HEAD SHOT NO1 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Is it me or are people trying to insult most of our inteligence when it comes to prices? If I go buy a BSA lightning (for example)£250 what a £20 3-9x40 of ebay on it,that makes that I payed £270.So I go shoot it for 2 years and then try and sell it for £350?? All I can say is new people to the Air gun,be aware and look around to see the price of new before you consider used because to me people are taking the pee. Dont get me wrong theres still people who live in the real world and selling for reasonable prices. Heres one I seen some where,not sure if it was on here or not,falcon fn19 rifle alone £400 these were under £300 new. Are we allowed to ruin there post if there really trying to take advantage or should I head down my gun shop work the best deals out and put the on here with £50 on top? I think they would actually be cheaper the most the used ones on here!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 It is against the rules to go on the sellers post and make any comments such as you have raised here,but i know what you mean..............buyer beware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabs Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Against the rules?? Why? If you see someone taking the pee, you can't comment!! Ok I've got a ratcatcher, can kill elephants at 500 yrds, going for 1m pounds. Don't you dare say anything...... F... sake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Ok I've got a ratcatcher, can kill elephants at 500 yrds, going for 1m pounds. Don't you dare say anything...... F... sake lol i would love to have a go on that beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Is it me or are people trying to insult most of our inteligence when it comes to prices? If I go buy a BSA lightning (for example)£250 what a £20 3-9x40 of ebay on it,that makes that I payed £270.So I go shoot it for 2 years and then try and sell it for £350?? All I can say is new people to the Air gun,be aware and look around to see the price of new before you consider used because to me people are taking the pee. Dont get me wrong theres still people who live in the real world and selling for reasonable prices. Heres one I seen some where,not sure if it was on here or not,falcon fn19 rifle alone £400 these were under £300 new. Are we allowed to ruin there post if there really trying to take advantage or should I head down my gun shop work the best deals out and put the on here with £50 on top? I think they would actually be cheaper the most the used ones on here!!! There are plenty of "Old" cars about that only cost a few hundred £ new, that will now set you back over £1,000,000 today....and it's a long time since any Falcon FN 19 was under £300. If anyone is daft enough to spend money in this day and age without doing a bit of research (which has never been easier with the internet) then they are a mug and deserve all they get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 I've occasionally PM'd people, in a friendly way, if I think their price is way off. Just because they advertise them at a certain price doesn't mean someone will buy them - Your 1 million pound Ratcatcher sounds ideal, by the way, as I have elephants eating my chicken food. Is it still available? PM on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 There are plenty of "Old" cars about that only cost a few hundred £ new, that will now set you back over £1,000,000 today....and it's a long time since any Falcon FN 19 was under £300. If anyone is daft enough to spend money in this day and age without doing a bit of research (which has never been easier with the internet) then they are a mug and deserve all they get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 dekers is dead right,if people have more money than sense let them waste it.i go to a lot of sales and regulary see people bidding more for a used item than it would cost for a new one,barmy isn't it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Would,nt it be wiser to pm anybody repying to the sales thread?-a polite warning should be acceptable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 It also happens on fleabay- i bought a wetstone grinder from Netto a couple of years ago but it wasn't very good so i stuck it on there... I paid £19.99, it sold for around £25+ £15 P&P :o :o :o :o John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth W Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Against the rules?? Why? If you see someone taking the pee, you can't comment!! Ok I've got a ratcatcher, can kill elephants at 500 yrds, going for 1m pounds. Don't you dare say anything...... F... sake Is that on a FAC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabs Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sorry guys, the Ratcatcher has been sold. Some Nigerian who had a lot of money stuck in a Bank overseas and trusted me as his good friend and was willing to share the money with me if I sent a release fee of 1m. So I sent the Ratcatcher instead. I'm still waiting for the millions to be released to my account... