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Especially when my opinions are insulting to others, including those that worked hard to make the Aston Martin available.[/b]
Matt, when are your opinions NOT insulting to others?
I think I'm kidding.
Last I checked you could drive around in an Aston Martin, pick up chicks, probably look really cool too. And hey, that's one hell of a deal to boot. :thumbsup Nicely negotiated. You should be very proud of your buying skills. Honestly, great work Matt.
Where is that dealer?
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Set your opening bid amount as your reserve[/b]
That can backfire too, and result in no bidding. While I tend to like having an above board idea what someone is asking for an item, reserves don't bother me, I will still bid. It makes bidding oddly like playing a game.
Proplica, I'm not saying they are not worth it, and with all the BR blaster fervor of late, it's a great time to post them for sale.
I'm just saying I had figured the reserve was a grand, maybe $1200, and when I saw that it was not, I was surpised. To read that it is substantially more is also suprising. I'm not basing my opinion on any sort of fair market pricing structure, obviously, if that's what you mean by the comment. I based my opinion on what the hero stunt blaster hanging in the sci-fi museum went for on ebay, which if memory serves was just over $5000.
And even then, there was some contention after the sale if the blaster was real or if someone chopped the grips off and stuck Coyle grips on it.
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Have you seen other such pieces for sale?[/b]
Over the years, I think we have, and I understand your point. Bryant's stunt blaster and holster are for sale on a website for $11,000 dollars right now. I think they've been for sale for 3 years now.
This was my other point, it may take some time to find a buyer at a grand price, but you will.
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And that seems fair, because it's just not fair (nice, OR polite) for someone to charge me what THEY think an item is worth, when we all agree that the item is only worth what *I* am willing to pay.[/b]
While I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here, it seems like you are saying an item is worth what the seller is asking, regardless of what they are asking, and I could not disagree more.
You know, I own comic books that are worth a whole lot of money, I own some firearms that are worth a lot of money too. I own a custom engraved knife that is reportedly worth $1000. There are markets for these things, and rarely do people pay what the markets say they are worth. I certainly didn't pay full market price for them, especially since the most expensive of them were gifts.
Free is always the best price.
Items are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them, not what someone is willing to ask.
