[quote=Starkler;374649]What I normally think is that a new or as-new condition item should be worth 75-80% of new price
Unfortunately I have found IIS'ers to be a very tough crowd to sell to and many items wont sell unless you
create demand by setting a "bargain" price. [quote]
Hi,
This is an interesting point worth pondering I believe. What is the difference between new and used here on IIS? Is it 75% - 80%?
- obviously seller warranty. If selling used, sellers here may or may not offer returns. Obviously they don't want to (and most here do not do this I think ***wrong???*** tell me), but that is a big feature of new astro gear. Incidentally Bintel DOES NOT want to transfer warranty to 3rd parties (I asked them). However if you had the receipt in your hand.......I dunno.
- usage. We can usually gauge this to some extent by the vintage of the gear. If no return is offered and you cannot inspect, there is a risk. Must be.
- the reason why the seller does not want it anymore. We can ask, but take the reply with at least a tiny grain of salt. We are all human. Most sellers are genuinely moving on, trading in, etc.
- condition. I firmly believe we are
mostly a trustworthy bunch here. You can look at how many posts a seller has, how long they have been around, if they are just using IIS like eBay etc. I REALLY would never dud anyone here on IIS myself
, but on eBay? I dunno again. That is the jungle there.
Anyway I feel that many people DO believe that 2nd hand goods can only attract 50% - 60% of new, maximum, in these circumstances. That is the rule of thumb I
always used to use in the Trading Post, but I soon saw how things went here on IIS and had to adapt. After several trades here for scopes, eyepieces and other gear, I am very pleased with how it all went, so OK.
That's a credit and a compliment to us all, eh?
But it is a vexed question still.
Cheers