Like I said before money is tight for a lot of folks, my Dirt Cheap Dart project won’t get the cam I want to install this year, $300 to $600 depending on the route I go. If I buy and install the cam I won’t get it on the street this year. So I will forgo the cam and and get it on the road. $300 to $600 isn’t a lot but enough to stop the project. Hope you get what you need for it. Dan
Only one experience selling here and one buying. Both cars and both established members. Lots of dreamers that don't have the money to buy but just cannot resist the urge to lowball a seller. It would pay those guys to research the value, comp simular sold items and grab a Webster's dictionary and look up the word "firm". It's in there.
Are you a Brookville dealer? One thing might be, if you are not, people might not trust the fact that it is still wrapped. Factory or not covering up what you are trying to sell if you are not "selling new" is a red flag for a lot of people. I know it would suck to unwrap but it might help.
I have been a Brookville dealer since the mid 90's. I'm sure I have a dealer number but have no idea what it is. Unwrapping the bare metal body exposes it to moisture in the air and eventually surface rust. I have been in the Hot Rod business since the mid 80's (Cornhusker Rod & Custom) I don't think you'll find many if any negatives about me?
Exactly They just like to B.S. and maybe get lucky. Maybe state in the ad "No Hagglers". and /or It Is what I say, and worth It
"No! I can't come down to half my listed price....... But I can see that you're an interested buyer. So just because you asked so nicely, I'll knock off a dollar."
Notice that vendors like SPEEDWAY, JEGS , etc. don't negotiate their prices and buyer pays the shipping no matter what the price.. If you see a part and you know it's rare, you just have to "step up" if you really want it. EXAMPLE: original Stelling and Hellings air cleaners.
Nobody really mentioned that a lot of adds ask a higher price because they know that buyers will try to get item for less than ask price. Back in the day, negotiating for a better deal was common. I still haggle for awhile to get a huge discount when buying a new car. I'm pretty sure most do the same...
This is my way of doing business as well, but sometimes you have to admit you are in a part to deep and have just break even or try to take a minimum loss. You also have to price parts you can make a profit but were the people who want/need them can afford can buy them! I wheel and deal buying and selling, vintage speed/oval track, and "modern" oval track parts. I keep what I need or want for my projects, I view the parts I keep as profit and price the "leftovers" accordingly, however I also buy at swap meets I am looking for a deal I will make offers, however I make in them ballpark. If someone is asking $200 I will offer $175, but I will also say some of these prices are out of this world and the people asking them have nowhere near invested what they are asking! A good example- I follow a guy on Social Media he had a bunch of late 40s Ford part with sky high parts that were not selling he never dropped his prices just kept complaining that nothing was selling. After about six mouths he posted a photo of his truck and trailer loaded with all these parts and more labeled "Off to the scrapyard because no one builds hot rods anymore!" All I could think was "You wouldn't come off your prices for all this time and now you are willing to take pennies on the dollar compared to what you were asking?"
Ive only purchased 2 cars on HAMB…sellers were fair,,if your shit is too expensive it gets sold in your estate sale Never tried to sell my overpriced obscure parts here as the audience is very limited. Pretty much emptied my shed on FB market place. Everything shipped across Canada and USA
It's interesting here on the HAMB there is an ad listing some parts I would like to buy but the price, instead of decreasing as sometimes they do, keep increasing for the same parts in the same ad.. Larry
At swap meets I often got the comment on a parts price "That's crazy...I can buy those all day long for XXX".I would hand them a business card and reply that I would buy all they could get and pay double the XXX price. In 50 years not one person contacted me. The same applies to online selling here or anywhere else. People are weird.
Reminds me of an auction, I'd bought a pair of cruiser skirts and a guy came up to me and told me he couldn't believe I'd paid so much and then told me he's got 5 sets at home. I offered to buy all 5 sets for the price I just paid, I thought he was offering to sell them to me. But he walked back his words, he didn't want to sell them, even at the "crazy" price I just over-paid. I think some people just get off on talking shit. Internet really lets those people run wild. Maybe they weren't raised right, I don't know.
