Newfoundfreedom Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 2 minutes ago, SumOne said: Call me a cynic.... but take caution! Not a problem here. It's impossible to lose because of the way the couriers operate. I post the goods. The buyer goes to his local office inspects and pays for the goods and the postage before the goods are released. The courier then pays me. It's a superb system which should operate on every country in the world and takes all the risk out of selling / buying anything. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 30 minutes ago, SumOne said: Call me a cynic.... but take caution! No problems here with Facebook, ‘buy the seller’ 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 5 hours ago, roger said: Saw a house, liked it……oh wait, let’s make an offer, offer accepted, super happy bunny with the Porsche 911 I bought with the money I saved🤷♂️ why wouldn’t you Our house run-down cottage cost, back in 1980, £6000. If I'd 'knocked off' a few quid, I could have bought a Matchbox model, maybe, but would have chosen the Bentley over the Porsche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Certainly with houses, it's a complex game. People are limited with what the mortgage will lend vs what the house is notionally worth and then what they have agreed to potentially sell their house for. If you don't agree a price, then you may not be able to buy the house you want or even sell the house you have. Unlike a bit of consumer electronics where most people have a pile of cash ready and waiting. Maybe I've done a gig and have £50 in my pocket and want to buy a certain pedal. If it's £50 including P&P, fine. If it's more, then there's no harm in asking. If someone makes an offer on a metal box that's just sitting in my cupboard, then that's £50 I wouldn't otherwise have. I'm not going to put it on for £55 and expect to sell it for £50, and it will depend how many messages I get as to whether everyone is offering me £45 as to whether I let it go or hold the price amd wait another day. You can always say you have had a few messages and will get back to them if the others don't work out. And it also works the other way, I've sold cars where I've had 5 people lined up to come and look and one has made a higher offer when I've told them I have someone coming later to look at it. It's one reason to wait a day before replying if someone immediately contacts you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 1 hour ago, Dad3353 said: Our house run-down cottage cost, back in 1980, £6000. If I'd 'knocked off' a few quid, I could have bought a Matchbox model, maybe, but would have chosen the Bentley over the Porsche. 1980! Probably would have got one, all relative 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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roger Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 16 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Nice though just the same😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Just now, roger said: Nice though just the same😀 And in a better state of repair that our cottage, forty years on..! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 1 hour ago, Dad3353 said: And in a better state of repair that our cottage, forty years on..! Give you £50 for it Dad, as it hasn't got the original case. 😁👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 £32,000 to account for inflation seems a fair price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) 21 minutes ago, TimR said: £32,000 to account for inflation seems a fair price. That's its present state, after quite a lot of work done (walls rebuilt, roof put on, water, septic tank and electricity now available...) it's never looked batter than now; I've no photos of the state when we bought it; here's some of the chain gang helping out in 2009, just after we'd put a roof on, and I'd bought a camera. Electricity came later... Edited June 25 by Dad3353 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) Anyone got a Wal Mk 1 bass that they don't use? I'll take it off your back for a tenner, that is you pay me 10£, of course beside you paying the shipping and import fee. And you ought to consider that a very generous offer, it's an old bass, and I can get a shining brand spanking new bass for under 100£. Please send a PM. The offer is final! Edited June 25 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 2 hours ago, Dad3353 said: That's its present state, after quite a lot of work done (walls rebuilt, roof put on, water, septic tank and electricity now available...) it's never looked batter than now; I've no photos of the state when we bought it; here's some of the chain gang helping out in 2009, just after we'd put a roof on, and I'd bought a camera. Electricity came later... Is that the modern equivalent of that staple of French construction, corrugated iron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 4 minutes ago, tauzero said: Is that the modern equivalent of that staple of French construction, corrugated iron? Yes, it's corrugated fibre (no asbestos, but the same principle...). I ordered a motif which should have resembled Roman roof tiling... ... but, when it was delivered, I was at work. When I got home, my mates had already started to cover with it, so it was too late to send it back (it came from Italy...). The 'Desert Storm' camouflage has faded somewhat, and there's a thin layer of lichen which has made it easier on the eyes; I'm pleased with it, overall, especially in winter, as we no longer get snow on our faces when asleep in bed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) I rescind my offer. I was after a vintage relic, you've knocked thousands off its value by restoring it. Edited June 25 by TimR 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, TimR said: I rescind my offer. I was after a vintage relic, you've knocked thousands off its value by restoring it. Rescind away, my lad, rescind away. This one is going nowhere anyway, at any price. ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 On 24/06/2024 at 08:44, Phil Starr said: I feel differently about BC though, it feels more like buying from a friend. Everything I've bought here has been well looked after, descriptions have always been scrupulously accurate and everyone polite and helpful. We have a real community feel. I don't feel differently about BC. Most of us have never met and do not know one another. I've been happy to receive enquiries about whether I would take offers on here (and have accepted a couple). I've done the same when I've been buying. As long as people are courteous and polite, I don't see a problem. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 (edited) On 25/06/2024 at 14:26, Dad3353 said: Awwww! 🥰 Here's mine. Owned it since I was a wee lad, and it seems surprisingly fresh, seeing as it was played with back then. No haggling, you lot! Edited June 26 by BassTractor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 On 24/06/2024 at 08:44, Phil Starr said: Everything I've bought here has been well looked after, descriptions have always been scrupulously accurate Hmmm, I've not been so lucky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 There's reasonable offers and there's taking the piss. Nowt wrong with asking someone (nicely!) if they'll take £50 for something that's up for £55, or £1200 for something that's up for £1250, or "Will you include postage?" IMHO especially if it's been up for a while. I wouldn't then try and haggle further if they said yes, that's taking the piss. They can always say no! I certainly wouldn't be offended by it. If a listing says "No oferrs, the price is firm", that's different. As long as you're nice I don't see a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 One of the good things about basschat is there are fewer timewasters than Facebook. But now that we’ve established that haggling is okay, I’ll give it a go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gwilym Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 4 hours ago, StingRayBoy42 said: There's reasonable offers and there's taking the piss. Nowt wrong with asking someone (nicely!) if they'll take £50 for something that's up for £55, or £1200 for something that's up for £1250, or "Will you include postage?" IMHO especially if it's been up for a while. I wouldn't then try and haggle further if they said yes, that's taking the piss. They can always say no! I certainly wouldn't be offended by it. If a listing says "No oferrs, the price is firm", that's different. As long as you're nice I don't see a problem. This 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 11 hours ago, Shaggy said: Ahem... On 25/06/2024 at 10:02, Crusoe said: Four? For this gourd? Four?! Look at it. It's worth ten if it's worth a shekel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Something else to consider is if the seller is looking for a quick sale. To get maximum money for anything you are trying to sell, be it a house, a car or a bass, you usually have to wait a bit longer to find someone who really wants what you've got. If, on the other hand,there's some expediency to get the item sold then the seller might be more disposed to entertain offers under the asking price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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