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Edited by jtgish on 02/12/2008 14:25:50 MST.

Didn't you just purchase this bivy used for $150.00? This site shouldn't be used to profit off your fellow hikers, by buying used gear to do as such.(resale) Why don't you do this on e-bay? If I'm wrong, then my apologies in advance.

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Edited by sandalot on 09/19/2009 15:57:37 MDT.

I almost contacted JT to buy this immediately after he posted it for $150 earlier today. I'm glad I didn't bother...

He certainly has every right to sell this for whatever he chooses, but he probably should have handled it a little differently from the outset. I've realized once or twice in the past that I was asking too little for an item, but I never felt comfortable raising the price, especially after I'd already been contacted by a prospective buyer (if that's what happened in this case).

I will never consider looking at or buying anything from JT in the future if this is the way that he has decided to conduct business of reselling something he had purchased from another member here at BPL. I think that this is a very very bad precedent. As mentioned, if he wants a bidding war take it to eBay.

Rich

It's his gear and what does it matter what he paid? I highly doubt it bought it with the intent to resell and make a profit but even if he did who cares.

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

>"It's his gear and what does it matter what he paid?"

No, it doesn't matter what he paid for it. What matters is he posted it for a price of $150 and after he saw how many people were interested he withdrew the $150 price and put it up for bids.

If it was offered at $150 (and it was) and someone agreed to it, he should have sold it for the asking price.

JT's been around here long enough to know better. This isn't Ebay.

Edited by samurai on 09/06/2007 20:22:37 MDT.

The way I read the post is..........Douglas Durham listed this bivy for sale on 07/15/07. JT offered to buy it with in 2 hours. Now 6 weeks later he is selling it for possibly $25 more than he paid for it. I don't see anything wrong with that!

You can't read it again, Phil. JT edited the post. The original offering was withdrawn. That's the point.

Edited by samurai on 09/06/2007 20:32:38 MDT.

Yeah that's right but DDurham did not immediately say know to JT's offer and bump up the price $25.

I would have no issues if the ad originally started out as a bid.

As Sam has said, JT had posted the price that many of us had read. JT then edited his posting, reposted a new posting with a new price. I still think that it is in very bad form.

Rich

I stand corrected. I was going based on what I can read now. If JT listed in at $150 then based on his responce, raised the price........I hope he gets stift.

Edited.

Nevermind, Phil. I guess we're on the same page now. Have a good one.

Sam

Edited by samurai on 09/06/2007 20:48:15 MDT.

anyone in my situation would do the same thing. call it capitalism. i need money to replace this bivy so why not get as much as i can. i have given away numereous items for free on this site as well as donated gear to scout troops, so for the first time someone is willing to offer more than my asking price and im getting flamed. does not seem fair.

JT. You offered it up for $150. If that offer was met by someone it's their's. What's not to understand? It's the right thing to do. At least it is where I come from.

Sam

Edited by samurai on 09/06/2007 20:52:49 MDT.

JT,

I would not have changed the price after posting an initial asking price. Many of us read it. I stand by my initial comments and will not consider your offerings in the future on principle.

Rich

If you think this is a flame war, you've never been in one.

BTW The little key with the up arrow makes the big ABC's.

Yeah, I agree that if you list something for $150, and a buyer agrees to your price, then it's settled.

Frankly, at this point, I doubt anyone would be DUMB ENOUGH to publically bid up the $175 any further! So, even if you do end up selling @ $175, do you really want to be stigmatized for a lousy $25 more?

Finally, next time around, sell your stuff on Ebay if you prefer the bid approach. That's what I do.

Edited by ben2world on 09/08/2007 08:52:46 MDT.

Offering something for acceptance is OK.

Offering something for the highest bid price is OK.

But I agree that offering something for acceptance and then, when someone accepts, changing the rules of the transaction to invite others to bid is pretty bad form.

Mixing offers for acceptance up with an auctioneering event in mid-stream deserves criticism and ostracism.

In other words, bait and switch tactics deserve a free ride to the city limits on a long splintered rail.

In this instance, not real sure what happened since the forum allows for history to be erased or rewritten.

JRS

>anyone in my situation would do the same thing. call it >capitalism. i need money to replace this bivy so why not get >as much as i can. i have given away numereous items for free >on this site as well as donated gear to scout troops, so for >the first time someone is willing to offer more than my >asking price and im getting flamed. does not seem fair.

Actually, I think most people on here would have just smacked their head and wished they'd asked $175 and move on. What you did isn't capitalism. That's taking it to eBay and selling it, or I'd even say putting it up originally for bidding here would still be OK with me, so long as you were upfront about the method. Instead, you got an offer for more than your asking price, after agreeing to sell at $150, so now you've jacked someone around.

Honestly, it doesn't matter how many good things you do. It only takes one "Aw Crap" to erase a whole mess of "atta boys".

Tom