Conning in soft
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THOA
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Reading the title of this thread and seeing what doubts the thread starter had that made him post this, I find that I am in the side of most people who are replying to this.
When a price of an item is of a certain amount in the stores, and you are pricing it only 1-2 dollars less than that, when the condition of your gear or instruments is less than favourable, I will say it's over pricing.
But does that constitute to conning? No. I believe it is the right of the seller to price it as such as the item for sale belongs to him in the first place. Those who wish to acquire it from him, it's their choice whether to purchase or bargain or ignore it altogether.
The amount one is willing to pay for the equipment determines the items value, albeit the item's original price and the condition in which it is selling at. Value itself is determined by the buyer. If the buyer feels that the equipment have enough value to justify the asking price, and is willing to pay for that amount, that is not conning. Heck, for some equipments, people are willing to pay MORE than what it retails for. That's business.
It is when the price it well above the selling price in stores and seller make it sound as if your gear price is justified, when it is at a less than favourable condition, and when people actually believe you (eg selling an effect as if it's working well when it is not, and you fail to info the buyer of it's condition)... THAT is conning.
So if the seller is honest enough about the condition of his equipment, it is up to the buyer then to determine whether the VALUE of the item justifies the PRICE.
2 cents.
When a price of an item is of a certain amount in the stores, and you are pricing it only 1-2 dollars less than that, when the condition of your gear or instruments is less than favourable, I will say it's over pricing.
But does that constitute to conning? No. I believe it is the right of the seller to price it as such as the item for sale belongs to him in the first place. Those who wish to acquire it from him, it's their choice whether to purchase or bargain or ignore it altogether.
The amount one is willing to pay for the equipment determines the items value, albeit the item's original price and the condition in which it is selling at. Value itself is determined by the buyer. If the buyer feels that the equipment have enough value to justify the asking price, and is willing to pay for that amount, that is not conning. Heck, for some equipments, people are willing to pay MORE than what it retails for. That's business.
It is when the price it well above the selling price in stores and seller make it sound as if your gear price is justified, when it is at a less than favourable condition, and when people actually believe you (eg selling an effect as if it's working well when it is not, and you fail to info the buyer of it's condition)... THAT is conning.
So if the seller is honest enough about the condition of his equipment, it is up to the buyer then to determine whether the VALUE of the item justifies the PRICE.
2 cents.
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