Removal/warnings of overpriced items

[two_zero]

But selling something for more than its worth in the hope of someone being stupid enough to buy it is out of order. Some people on here say its the fault of the buyer for being ripped off because they should do there homework, this is true to a point but I still think the seller has the moral responsibility not to take advantage of someones ignorance. Its called being fair and decent and if your not and someone trashes your sale its your own fault for being a nob.

I agree, if someone selling something clearly overpriced with the intention to rip someone else off, that aint a good thing. But then, should forum members, that can be just as malicious or ignorant at the seller/buyer have the right to destroy the ad? Really if that is what the forum goes by, it should be reported to moderators, and then we're back at removals and warnings?

 

[Sacarathe]

The removals here seem to occur quite peacefully, warnings would be counter productive, particularly when the recipient believes the seller was disingenuous with their price setting.

 

[skarra333]

I agree, if someone selling something clearly overpriced with the intention to rip someone else off, that aint a good thing. But then, should forum members, that can be just as malicious or ignorant at the seller/buyer have the right to destroy the ad? Really if that is what the forum goes by, it should be reported to moderators, and then we're back at removals and warnings?

I think there is some distance between a community having a discussion over a listed price (to which of course the seller can contribute), and the destruction of an ad.

Some ad's have indeed been torn apart by other members, but in my opinion, rightly so. But testament to the forum/mods, the ad listing remains active, and the seller is able to discuss and defend their item and pricing, and keep trying to flog their stuff. And this forum is not saturated with trolls trying to bring down ad's for the sake of it - were that the case, I may support a more rigorous policing of the discourse.

In essence, this is a forum retaining it's forum-ness throughout its functionality. This isn't a feature of a 'deficient' forum in my opinion, but is actually a unique and welcome selling point.

 

[Lozart]

There is a certain M4 for sale here that has been widely discussed both in the thread and by PM to the seller who still resolutely refuses to take "that's a ridiculous price" for an answer.

The discussion in the thread IS in my mind a bit....unprofessional, shall we say but there ARE people that will pay that out of ignorance. Now, granted as "nice" people some of us take it upon ourselves to try and stop someone being ripped off but as I've said elsewhere something is worth whatever someone else will pay for it. If that's double its actual monetary value then so be it and I'm afraid that some people just can't be told. Life's funny like that.

Buyers need to do their research just as much as sellers do. If someone is selling two shit guns welded together it's never going to be worth double the price of any one gun...