surplus value from exchanges on LFGSS, why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
gbj_tester
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.