Ya gotta see it to belive it!

[radiotvnut]

Originally Posted by Reece

There are plenty of people out there in the big old world who happily rush in with their opinions without doing any research whatsoever. An evening looking on eBay or here or ARF, etc., would tell him what to list it for. But that would be too easy.

Reece

Yes, and they get real pissed when you try to clue them in. I remember one CL ad for a '60's Admiral console stereo for something like $1200. I usually don't bug sellers; but, I couldn't resist on this one. I let them know that I had been collecting vintage electronics for 20 years and they were way out of line on their price and that they'd be lucky to get $25 for it.

Their reply went something like this:

Is that an offer? If not, Mr. Record player expert...haven't you got better things to do with your time than to harass people on Craigslist?

Some people just can't stand to hear the truth. They think that just because something is OLD; then, it's PRICELESS!

I was told by other members of the household that I was out of line by contacting them if I was not interested and that if I didn't like the price, leave it alone. Maybe I was out of line; but, when sellers pull stupid shit like this without doing the least bit of research (other than what some idiot told them); then, I think the smart comments from people like me are good enough for them. My mother reminded me that I don't like it when people tell me that my stuff if too high. I reminded her that I actually RESEARCH my prices and my prices are usually never carved in stone. When I make up my mind to sell something, that's what I plan on doing. I don't want it here six months from now!

I used to know an older radio collector that got off on pissing these high priced junk sellers off. The more pissed off they got, the more he got off on it.

Now, let me get on CL so I can knock someone down a peg or two...