yah same guitar, i looked at buying one and search reveal been bought/sold 3x on here already ... lol
why is everything so expensive in singapore?
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yah same guitar, i looked at buying one and search reveal been bought/sold 3x on here already ... lol
K2desoog
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One thing I noticed too is that sellers that regularly post here sometimes ONLY post at Gtree, STClass or etc. and not in soft. For example, check out the mfx pedals at Carousel now. Familiar?
And as mentioned, the price is not what you'd expect to find in soft (slightly cheaper). No harm there. Like richardB said, it prolly has gone through the buy/sell cycle here and dont want to be 'found' out
Still, bargain hunters (eg. like me), should be aware of this and DO THEIR HOMEWORK lah so as not to be paying more than you should.
Just my 2 cents. happy shopping!
And as mentioned, the price is not what you'd expect to find in soft (slightly cheaper). No harm there. Like richardB said, it prolly has gone through the buy/sell cycle here and dont want to be 'found' out
Still, bargain hunters (eg. like me), should be aware of this and DO THEIR HOMEWORK lah so as not to be paying more than you should.
Just my 2 cents. happy shopping!
K2desoog
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Ooooooo.... a $10 Danelectro Fab Metal pedal
https://carousell.com/p/15083956/
https://carousell.com/p/15083956/
Funny, if you could go to Japan and buy, then you should, so there would be no need to complain about how expensive it is in the soft buy/sell. There is a reason why certain things are cheaper in their country of make, due to the inclusion of things like import costs and airfare.
yes i go, but not too much, first time in long time ok
J.custom
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nevermind ah, then when you buy, next time you want to sell, make sure its 80% or less of what you paid ok.
hahahah (Y) witnessed by 2 members.
Ken
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I am really sorry to read this. but this thread starter is a piece of shit. If you don't like their prices, don't buy. If you can travel to Japan where yen is low, buy and then don't try to rat shit anyone here by saying that you would sell it less than what you bought it for. I don't really understand the rationale here, except he is perhaps trying to get a better bargain for himself. Perhaps Ebay would help but has anybody noticed that the US dollar is up. i have seen good sellers here trying to push a good Les Pauk standard for just $2199. Now try to get a premium burst like that on ebay for instance and then factor in shipping and GST and then tell me that 75% of the guys here are trying to over price their stuff. Sorry… I digress, threadstarter probably cannot afford these properly priced guitars if he is looking for bargains
For the young kids: A guitar is a guitar, even if its 2nd or 3rd hand etc - it doesn't play any differently from one straight from the factory.
But honestly, if you are that cool, get a job, get a real life and buy brand new. Save you all the heartache of trying to tell everyone how you can't afford something and is fishing for a gift horse.
-- From an older muso… don;t believe my age… check my join date.
For the young kids: A guitar is a guitar, even if its 2nd or 3rd hand etc - it doesn't play any differently from one straight from the factory.
But honestly, if you are that cool, get a job, get a real life and buy brand new. Save you all the heartache of trying to tell everyone how you can't afford something and is fishing for a gift horse.
-- From an older muso… don;t believe my age… check my join date.
right on bro. For those that frequent Buy/sell forums would know the thread starter very well for his constant comments on people's sell threads, esp MIJ les pauls, MIJ guitars, asking questions and giving pointless comments like 'why so expensive' with no intention to buy at all.
examples for all to see: http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...ria-semi-hollow-400-neg&p=1390787#post1390787
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...anese-Les-Paul-flametop&p=1386267#post1386267
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...(Price-further-reduced)&p=1377368#post1377368
this one is the best: perfect example of a lowballer
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...Guitar-*-Great-Price!!!&p=1273135#post1273135
examples for all to see: http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...ria-semi-hollow-400-neg&p=1390787#post1390787
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...anese-Les-Paul-flametop&p=1386267#post1386267
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...(Price-further-reduced)&p=1377368#post1377368
this one is the best: perfect example of a lowballer
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showth...Guitar-*-Great-Price!!!&p=1273135#post1273135
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truth hurting bro, those price too high
too high for you, no need buy. no need complain. simple as that.
$400 for mij aria too high? gotta be kidding me.
if you manage to find something cheaper, sure that's great but there is no need to say that it is too high if you cannot afford it. It's like you only want to pay $1500 sgd for a used Gibson Les Paul, and when you find no one selling it at that super low price in good condition you complain that everything here is expensive.
Don't be such sour grapes, you can't always get what you want. (Especially not at the prices you want to buy at.)
a very example right here :
$400 for mij aria too high? gotta be kidding me.
if you manage to find something cheaper, sure that's great but there is no need to say that it is too high if you cannot afford it. It's like you only want to pay $1500 sgd for a used Gibson Les Paul, and when you find no one selling it at that super low price in good condition you complain that everything here is expensive.
Don't be such sour grapes, you can't always get what you want. (Especially not at the prices you want to buy at.)
a very example right here :
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woodguitar
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Go Japan get a good deal, come back Changi airport pay 7% GST of the guitar price, you'll realise you got a worse deal.
The buyers in soft nowadays are full of lowballers and simpletons.
too high for you, no need buy. no need complain. simple as that.
$400 for mij aria too high? gotta be kidding me.
if you manage to find something cheaper, sure that's great but there is no need to say that it is too high if you cannot afford it. It's like you only want to pay $1500 sgd for a used Gibson Les Paul, and when you find no one selling it at that super low price in good condition you complain that everything here is expensive.
Don't be such sour grapes, you can't always get what you want. (Especially not at the prices you want to buy at.)
a very example right here :
you are so smart what make you think you know what seller had or really say in message? n why dony u tell me what guitar sold for?
J.custom
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Hahahah I think he's smart enough to know that the guitar was definitely not sold for $310.
Although I don't agree with the OP's cheapskate attitude and irritating lowballing tactic, but I do agree the second hand prices in SOFT are not really good value nowadays. I agree with this poster above, especially those in bold. The asking price, especially the sub $1K ones, don't seem to make sense at times. In the more affordable price range, people would prefer to buy a brand new guitar rather than buy a used one from you so as to save a measly $50-$150 for example. Just like today, someone is selling a used PRS SE with a bad ding for $750. Does he ever check what the current retail price (eg. from Davis) is?
Here's the thing, you would realise the ones that overpriced their used wares would prob never ever successful sell it. That's why you see their ads everyday. It is the same as how those that constantly lowball, they would never end up getting the item and at the end of the day, it will be sold to a more deserving buyer. Unless we have a super mod who is solely in charge of taking care of the buy/sell section, complaints for lowballing, overpricing will always be around. Why? Cause everyone is selfish, end of story. Everyone wants a good deal - I want to sell and recoup the most amount of $$ I can, and for the buyer - I want to buy the best goods at the lowest price possible. In local terms we call it kiasu aka scared to lose out. This is economics.
I think the whole issue of this thread is that yes, certain things are being overpriced in this section of the forum, yes certain people are just lowballing others. So what can we do about it?
If no one buys an overpriced item, who stands to suffer?
If lowballer tries and tries but cant get anything he wants, who is the sad one. Hmmm I wonder.
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I don't really need to know, cause just look at these 2 replies:
"how about helping a struggling brother out and sell to me for less?"
"I WANT THIS GUITAR. ha"
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