I figure it never hurts to ask. I also generally price my parts with alittle wiggle room since most people like to do the dance.
Maybe I’m a little too optimistic, but always considered HAMB members as different than Craigslist hounds and Facebook flakes. I’ve both found and given great deals here. I wouldn’t want any member to think they couldn’t offer me what they think a part is worth, or what it’s worth to them….or honestly to take a lowball shot. What the hell, they might get lucky and I just tripped over that part for the last time. Finding a price that works well for both the buyer and seller is part of the fun. With the exception of swap meets, where else do you find that?
I have listed on here , but don't ship. I live way out of town. Just a hassle. I have alot of things on market place. If someone drives out here, I ask where they came from. If they came along way. I take money off , and tell them that's for gas money. ( if their nice ). I have even gave parts to some buyers after we made a deal on other parts. It pays to be nice.
I'll be grumpy if I want to be grumpy. Grumpy is good for the soul. It scares off the evil spirits and the evil spirits just look at us and think, "Geesh, I didn't mean anything by it, I'll just leave you alone" and most of the time we get what we want because no one wants to deal with us and they think that we'll just go sway. We won't. My wife calls me grumpy and I just smile and say, "That's right, Snow White". It gets her blood boiling and I get a great lunch. Dogs and little kids love us. Stay Grumpy, we got this.
I did not bring or have that much with me , What did I list or say the price was ? Well you did not bring Enough ! Did I say or list OBO ! Then there been , Leave ,come back or they pull out the correct amount , No longer for sale !
I started buying/selling at swap meets in 1966. I started buying/selling via Hemmings about 1970. I think I first programmed my website in 1996??? The overpricers and the lowballers have been with us at least since 1966. I tend to price at my lowest price; but if a prospective customers asks politely, and is willing to buy a bunch of stuff, I will negotiate. If a prospective customer offers me less than 75 percent, I don't figure they deserve an answer. Above that, will answer, but probably not reduce the price (unless they are talking a bundle). Somewhere, I have a sign that I used to display at swap meets: Final price may be adjusted due to customers attitude.............. it NEVER drops! As for buying: If I need it and it is within some area of reason, I buy it. If I want it but don't need it, I might ask if the seller has any "wiggle room". If yes, we negotiate. If no, I may still buy it. The worst (opinion) overpricers are on ebay. About 30 percent of the time, on items on ebay I "watch", I receive a discounted offer from the seller within an hour of watching the item. Courtesy goes a long way, both in buying and selling. Jon
This applies to the HAMB, but also covers buying/selling in general. Most of the time, if I’ve been looking for something and it pops up here (online) at anything close to fair, I buy it and don’t f@&# around dickering. There’s even been times when I’ve rounded up or added a bit so seller can have a drink on me (as a thank you for letting something go that I really want). On the selling side, I’m probably a little stingy at letting things go. I’m usually VERY selective on what I have, so if I’m selling it, the price will be at the higher range of what I perceive is the ‘market’. I usually won’t haggle much as we both know what the item(s) is worth. I kinda have the attitude of ‘feel free to look around and if you find it elsewhere at a better condition or price, have at er’ and no hard feelings. I also go overboard in packaging it so when it arrives at buyers location, it’s in the same condition that it was on my shelf. This ‘extra’ time and money is at my cost and I can just hope the buyer appreciates it. Only once has anyone ever given me ‘extra’ for a beer though. On odd occasion, someone dicks around on payment type and I get stuck with the ‘fees’ and no worries, but don’t expect any love from me again. All that said, when I’m vending at swap meets….I have been known to be a soft touch when selling to younger buyers that I know are a little more strapped for funding or if I just really really don’t want to load it back on the truck. Maybe I’m just lazy, but you will always get a better price on my shit if you hand me cash and I can watch the parts walk away without me needing to do more. .
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