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Ezliving_Jim · 05-17-2008, 12:27 AM

Ann, I am not trying to indict sellers who do not post Asking Prices as con men. That is just not the case.

However, I believe that not requiring Asking Prices in ads is inflationary. To say that it is unfair to buyers isn't accurate but it does shift negotiating advantage to the seller and will result in more money being paid for equipment than would happen otherwise. I don't think you will argue that point.

Publicly posting the Asking Price moves the baseline offer from blue sky "What can I get?" from a specific prospect to the reality of "What is it worth?" based on the community's judgement of value. I don't think you will argue that point either.

The truism is that one can fool all of the people some of the time (if lightening strikes) and some of the people (read as "suckers") all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

I'm sympathetic to sellers trying to make an extra buck in a tough buyers market, but not enough to accept an artificial shift in a free and open market to their advantage. Give the suckers an even break.

05-17-2008, 12:27 AM	#32 (permalink)
Ezliving_Jim I love Derf!! Join Date: Mar 12 2002 Location: Virtual Reality Posts: 2,182 Rep Power: 10	Re: Censorship: Discussion Topic About Including Asking Price On For Sale Items Delet Ann, I am not trying to indict sellers who do not post Asking Prices as con men. That is just not the case. However, I believe that not requiring Asking Prices in ads is inflationary. To say that it is unfair to buyers isn't accurate but it does shift negotiating advantage to the seller and will result in more money being paid for equipment than would happen otherwise. I don't think you will argue that point. Publicly posting the Asking Price moves the baseline offer from blue sky "What can I get?" from a specific prospect to the reality of "What is it worth?" based on the community's judgement of value. I don't think you will argue that point either. The truism is that one can fool all of the people some of the time (if lightening strikes) and some of the people (read as "suckers") all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. I'm sympathetic to sellers trying to make an extra buck in a tough buyers market, but not enough to accept an artificial shift in a free and open market to their advantage. Give the suckers an even break. __________________ ObamaNation. Sing with the children. Drink the Kool-Aide. *sui generis.* *si vis pacem, para bellum* "Even if we win, we will have just eked out a victory, and we can't govern." - Barack Obama. www.GunBanObama.com "In my view, there simply is no untouchable constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment to keep loaded handguns in the house in crime-ridden urban areas." - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.