Need more money? (not some BS scam)
I'm not talking specifically about cars here.
So if they guy I mentioned in my post was in the space next to you at the swap meet and sold the same part you were selling and he sold his for way more than you were asking for yours, you wouldn't raise the price on your part then ?
You would feel like yours for less was doing some random person a good deed that they might appreciate?
The guy in the booth next to you would be paying his mortgage and groceries, and you would have a nice warm fuzzy feeling for dinner under a bridge somewhere.
Not trying to be a jerk embarrass you, or put you down in ANY way, but this is what my customers hear when they say what you said.
I grew up with what I think is the same basic beliefs as far as fair and helping others out, but NONE of that pays the bills does it. :-)
It's not like you are the only person to buy from, or the only one with something someone else needs.
Someone else WILL sell the product and the other person WILL make that money.
I'd just rather it was you or 805MoparKid, or any number of people that made it. :-)
I went to college to get a degree that I could earn a good living with. I do not feel it necessary to rip others off to support me and my family.
I would mark the price up to make a little for my time and effort and make a couple of bucks. Not any more, even if it was below "market value". And if I did that at a swap meet and the guy next to me has the same thing for $50 more, guess who will sell his part first....
Way back in the 80's I was at the nats and saw a guy selling some Max Wedge parts. I had picked up a Stage III heads and intake already, but was interested in getting more of the pieces for it. The guy had a max wedge intake, carbs and linkage set up that he was asking $1200 for. I asked him what he would be willing to take for it, and he replied, "Those are high performance parts, there's no dealing on high performance parts." :tool:
As I was walking away from his spot, I grabbed his flyer and saw that he was looking for a set of Stage III Max Wedge heads. I then went to him and asked him what he would pay for a set of "518" heads. He asked, "What are those?" (yeah, like he didn't know...)
I said, "The stage III heads that you are looking for in your flyer here."
He said that he'd give me $500 for them. I laughed in his face and walked away....
Really, $500 for the heads, and he wanted $1200 for the intake and carb set up... :finga:
I don't appreciate people trying to rip me off, so they can make a profit later... :twisted:
I now have all of the parts to complete the Max Wedge set-up except the carbs. I will wait until I put it together to get them, in case there are any problems and I need to have them warrantied. If I bought them now and not use them for a few years, there will be no warranty if I happen to need it (carbs can be picky sometimes).
Sometimes it's better to ask a reasonable price and sell your items, than ask outrageous prices and have trouble getting rid of them... Then who's eating dinner under the bridge???
If you are smart enough to figure out what you like to do that companies will pay a nice wage for, and then get an education to enable you to do that, you won't have to go around ripping off others for a living, or wear yourself out working 2 or 3 jobs just to keep food on the table and a roof over your head. .
Justify it any way that you want, whatever helps you sleep at night....
