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Why Do I Even Bother??

By timab2000

6 years ago


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    #1 6 years ago

    Ok... I got to go on a little bit of a rant, so bear with me.

    I saw on the market page that someone was in need a part for their machine. I have the part so I offer it up to them for. Easy enough, right?

    I gave a price of $15 shipped. I thought that was fair. He came back at $10. So you're saying , "what's wrong with that"?

    Well.....I live 15 miles from the nearest post office and my truck gets about 15 mpg. So by the time I drive to the post office and back, I have sucked 2 gallons of gas at $2.50 per gallon or $5.00 in gas. Then I have to pay for the shipping maybe $3.00 plus the padded envelope to ship it in. So I break even in the deal at his price.

    Now I know what you are thinking...you should have asked more for the part. And you are probably right, but I am trying to do someone a favor by helping them get a part that is no longer made so they can get their game going, but they always want to jew you down when you are already giving them a good deal.

    I see this all the time on sites like LET GO and OFFER UP where I sometimes try to sell stuff I don't need anymore. Then they sometime what me to deliver it as well.

    So back to my question.....Why Bother.

    #12 6 years ago

    I not really offended that the guy countered, but it just seems everyone wants something for free nowadays.

    If I need something that is no longer made or hard to find and I find it, I pay whatever the price is. But that's just me I guess.

    #24 6 years ago

    I guess you guys are missing the point. I am not opposed to haggling on price. But At some point you have to cover the cost. That's all I was trying to say. But some people don't seem to get that.

    Quoted from ReplayRyan:

    You live in Atkins, IA. What else are you going to do with your day?

    What's your point???

    #26 6 years ago

    Don't counter offer such a low price that it doesn't cover the seller cost to get it to you . Not that hard to figure out.

    I wasn't going to make anything at 15 but at 10 I'm in the hole. Trying to do the guy a favor and this is what you get, that's my point

    Don't look a gift horse in the face and, nice guys finish last. If you don't know what the first one means, ask your parents

    Lesson learn on my part.

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