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabs Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) On a more serious note, I can't see why comments aren't allowed. If its a pee take, we should be able to say. If its a fair price and someone says its not, we would all back the seller up by say that it IS a fair price. Like I say, no different if we were all round a 2nd hand car talking about the price, its merits etc. Thats not to say the sellers ad should turn into some great discussion, just some comments here and there should be allowed. If it gets out of hand then THATS when the Mod steps in.... And yes, if you are fool enough to pay over market price, then buyer beware, but there are guys who don't have a clue and could be caught out. I make a point of not going on BBS because its full of nasty little con men, backed up by the mods who are there to fleece the unsuspecting..... Edited January 25, 2011 by pabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 But would it be ok to stop outside a second hand car dealers yard, write a negative comment about the price of a car, then stick it to the window? You do have a point about putting people off the forum with sellers' stupid prices but there are enough honest sellers out there to balance it out, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWingAlot Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hi guys. I'm fairly new to air guns, and got a bit over excited a while back and bought a gun from this site. well needless to say, it turned out I was done. Still, not moaning, yes I should have done more research, and found out what's what first. BUT, had someone given me a gentle nudge that I was being a plonker, it would have saved me a lot of trouble and been really appreciated. As a buyer, (still ), I think PM's to purchaser's would be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I think there's always a reasonable price range in which a given item can be sold. ie from 'ooh thats cheap' to 'crikey I'm not paying that'. Above that range is a p-take, but people do get caught out. Selling second hand rifles for more than they cost new is below the belt IMO. Forums are for discussion, and discussing reasonable pricing seems perfectly acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Don't read this if you are of a nervous or delicate disposition, or think the world owes you! Perhaps I am getting old but as far as I'm concerned we live in a pathetic nanny state with very few willing to take responsibility for their own actions/mistakes. I didn't know, nobody told me/why didn't someone tell me, it isn't my fault, how was I meant to know... ...... grow some balls, make a decision and live with it,...... climb a tree, play conkers, ice skate on the pond, every now and again you may actually have fun and survive, and so what if you spent over the odds on something, you learned the lesson yourself and will remember the next time...without someone having to tell you!! Rant over! ATB!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabs Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Don't read this if you are of a nervous or delicate disposition, or think the world owes you! Perhaps I am getting old but as far as I'm concerned we live in a pathetic nanny state with very few willing to take responsibility for their own actions/mistakes. I didn't know, nobody told me/why didn't someone tell me, it isn't my fault, how was I meant to know... ...... grow some balls, make a decision and live with it,...... climb a tree, play conkers, ice skate on the pond, every now and again you may actually have fun and survive, and so what if you spent over the odds on something, you learned the lesson yourself and will remember the next time...without someone having to tell you!! Rant over! ATB!! Absoflippinloutly!! Doesn't mean we can't call someone out when they try to take the pee with a price though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoTsHoT-10 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Or just use your brain and look on sites such as guntrader or magazines and see how much the same item is so you pay what it is worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Or just use your brain and look on sites such as guntrader or magazines and see how much the same item is so you pay what it is worth. fair point, spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest newarcher1 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 i cn vouch for those ratcatchers we dont have 1 elephant left around our way theres just the polar bears now to worry about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpkiller Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 no way, we should all just leave alone, as soon as you start sending messages to people itll cause trouble. there will be complaints and itll interfere with actualy trying to buy or sell anything. I successfully baught a bsa lightning xl tactical with a 3-9x56 ir scope for £50 quid, the guy had 80 people pm him in the first 15 mins of the sale, i got it cause im in the same area and i was polite and popped with the cash, he was having people bugging him at work and then complaining when he didnt sell it to them. We should just leave it as this is what i have for sale i want x amount ono take it or leave it, nice and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 if you have any comment on the price a seller has set his item do it by pm, not on the sales thread as most forums will ban you for sales interference , you join the forum and agree to their rules if you don,t like the rules then leave, simples really, atb brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 This thread is asking about the possibility of breaking forum rules, yet not one MOD has commented. Im sure one will be along soon to clarify the issue for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 There's lots of posters breaking forum rules as far as commercial enterprises go. Members advertising knives and bouncers they sell and of course our very own tame Pel Pax rep' on here pushing his products at every oppertunity. And we've had examples of members buying guns from other members then quickly advertising them at a profit. As far as selling overpriced goods are concerned the age old 'caveat emptor' still holds true:- Let the buyer beware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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