I don't have a problem with anyone here so please don't take this as any kind of personal attack but humor me and let me just play devil's advocate here.
Someone puts an item up on the BST for way too much and half a dozen people post in the BST thread telling him to sell it on eBay. Someone sells something on eBay for way too much and gets criticized on B&B for it. Damned if you do; damned if you don't.
If someone isn't a member of any shaving forums and wants to sell a brush for a profit, how/where is he supposed to sell it?
I don't see how the eBay seller is taking advantage of Lee or the buyer. I think the buyer is not being taken advantage of because he voluntary agrees to buy the brush for way too much. If the buyer does not inform himself that is not the seller's fault. Even here in the BST, there is a buyer beware policy.
I don't think Lee is being taken advantage of either. Let's say that Lee charged the eBay seller $200.00 for this brush and that it cost Lee only $100.00 to make; Lee choose to sell this brush for $200.00. He already collected the revenue on this brush. Whether the buyer decides to never sell it or put it up on eBay for $375.00 has no effect on the $100.00 profit that Lee has already made.
If you guys have a problem with someone flipping Lee's brushes on eBay, why don't you just tell him? He can do any number of things, not limited to the options below:
1. Not care since he already collected his profit on the brush.
2. Raise his prices so that anyone trying to make a profit on eBay would never be able sell the brush.
3. Stop selling brushes to this eBay seller.
/DevilsAdvocate
Someone puts an item up on the BST for way too much and half a dozen people post in the BST thread telling him to sell it on eBay. Someone sells something on eBay for way too much and gets criticized on B&B for it. Damned if you do; damned if you don't.
If someone isn't a member of any shaving forums and wants to sell a brush for a profit, how/where is he supposed to sell it?
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The reason why it is unfair is because it takes advantage of both Lee and the buyer.
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I don't see how the eBay seller is taking advantage of Lee or the buyer. I think the buyer is not being taken advantage of because he voluntary agrees to buy the brush for way too much. If the buyer does not inform himself that is not the seller's fault. Even here in the BST, there is a buyer beware policy.
By using the B/S/T you're agreeing to our "Caveat Emptor" (Let the buyer beware) policy. This means the administrators, moderators and B&B are not responsible for possible negative outcomes that may result from sale/trade agreements made in the B/S/T forum.
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I don't think Lee is being taken advantage of either. Let's say that Lee charged the eBay seller $200.00 for this brush and that it cost Lee only $100.00 to make; Lee choose to sell this brush for $200.00. He already collected the revenue on this brush. Whether the buyer decides to never sell it or put it up on eBay for $375.00 has no effect on the $100.00 profit that Lee has already made.
If you guys have a problem with someone flipping Lee's brushes on eBay, why don't you just tell him? He can do any number of things, not limited to the options below:
1. Not care since he already collected his profit on the brush.
2. Raise his prices so that anyone trying to make a profit on eBay would never be able sell the brush.
3. Stop selling brushes to this eBay seller.
/DevilsAdvocate
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