Classified Sales Very Slow - Why Do You Think

[redrockranger]

Inflating the equity is not good even if you think it is. Now you are paying more for property taxes, Mine have come close to tripling in the last seven years. Now you are paying more for insurance too.

We have to keep dysfunctional government running. It's everywhere.

 

[Sniperhandle]

I own 100% of the equity in my home. Equity means nothing to me. I don't plan on starting the clock over.

My Sister's house payment went up $500.00 a month this year and they are panicking. Insurance companies are finding every excuse to raise rates and to not pay claims. My parents insurance company flew a drone over their house and then sent them a letter saying they were going to cancel because they were in a fire zone, They said they needed a roof too. There was nothing wrong with the roof.

They also said there was nothing they could do to stop them from canceling. My mom called another insurance company and they were more than happy to take her money and then 30 days later sent her a letter telling her a list of things that had to be done or she would get cancelled from them also.

I shopped around and found another Agricultural Insurance company that would not hassle them, Then I called and cancelled the second insurance company.

But not before my folks had spent the money for a new roof, That was 3 times more expensive than my roof was in 2017.

I was ready to be self insured if my insurance company was going to try that with me, I don't think they are pulling as many shenanigans with people who own their homes outright, But if you have a mortgage, They have you over a barrel and they know it.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

No one I know buys a house in hopes that it won’t go up in value.
Every year my construction budgets had to be increased 6-8 K on a $320,000 build.
I can’t do anything about materials costs such as lumber, appliances or municipal fees, I can however negotiate with contractors and land purchases but only to an extent. I can’t change taxes or insurance costs, but I can pass the costs on to the consumer.
Speaking of fees, our building permits always included school impact fees that help pay for busses and fuel costs. Take a look at how many kids are actually on that bus, ‘not many’ in fact the parking lot is full of soccer moms picking kids up while the busses I paid for are damn near empty.
I pass that onto consumers as well.
It sucks for sure.

Im not sure that they have gone up in value. When I sold my place in Mt. a few years ago right at the peak I did get a lot more than I bought it for but I gained nothing in buying power. Because it didnt go up in real value the dollar is just worth less. I have to pay that much more for the next house. I just broke even, thats how I see it. Financially the best thing I could have done was stay put with that 3.2 percent rate I had on what seems like chump change now.

 

[bobcat93]

Man to be completely honest, im so fed up with prices, scams, shipping issues, excuses, and apologies i practicality just keep to myself.
Its a different world out there.
The days of us folks having a simple chat
followed by a fast and jiffy transaction are over.
I remember talking to 2-3 folks a day at time when i was selling stuff.. guys would do instant money transfers with me, some times i would leave work early just to get to the post office and ship out the things i sold. Or i couldnt wait to get home and play with a new scope or something i purchased off the forum.
There is an unspoken level of expectation, and of up front promp honesty and trust between us forum members here.( i think its slipping)
I remember talking to some old guy in Texas who bought a rifle off me in Ohio a fellow forum member. It was the first time he ever ordered anything of the internet.
I packed that gun up better then any manufacturer would have, put it in a hard case, boxed it again hahaha and sent photos of every step just so he was confident about his purchase.
i didnt need to do any of it.
But i did it out of respect for another forum member.
I had fun and enjoyed talking and messing around
I dont know man..its just different now.
We all have changed, were all uptight, there is very little kindness, or trust god forbid a joke is taken the wrong way ...now it different..you hear me damn it..its different..hahaha
Let me say i have never ever had anything but good experiences purchasing from a forum member. And ive been here a minute or two.
our world outside has become simply horrible
So i think its hard for folks to shift gears when purchasing off the forum and remember its not like going to some store where all they want is your money. Folks here general care about one another for the love of the shooting sport, and the healthy longevity of our forum.
If we dont keep paying it forward then what the hell is the point of even being here .
Even if the outside world is going down hill its absolutely no reason we need to let things slip one bit here.
You want to sell your stuff..
Perhaps try this.

If an item im selling is over 300$ i make a vlittle ideo of it. Nice clean area, lay a contrasting color towel down to display said object, clean my phone lense and make a video making sure lighing was good , flip the object around show all angles.
So if i want to sell that 1500$ used scope there is nothing hidden.. everything is there for all to see.and you have a personal video record of sale item. Its a good thing
When a serious buyer shows up i dont need to talk, i can email a quick video
I think its little things like that what make a big difference in a sale, or something your stuck sitting on..ask yourself how bad do you want it gone, and what are you willing to do to sell it successfully?.
Its a personal challenge.
Have some fun with it. Get creative people like stuff like that, and appreciate it to death..

