Swap Shop Suggestion

[kfxguy]

In addition to the "Ignore" feature , there should be an " Avoid List" feature so buyers and sellers can ear mark certain names and avoid dealing with the listed ones. That way unnecessary conflicts can be avoided.
Different Strokes For Different Folks......

Lol......great idea!

[Spartanator]

Maybe a trader rating system. When you go the profile of the seller/buyer they have a rating? Almost along the lines of having X amount of red flags bans your from the Swap Shop.

Hopefully that Swap Shop stays around, I like to see what comes through there. So glad I am not a moderator, I'd ban myself... lol


These toy boats are sure getting on the expensive side.

[Make-a-Wake]

The one thing I really cant stand is the listing of a great product at a very fair price and the first reply is where they offer 10 bucks less............trying to widdle down a fellow rc boater. If someone cant afford to pay $175 for a Neu motor, how is paying $165 gonna help them realistically.............they need to get out of the hobby and put their money towards feeding their kids if their budget is that tight.

[Doby]

The one thing I really cant stand is the listing of a great product at a very fair price and the first reply is where they offer 10 bucks less............trying to widdle down a fellow rc boater. If someone cant afford to pay $175 for a Neu motor, how is paying $165 gonna help them realistically.............they need to get out of the hobby and put their money towards feeding their kids if their budget is that tight.

So you pay asking price on everything?

[Make-a-Wake]

If it is a fair deal, yes. In fact I don't think I have ever offered less in the six years I have been a member here. If its out of whack on price I just don't mess with it.

I'm mainly talking about the tiny discount...............just so they can feel like they won, I have been in the car business 25 years and the customer needs to feel like he won.........here it should be different.

[Doby]

Why?

[Spartanator]

I don't think letting it go for $10 less would kill the deal for me (unless I don't like they buyer). If it was mine and he offered $165 I'd come back at him with a $170 Shipped Priority Mail. Now if someone is asking near new price on an item that is a hard sale then I bite on them a little bit. I have a small RC budget so what's in the PayPal account is what the budget is until next check. It's important to let the buyer to THINK they won.... haha

Small budget as in my Slash 4x4 is about to sit without a motor and ESC for the next year. Getting a new toy boat!!!

[Make-a-Wake]

Why?

Because this is supposed to be a boating fraternity..........linked by a hobby we all like and are interested in. Heck, the forum members even gift others at Christmas.......giving things freely to other members. I am not saying to pay whatever someone posts as the price................like $500 for a Feigao motor, I'm talking about the ones that know the price is a good deal and have to cut it just a hair. It really looks ridiculous to offer $190 on an item listed at $200 if its a good deal. So in this case the item is worth 190 but 200 is way too high and out of the question?? C'mon.......its nit picky and petty. I guess I have a different view of it being in retail sales for years. I get a real kick out of watching the "10 dollar cutter" get taken out by the next guy who pays the full/fair price and then throws a fit. Its happened a bunch and it serves 'em right.

[Doby]

Fair price is in the eye of the beholder.

[Make-a-Wake]

Fair price is in the eye of the beholder.

That is true

[tlandauer]

Great points from both gentlemen!
I have walked in this path as both of you have described and fared well, although I am sure many people here privately would think I tend to over pay. The bottom line is it depends on how badly I want the item and how quickly it will be snatched up , these two factors in the end dictates the price.
I also choose carefully who I buy from. If a picture looks good and the feel is right , then I buy. But if there are lingering questions after seeing a picture and asking the seller then no matter how desirable the item is I would give myself sometime to cool down, and if during this period someone else gets if, I am OK with that.