Re: ?? Why
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>do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when new has some
>relationship to its secondhand price?
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Probably for the same reason folks believe a retail price has some
relationship to the worthiness of that product.
Al Bundy
> do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when new has some
> relationship to its secondhand price?
I'd say because it's true. It works for almost everything. Used cars
are priced this way. Leases are calculated this way. I shop garage
sales looking for 10¢ on the dollar or less.
Chloe
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> do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when new
> has some
> relationship to its secondhand price?
Well, for items which are durable and which retain their desirability (i.e.,
haven't become obsolete, etc.) there probably is some relationship. For
example, I've found I can use 25% of original purchase price for used
furniture that's in good condition, assuming an individual-to-individual
sale. And a lot of books seem to sell okay on half.com. Pricing for a church
rummage sale, we often go for about 10 cents on the dollar.
Dennis
wrote:
Likewise, aparently many Ebay bidders seem to use the original retail
price as a guide as they bid up the price on some items to 110%, 120%,
even 125% of what the same item costs retail. ;-)
Dennis (evil)
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I'm a hands-on, footloose, knee-jerk head case. -George Carlin
Rick
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> do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when new has some
> relationship to its secondhand price?
Since your question is rhetorical to a ridiculous degree, would you care
to explain if you are:
Someone grousing because you can't get 99% of what you paid for an item
when trying to resell it.
Someone grousing because you can't get an item for 1% of what someone
else paid for it when trying to buy it.
There is *always* going to be a relationship, of some sort, between the
retail price of an item and it's second hand price. What's your point?
Rick
Seerialmom
> do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when new has some
> relationship to its secondhand price?
Yes. That's why I won't pay more than half of what the retail price
was for a "used" item...and at garage sales less than half. But that
only applies to relatively new items; obsolete technology, for
example...you may have to pay me to take it. Forget that you paid
$3G's for a laptop in 2000...it's work $50 or less now.
James
Thats a big point. Particularly with technology, the market drops with
every new improvement.
I see a lot of posters on craiglist or the forsale newsgroups trying
to get 2/3 of the retail price for 4 year old equipment.
Similarly I see people selling stuff thats just a few weeks old for
90%. They argue that since its used, I won't pay taxes and I will save
more. Well since I may not be able to use the warranty or exercise the
return priveleges that original buyer had, I think maybe the discount
should be a little higher.
I check prices with a store that sells refurbished computer equipment
and offers a 30 day warranty. If I buy used from a stranger, it has to
be much less that the refurbished with warranmty version would cost.
James
Steve
>do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when new has some
>relationship to its secondhand price?
It clearly doesn't. On ebay, stuff is routinely sold for more than
retail...
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I have such poor vision I can date anybody.
...Garry Shandling
ChairMan
Steve <d...@whc.inv>spewed forth:
> Derald <der...@invalid.net> wrote:
>> do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when
>> new has some relationship to its secondhand price?
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> It clearly doesn't. On ebay, stuff is routinely sold for more than
> retail...
which brings us back to the original ?, WHY?<g>
Stupidity?
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>Derald <der...@invalid.net> wrote:
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>>do some folks seem to believe that the retail price of an item when new has some
>>relationship to its secondhand price?
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>It clearly doesn't. On ebay, stuff is routinely sold for more than
>retail...
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I'd surely like to see a few examples. I'm sure there are a few, but
most of eBay sales of new items I've ever seen tend to be about half of
retail.