OVER PRICED PARTS

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hi all,
why is it some people think and moan about the price of parts for our cars, then want strong, strong money for something that is not worth it. i agree it is worth what some one is willing to pay and a seller can ask what he likes, all i am saying is i am entitled to my opinion to say i think that a certain item is overpriced if i want to. that is what this forum is about surely. take a look at some of the things said on here about certain items. the ' S ' trims for example at £150.00 people on here said they were over priced, the topic was not pulled. we have a right to express our opinions and i feel this should not be pulled either as it is a grievance on my part and i should be allowed

ian
 
Yes we all have the right to express our opinions!!
HOWEVER!!
Common courtesy,and respect to fellow forumites placing adverts on the forum,should mean one has the decency not to post detrimental opinions in public and ruin the possibility of a sale by saying!!
"Its overpriced mate!!"
If the item is too expensive then it will not sell!!
An interested and potential buyer can always haggle the price!
Its very possible that 1 or 2 people have been searching for that rare,hard to find item for a long time,and are willing to pay the asking price!
If any forum member really feels that a forum seller is way off the mark with a price,be that too high,,or too low,and they feel the need to express their opinion,then send them a polite private PM or E-mail!
Maybe there should be a rule that says,only pertinent questions,"Nothing detrimental" about an item listed for sale on the forum should be allowed!!
 
I can see both points of view here . Ian has been involved in selling parts for a living and is up on the value of most things. We do not want the forum to get into a free for all where everyone is arguing with everyone else. Anyone can sell what they want for whatever price they want, it is up to us as the purchaser to make decision if the part is worth the asking price. Should someone be able to openly question the price of an item on the forum, I would say yes. Should someone put a price on an item they think it could sell for, yes.
If someone wants a certain part and finds it and is willing to pay it that's up to them.
I have bought parts of of both parties and the prices, I think were fair. Someone else will think it was too expensive and someone else it was cheap.
We are all here to promote the Rover P6, we are all adults ( well I'm getting their ) . Lets be careful it doesn't all get out of hand.
We need you guys. Have a good day
 
happy days said:
I can see both points of view here.
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Me too. Personally I see fellow forum members as friends so am more likely to part with stuff for a low price than try to supplement my income here. If I want to make more money out of a part, I put it on eBay with the hope of selling it to a stranger. IMO, the forum is about helping each other, not about making a profit.
Having said that, I wouldn't post a reply to an ad criticising the price. Instead, I'd just make a mental note to adjust my own prices accordingly if the seller ever wants anything of mine. :twisted:
 
Willy Eckerslyke said:
happy days said:
I can see both points of view here.
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Me too. Personally I see fellow forum members as friends so am more likely to part with stuff for a low price than try to supplement my income here. If I want to make more money out of a part, I put it on eBay with the hope of selling it to a stranger. IMO, the forum is about helping each other, not about making a profit...
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Hear hear!
 
On that point Willy I agree totally, a while back I was after a leather interior for my car, asked on the forum and jim got in touch to say he had one. Went to see it and it was useable , he would not take anything for it as long as it was going to be used. So I removed my interior and fitted that one. Some time later a forum member was after the same colour interior so offered my old one, he accepted and as jim did with me, no charge as long as it would be used. He the fitted that and passed his interior free of charge to another forum member. Lets all help each other when we can.
 
NOS and excellent s/h and rare parts prices are not fixed!
One person may say its only worth £XX and another £XXX!
The value is,as has been said before,what a buyer in real need of it,or really desires it,is prepared to pay!!
The value of P6's it seems is creeping up,much to the relief of many owners,therefore its inevitable the price of spares will creep up as well!
A few years ago I sold a pair of NOS boxed P6 wingard mirrors for about £100,now its seems hard to find just one for £100!
Its the same with NOS front side/ind units!
Short supply and more demand inevitably pushes prices up!
Now if an item starts to be remanufactured,"ie; Bonnet badges",and the quality and price is good,then the s/h,NOS market price will fall.
Although some will gladly pay a premium for a genuine NOS item!
If however the only way to get what you want is to search out that rare NOS or mint item,or get your item refurbished at whatever the cost and timescale is,then the price for the s/h or NOS item that you find and can buy right now will be comparable.
ie;
If you were in need of an item,would you pay £300 and wait 6wks+ for its refurb,or £350 for NOS and have it delivered tomorrow???
All depends on how desperately you need it!!
You could find that item you have been searching for up for sale,decide its too pricey,not buy it,and end up waiting a year to find another one,only to find it costs more!!
On the other hand,an item can be very rare,but there is no demand for it,so could be worth next to nothing!
If you happen to have a rare item in excellent condition that you have obtained free,or bought for a few quid in the past but find you will no longer need,then you have the choice to give it away,sell it cheap or for the price you paid,or advertise it at whatever price you want to make a few quid to go towards buying the parts you really do need.
Ive found,bought,sold,swapped,and given away stuff to,and for classic car owners.
If anyone contacts me,in desperate need and says have you got ??, because my car wont go or pass the MOT without it,,and if I have a spare one,I would let them have it at what it cost me,and if it cost me nowt,then just the cost of p/p,sometimes totally free.

The long and short of it is,that its up to interested buyers and the sellers to decide what the right price is.
Its not up to anyone,who may well have an opinion,but has absolutely no interest in buying the item advertised on the forum by a fellow member,to interfere in the sale in a detrimental manner!
 
Here is my take on this... After this I'll lock this thread and hope that you all respect this. Any problem just mail me.

The forum could have lots of rules and regulation, but i don't want that, i don't want to have to police that, and i don't like the atmosphere that would create.

Being polite and considerate and respecting other people's opinion or actions (unless they are in some way offensive) is a reasonable expectation.

If somebody has spent years collecting mint/NOS parts and has had to pay for them then liberating their value by selling them for whatever their full value is fair enough. Nobody here know's how well off a seller is or their personal situation either so circumstances can be involved of which we may be unaware.

I've been on the receiving end of kindness from forumites, and have given things, but also have paid for and sold bits as needs must. Either is fine.

Criticising another person's sale is impolite unless there is something offensive about it.

The price is only offensive if you pay it and you have no choice.

I think that's pretty clear.

Bill and Ted had the best philosophy, and that is 'Be excellent to one another'.

Can we leave this be now please?

Rich
 
hi rich,
' Criticising another person's sale is impolite unless there is something offensive about it '

i was not criticising a persons sale, i was giving my opinion ' FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH ' about the value of an item. i agree with all that has been said and anything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it, i probably know that better than anyone, with what i have done for the last twenty years.
there was nothing offensive about it, again my opinion to help the seller to what he could realistically achieve for an item.

ian
 
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