Peddling my goods

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dejapooh

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Hit a neighborhood sale today (I started there at 7:15, couldn't get out until 11, one sale after another for almost 4 hours... 120 sales advertised). Rather early I got to one where this guy and girl were looking at these REALLY nice guitars... Between and behind them there was a bag filled with Peddles. In a pause in their discussion of the guitars, I asked how much the peddles were.

The owner said, "All of them?"

I said, "Yes."

"$50"

I offered $40, the other guy chimed in that he would pay $50. I took out my fifty, gave it to the owner, and told the other guy that I thought he was rude for interrupting our deal. I scooped up the 8 peddles (I didn't take the time to look them up, It was a slam dunk), and walked away. The rude guy was pissed off, I care not... All peddles are listed on Amazon... $450 when they sell.

Post thought. I tell rude people that they are rude... I am 6'5" 235 pounds. That makes it easy to speak my mind. The guy came to me at another sale later, told me I was an ass and I should apologize to him... I looked at him, laughed, and left.
 

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Nice finds. I have not had a good find this year. Usually I hit a good find every six months or so.
 

One quick question? Are you my brother? I'm 6'5 - 243 pounds. I will tell others to get bent when they are rude also!

One other question, how many yard sales do you go to and people ask if you use to play basketball??? Lol! [emoji459]
 

treasure bringing family together even long lost brothers..... I agree with speaking your mind. Good score too.
 

I have not had that happen to me, but I do sometimes visit with another customer on an item we are both looking at. A good example was a Harley Davidson jacket, good price but missing a couple of buttons. I visited with the other person where the seller can not hear me and told them, If you do not want the jacket I will buy it, but it is missing a couple of buttons. He checked it out and said thanks did not see that. He still bought the jacket but at a lower price. Why did I do that? Because others have pointed out stuff I missed on a item and really appreciated it. And I would have bought the jacket.
 

Sounds more like you interrupted that guy's deal! And rude isn't the word I would use.....nickel and diming over $10 and you almost lost a $400 profit. I usually feel it's rude to interrupt another persons negotiation, but in this case all bets are off. If I were the seller, the other guy would have walked away with them, regardless if you were 4 or 7 feet tall!
 

I know that if I'm getting a deal that good, I don't want to lose it. I would have offered their asking price.

He was wrong for trying to jump in on a deal, but that wouldn't have happened if you had gone for the asking price in the first place...
 

6' 5" 235, and 6' 5" 243. Haa! I've got 40+ pounds on both of ya!:laughing7: 6' 5" barefoot or with boots on? Who cares right?:laughing7:
What were the guitars? Pics? vintage pedals? Roland, Klon, Boss, .....
 

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Beachkid23 said:
One quick question? Are you my brother? I'm 6'5 - 243 pounds. I will tell others to get bent when they are rude also!

One other question, how many yard sales do you go to and people ask if you use to play basketball??? Lol! [emoji459]
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I tell them I'm too short for basketball, but I was nearly there as a Jockey.
 

Joe777Cool said:
Sounds more like you interrupted that guy's deal! And rude isn't the word I would use.....nickel and diming over $10 and you almost lost a $400 profit. I usually feel it's rude to interrupt another persons negotiation, but in this case all bets are off. If I were the seller, the other guy would have walked away with them, regardless if you were 4 or 7 feet tall!
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They were talking to the owner about some Guitars he had. I waited until there was a lull in the conversation about the guitar to ask about the peddles. I do not think I interrupted anything.
 

Oregon Viking said:
6' 5" 235, and 6' 5" 243. Haa! I've got 40+ pounds on both of ya!:laughing7: 6' 5" barefoot or with boots on? Who cares right?:laughing7:
What were the guitars? Pics? vintage pedals? Roland, Klon, Boss, Roland.....
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Lets see, there were several Boss, a couple of Logitech, A big horsey peddle, a mini amp with a stomp, a Grunge, and a bag to hold them all.

You all know I am the Local Olympic Expert, right, I also found 1000 Olympic pins. paid $50 for the lot. They'll make good traders. I need to break them out of their boxes, but they will be great in Rio.

Just sold a Boss mx2 for $35.99 plus shipping. That was one of the cheap ones.
 

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A thousand pins, Wow! All from one collection?

What have you found to be the best way to sell guitars? I have an Alvarez electric that I need to fix the jack and sell, but I'm thinking Ebay is probably not worth the shipping hassle on something that should be in the $150-$200 range.
 

@gravityrules, I've sold guitars and amps on Craigslist with very little hassle. The buyers that I have had know exactly what they want. I usually make the transaction in a public area like a Burger King.
 

The musical instrument action around here seems to have moved from craigslist to facebook buy/sell/trade groups. It is almost to the point where you can buy on CL and turn around and sell on facebook.

But the last musical thing I sold (concert bass drum) didn't sell on CL or FB, but on ebay with a local pickup only. Go figure.
 

Thanks for the tips, I barely have a FB presence but I will see what local buy/sell/trade groups are around. Is there a sense for the buyer that a FB seller is more 'known' than a CL seller?
I did sell a snare drum on CL, very easy sell but my price was pretty low.
I've never tried selling anything on Ebay with a local pickup only, that's a possibility as well.
There are several other sites somewhat like CL but none seem to have all that much listed. Has anyone had success with Ebay classified ads?
 

Oregon Viking said:
6' 5" 235, and 6' 5" 243. Haa! I've got 40+ pounds on both of ya!:laughing7: 6' 5" barefoot or with boots on? Who cares right?:laughing7:
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Oh my! I am literally HALF of each of you! LOL! Now I guess you understand why I carry? I want to be able to protect myself if the need ever arises (and I truly hope it never does).
BTW, today I helped a lady with a jar, showing her the good things in it, and explaining why I wasn't buying it. We ended up exchanging numbers and will be getting together soon for her to look at my junk stuff I don't want or need. So you never know where a friendly word will get you, right?
 

nice finds. I'm 5'9" and 220lbs. I have no problems telling people off. Its not just size, confidence and how you act works too.
 

I'm definitely a short guy, but have told more than s few jerks off... Each time I was completely right but I still end up feeling bad about it. I'm too concerned with hurting others feelings more often than not...


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