Seriously though, there’s many sides to this. Personally, I don’t usually buy used. If I do, I’m gonna factor in risk of the item condition or anything else in how much I am willing to pay. Even if considering buying something new, I’ll factor in spending a little more to get new from a reputable dealer.
This site actually doesn’t have the dumbassery I’ve seen on other gun sites. I’ve heard other sites like for cars, motorcycles, power tools, etc is way worse. I used to be a Mod on a site that had an active classified section and we used to get pulled into all sorts of stupid stuff and disputes. Mostly people not able to be an adult or the anonymity of the internet.
That this site doesn’t allow commenting on out of line pricing is a big plus. I’ve seen many items where I feel they are WAY over priced, but I just ignore. Sometimes the prices are more than what I can get new. I think at times it’s people overspent and trying to recoup. Other times I think people truly overvaluing what they have and not considering going rate. Like my uncle who was selling a condo that was in my name. I just wanted it off my name and he wanted what he felt he could get and was higher than market and turned down a bunch of “about right” offers.
Then there are those here who are gonna always offer less than asking. It’s negotiation and I get it. But then there are those who agree to a price, meet up and be like “will you take $20 less”? WTF
Then others who ask all sorts of questions, usually that are in the listing. Listing says “upper only, not selling the optic” and I’ll get many PMs be like “how much you selling the optic for”. Then there are those I offer stuff to for free and then they either give me the runaround or ask for other stuff I have listed for free too. :facepalm:
Overall, I think there are good deals to be had. Just need to filter the noise to get to the signal.