 

[Alex Wheeler]

I think this is the definition of inflation.
Sadly

Correct. Inflation does not incease the value of things imo.

 

[LVLAaron]

Correct. Inflation does not incease the value of things imo.

Correct. That's demand!

 

[Lkwebb]

The economy is much worse for the average guy than anyone wants to admit.

Post COVID massive price increases on everything has finally caught up the average guy. That pickup that Joe used to buy every 4 years went from 30 grand to 80 grand.... Over a 100k for a fancy truck. Eggs were 99 cents now they are 4 bucks... People upside down from trying to maintain their pre COVID lifestyles... People are deep in debt.

I would like a newer pickup not a NEW pickup but my price range the pickup has over 100k in miles. I'll just keep mine till it blows up

 

[DiffEQ]

It’s the typical pre Christmas doldrums. It happens every year. This year may be worse because of horrible inflation, tho. It’s slowing everything down.
I was behind a gal at the grocery store, yesterday. She had a full cart and her bill was over $700. Just crazy.

Wow, what was it full of, meat and wine?
My kids are off at college, so for emergencies I gave them credit cards. My youngest goes and spends $210 at a safeway. I blew a gasket -- and we had an extensive discussion on budgeting and frugality.
Her boyfriend may come from a family worth tens of millions, but her dad certainly is not!

Mine have come close to tripling in the last seven years.

If you look at your property tax bill, they will itemize the levies and bonds that voters approved. 1/4th of my property tax bill is for those things, and to me it's a staggering amount. I live in an unincorporated area, and two blocks away where they are within city limits, they pay more than double what I pay.

 

[rijndael]

Honestly, a lot of the “deals” posted here aren’t that great of a deal. With all of the vendor sales happening, zero risk in the purchase process with a formal vendor, and good cc rewards, I’m not seeing a reason to browse this site classified as often.

 

[Sniperhandle]

Wow, what was it full of, meat and wine?
My kids are off at college, so for emergencies I gave them credit cards. My youngest goes and spends $210 at a safeway. I blew a gasket -- and we had an extensive discussion on budgeting and frugality.
Her boyfriend may come from a family worth tens of millions, but her dad certainly is not!

If you look at your property tax bill, they will itemize the levies and bonds that voters approved. 1/4th of my property tax bill is for those things, and to me it's a staggering amount. I live in an unincorporated area, and two blocks away where they are within city limits, they pay more than double what I pay.

Last year they tried to double one of those line items, It didn't quite work out too well for them, 3000 people showed up at the truth in taxation meeting when normally 20 people show up, There was not enough room for everybody, Some folks were carrying real pitchforks!
The commisioners went ahead and voted anyway! The next day the county attorney told them what they did was illegal so they had to recant their votes and it made them put it on the ballot, It went down in flames when it went to vote.

Show up at your county meetings, It can make a difference.

 

[3Phantoms]

For those contemplating an old car, are the tools still available to maintain them? I'm speaking of timing light, dwell meter, feeler gauges, etc.? Used to set the points with a matchbook cover.

You can buy all of those items at Auctions for pennies.

 

[danny]

I've probably looked at thousands of firearms, both new and used, and I have found nothing that peaked my interest enough to contemplate a purchase.

If a man goes to a gun shop now, then only looks at new firearms, he will only find things that look like they have come from "Mars".

Danny

 

[Bill Norris]

If a man goes to a gun shop now, then only looks at new firearms, he will only find things that look like they have come from "Mars".

Danny

Agree. The real rifle look has become lost in the world of "high tech" these days.

 

[D Coots]

Ok, my take. Been a member here since 2014. I've sold stuff and really got on a selling binge lately when I offered to sell my lifelong friend Keith's stuff. Not making a dime on this. I guess it's probably easier to sell someone else's stuff, but I still feel an obligation to the heirs to get a fair price on products. Key word...fair price. The market determines that. I do some research on values and post with pics and details...and believe I reply to questions in a timely fashion. I've sold and shipped over 100 items , over 22K so far. If things don't sell after a week or so, lower the price...may be too high??? Maybe not.......Of all those transactions and if I recall correctly, I've had 2 problems. One was I sent the product to the wrong guy. He was gracious to contact me and ship it to the correct buyer...thanks, don't recall your name right now. The other problem I had here was a moron that fell for an email some scammer sent him instead of paying attention to the Forum Boss' post about scammers...just can't fix stupid, he didn't contact me and believed the scammer.... DDUUUHHH....So, I have been shooting competitive for over 20 years and know many shooters. They know my character...OOPS... Many have bought things from bullet dies, jackets, barrels, guns, triggers, you name it, and I thank all of you. Many have probably seen my ads, some have visited my shop to pick up stuff, and it was great to visit fellow shooters. Just sold another Br rifle today. There is possible 15-20 varmint rifles that I'm not going to deal with. Keith was a great guy, confirmed bachelor, lifelong shooter, Veteran. Tight ASS....except for shooting and travelling with his friends. Pulled up to a tool booth one time, he was in the back seat, deaf as hell, toll was $4.00 and he handed up a quarter...

