RE: [SWCollect] Ethical question

[Per-Olof Karlsson]

I think that for every given deal there is a fair price. That price is simply what the buyer agrees to pay and what the seller is willing to sell for. If both buyer and seller are in agreement, it’s the right price for that item at the given time.   Of course, this doesn’t match the so-called market value at all times; it might even be far lower or even much higher than the current market value. Does this mean it was an unfair deal? I think not, for the reason detailed above: as long as the buyer and the seller are in agreement, the deal is a fair one.   I don’t believe in paying too much if I can avoid it, and I don’t think anybody would pay more than necessary unless it’s a matter of life and death, which it rarely is, thankfully! J   As a seller, you have to make the choice if you want to sell off items “here and now” or if you wish to spend time selling it, i.e. learning what you have, price it accordingly and find a suitable market. The latter is obvious for us collectors but for the common guy this might be a daunting task. I think that’s why so many people choose to sell off a garage full of “junk” (in their mind) for something like $1 apiece, no matter what it is. Fortunately for us, many have discovered things like eBay and they might put up a bunch of things with a starting bid of $1, and will generally be happy to sell for anything. Hence, even if a rare item closes at $5 even though the market value might be $100, the seller might well be happy about it because it was much higher than he’d originally expected.   - Peo   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: den 21 januari 2004 12:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SWCollect] Ethical question   Just curious, how do people here feel about buying an item you know is valuable but the person selling does not? Such as collectable software. Do you feel funny bargaining down a price when you know it is worth a lot more than what you are paying? I kind of figured myself that the knowledge of what is valuable justifies paying a low price, the person selling does not have that knowledge, we do (when it comes to collectable software at least). I just sold an item I've had since the early 80s (not software). Got what I thought was a so so price, but turns out it was worth about 4-5 times what I sold it for (not a cheap item either). Felt kind of bad but learned something from the deal which will help me in the future. What do you all think? Ever feel guilty buying a game for $5 that you know is worth maybe $100 or more? Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash,  Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page