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[JesseVader08]

I'm probably not going to make any friends with this topic, but I have to get this off my chest.  Why do some people feel the need to post their opinions about the items or prices in others people's buy/sell/trade threads?  That's why we have mods. 

If you're not interested in the items, keep your yap shut.

[Lord Wader]

Some people feel the need to slam others if thats what you're referring to.

But you are right though  :

[Barada]

I can agree with that too.

If there's a problem, there's always the 'Notify Moderator' button.

Barada

[Nighttrain]

I don't agree with that..if someone is asking for a rediculous price for something I would hope a fellow snowrooper would let him and the buyers know that the price is outrageous and that the buyers can do better else where...Thats the point of this forum I thought, to help each other out???

[Gnosis]

I don't agree with that..if someone is asking for a rediculous price for something I would hope a fellow snowrooper would let him and the buyers know that the price is outrageous and that the buyers can do better else where...Thats the point of this forum I thought, to help each other out???

I am inclined to argee with that actually.
However I can see both sides of fences

[darth_keg]

then the problem is not the act of letting the person know but the method of doing it.  perhaps just a simple pm would be suffice rather than a post that may make the seller feel like a goof.

 

[Nighttrain]

Nah, because i would like to think that if for some reason I was gonna pay 40 bucks for an Episode 1 Ric Olie or something like that one of you guys would put a post up before that saying WTF is up with your prices dude, rather then a PM that I would not see?!

I know I should do my homework before buying anything (and I do!), but like I said before...this forum is more of a community for us to help each other out...making sure we dont get ripped off or rip someone else off I think is crucial to that. Pretty much every deal I have made with people on here I apply that theory...I dont want to get ripped off and I surely dont want the person I am dealing with to feel like they are getting the short end of the stick.

....having said all this I do feel we shouldn't be going after sellers like they are crazy scalpers. I love my star wars stuff too and when I sell I dont like to sell em for pennies! I dont think I have really seen anything on here too outrageously priced...somethings I would like to buy but I think they are asking for a little too much but most of the time its right around what the things are worth. So I have no problem with people saying "whats up with your prices dude"...as long as they arent  arguing over a couple bucks is what I am saying.

[Lord Wader]

The whole thing is, we don't want someone's thread cluttered with unnecessary comments.
If you make a comment about someones pricing and them others join the bandwagon it could get messy and that's what we're trying to avoid. You have to look at it from more than one angle. That individual may not be over charging on purpose and doesn't deserved to be hammered. It's the responsibility of everyone to know what they are buying.

Remember we're the ones that have to keep the peace when things get ugly and I prefer that things don't become escalated There is nothing wrong with suggesting that the pricing is out of whack. The problem lies when everyone jumps on board.

If things look fishy let us know we're to help

...this forum is more of a community for us to help each other out...

.........totally agree but......

Sometimes it's knowing when not to say something

[jjreason]

There are rules in effect for selling "current" stuff, I believe, posted in the appropriate forum. The thing is, sometimes peoples' costs for items they're trying to sell are high. When it comes to ordering cases of figures from the States, and then trying to dump the extras, you can't even come close to breaking even by charging the going retail rate.

I think it's pertinent for potential sellers to "justify" their prices a little bit, if it's going to come off as high to the majority of users. For me to sell a #6 Clone I got for $7.44 at WalMart for $15 to someone who can't find one would be contentious, in my mind - but for someone to offer their extra Mustafar Sentries at $15 right now, when they haven't come here yet and the cost associated to getting them was $12 or $13 bucks - I don't see that as offensive at all.

Sometimes high prices are just the cost of doing business, but I'd recommend that the sellers put in a little blurb about why their charging more than some people might find reasonable.

[Barada]

As far as current retail goes, the rules are very simple, and have been discussed to death.

If it is at retail, and that includes US retail, then the price may NOT be more than the highest retail price in Canada.

If someone ordered a case of figures that haven't reached Canadian retail yet, I can almost guarantee that the individual breakdown of said case will be at or below retail per figure.  Remember, the costs of acquiring a figure (shipping, packaging, etc.) are NOT allowed to be transferred to the next person.

I know some people legitimately want to help, but unfortunately, there are those that figure they can buy a case, overcharge on the extras, and in effect, they get 'free' or at least incredibly cheap figures by doing so.  We discourage that type of practice here at snowtroopers.ca.  These people have ruined it for the rest.

I personally welcome anyone to report a post where new retail product is being sold over retail prices that I happen to somehow miss.

As for non-retail items, a seller can charge whatever they want.  If they think they can get $75 for a long-saber Luke, all the luck to them.  It would be nice if people would stick to market prices, but this cannot be enforced, because a specific price is dependent on so many factors, not the least of which are condition and relative 'rarity', not to mention a market that at times can fluctuate wildly (look at Unleashed for an example).

Chances are though that the person who overcharges in this situation isn't going to get many sales. 

In a post like this, a friendly "you should check your prices" is acceptable, but the insulting replies where someone is referred to as a 'scalper' are not.

Does this make the official stance any clearer?

Barada

[Gnosis]

Now that makes it so much clearer
I get it now

[arizona]

I have read this topic a few times and I am gonna throw my 2 cents in. I am in total agreement with Jesse. No one should EVER comment on anybody else's asking prices, especially in the thread itself. If you want to PM the person go nuts, but this is how forums can get out of hand by people giving opinions that were never asked for.

As Barada stated the rules are clear about current releases and have been discussed to death. As far as past releases it's pretty much open season.

If you think the price is to high then don't buy and keep your opinion out of it. The seller has every right to charge what he wants as long as it is within the forum rules. (Whether he gets what he's asking for it is a total other story)

I just saw this happen recently to a top notch seller I have dealt with and it has no place.

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