Originally Posted by shrapnel
Originally Posted by shinbone
If the advertisement is reasonably well written with some decent photos (which many fail at), then, by definition, if it doesn't sell it is priced too high. No matter how much a person wishes their gun is worth, the market doesn't lie.


Not true. The market isn’t only where it is advertised. The potential buyer may not even be seeing the ad. There are thousands of buyers that would pay what something is worth, but don’t know where to look but the normal venues, such as retail stores.

A narrow field, such as the classifieds on the Campfire is not a real measuring stick to what value is. Just because it doesn’t sell, doesn’t mean it is priced too high, it can mean that the serious buyer doesn’t know it is for sale...

I agree. I would also add that that potential buyer maybe hasn’t seen it yet or hasn’t yet entered the market. This is a highly active site and if your not bumping your ad back up every 12 hrs your in the back forty in 24. The fewer buyers there would be for a particular item determines the time it needs to be exposed to the potential market. It might need to be on the market on page 1-3 for a month or more. Not everything will sell the first few hours.
If you think your price is solid then keep it exposed on the first few pages until it sells..

Life can be rough on us dreamers.