Its not just this site but many others, including CL, etc.
If someone buys something, for say, $100 and NEVER uses it. I can see them trying to resell it as long as the product is the same as you can buy today, IE not a laptop that sat in a box for 6-9 months. Anyways, I can understand selling that item for 75-90% of cost new. Seems reasonable for a part that they just ended up not putting on the car.
But when someone buys something, USES it, no matter how little, this becomes a USED product. This part was only on my car for 3000 miles, or something like that. To try and sell it for practically the cost of a new one? Why would someone bother, when for 0-5% more they could get them DIRECT from the manufacturer? I mean, try returning a USED part back to the sell for a problem!
I have had this happen several times over the last month (talked to sellers who refuse to discount more than $5 or so from new prices) and decided to spend a few more dollars (literally) and get the item new from the manufacturer. Then the seller that I have been dealing with says something like "dude, you are weird" or something along those lines.
WTF? I guess someone buys there things.........
Just crazy.
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If someone buys something, for say, $100 and NEVER uses it. I can see them trying to resell it as long as the product is the same as you can buy today, IE not a laptop that sat in a box for 6-9 months. Anyways, I can understand selling that item for 75-90% of cost new. Seems reasonable for a part that they just ended up not putting on the car.
But when someone buys something, USES it, no matter how little, this becomes a USED product. This part was only on my car for 3000 miles, or something like that. To try and sell it for practically the cost of a new one? Why would someone bother, when for 0-5% more they could get them DIRECT from the manufacturer? I mean, try returning a USED part back to the sell for a problem!
I have had this happen several times over the last month (talked to sellers who refuse to discount more than $5 or so from new prices) and decided to spend a few more dollars (literally) and get the item new from the manufacturer. Then the seller that I have been dealing with says something like "dude, you are weird" or something along those lines.
WTF? I guess someone buys there things.........
Just crazy.
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