A fair price for a good product, deal with a good seller, and the buyer and the seller will determine the end game. Looks like if no one likes your prices that the way it is. It seems to me that the buyers I've dealt with have been a pretty well-respected bunch of folks to deal with, Thanks,.

Thanks to all of you who have bought Keith's stuff from me, I appreciate it. Pretty well done with the smaller stuff, down to the BR rifles and scopes. Selling stuff for $10 shipping included is the bottom line before the dumpster...

6.5X284 15# BAT coming up next. Wood stock, looks like new. Don't believe he ever competed with it. Getting bore scope back from repair to look inside this week. Bolt is Pristine....would let go for 3M.....

Later

Dave

 

[rijndael]

One more nugget from me and I'll shut up about it.

I get that people want protections, on both ends.

On the flip side, as sellers make more and more stipluations about how they want to process the sale (txt, then a video, etc), and what they accept for payment, it makes the classifieds less desirable. Sometimes you want to just click, add to cart, and checkout. I'm at work for a large part of the time when USPS is open, so getting a money order is a pain. If you work in places that don't allow personal devices, like SCIFs, and people have timezone differences, it's easy to get frustred with the more elaborate processes.

I want the item sooner than 2-3 weeks out. Here's how it gets to 2-3 weeks. It's a couple of days to get a MO, mailing it, maybe a delay, delivery, cashing/clearing, and it's inevitable that someone has a dealy in shipping.

Sometimes, I simply don't care about your 5-10% discount over new, so I can get it way faster.

 

[WyleWD]

From the middle of November through the middle of January, between porch pirates, shipping delays, and lost items in shipping are just not worth dealing with all the hassle. JME. WD

 

[distinguished]

If it is something I want and it is priced fairly, I buy. If the seller is trying to pay for their second home with the price, not going to happen. PayPal is an automatic NO! I refuse to use a platform that is Anti, period! Repeated bumping of the same items with no price adjustment, by the same seller will often cause me to just scroll past all of their listings. If I want to pay retail, I will go to a local shop where I can actually see and handle the item or buy direct from the manufacturer. Should I ever list something for sale, quote a price and someone says they will buy it, I will honor my word, even if I lose money doing so. If I catch my mistake before anyone commits to buy, I will most likely correct my error before anyone does commit. I have yet to sell anything but, as I get older, I can see that day coming eventually. When buying, I do take into account cost of shipping, unless it is included in the price.

 

[redrockranger]

I own 100% of the equity in my home. Equity means nothing to me. I don't plan on starting the clock over.

My Sister's house payment went up $500.00 a month this year and they are panicking. Insurance companies are finding every excuse to raise rates and to not pay claims. My parents insurance company flew a drone over their house and then sent them a letter saying they were going to cancel because they were in a fire zone, They said they needed a roof too. There was nothing wrong with the roof.

They also said there was nothing they could do to stop them from canceling. My mom called another insurance company and they were more than happy to take her money and then 30 days later sent her a letter telling her a list of things that had to be done or she would get cancelled from them also.

I shopped around and found another Agricultural Insurance company that would not hassle them, Then I called and cancelled the second insurance company.

But not before my folks had spent the money for a new roof, That was 3 times more expensive than my roof was in 2017.

I was ready to be self insured if my insurance company was going to try that with me, I don't think they are pulling as many shenanigans with people who own their homes outright, But if you have a mortgage, They have you over a barrel and they know it.

You own 100% equity only if you pay the property taxes !!!!!!!

 

[Sniperhandle]

You own 100% equity only if you pay the property taxes !!!!!!!

You got that right, We have been swindled!

Stop paying them and you'll find out real quick who really owns it!

 

[Mark W]

From the middle of November through the middle of January, between porch pirates, shipping delays, and lost items in shipping are just not worth dealing with all the hassle. JME. WD

That’s a fact! I left my iPad at my mother in law’s home in Florida when we went down for Thanksgiving, and I decided to wait until after New Year’s to ship it back to me, because of all the problems with shipping and deliveries.