Flipping? Go to the Traditional forums. There is some astronomical flipping going on! This kind of thing happens on almost all the runs of GEC folders. Why is it okay to do it there and not here?
Regarding all the “price gouging bs” I’ve constantly seen on the forum. Anyone who complains about anyone making a little profit or a lot of profit is then never allowed for the rest of their lives to make any profit on anything they buy and sell. How much profit is too much… who decides how much is too much? Anyone who thinks making a large profit is “price gouging” can never again sell their house for a large profit, they have to list it either exactly for what they paid or just a little bit more than they paid(hey….your just helping out your community and if you sell for any profit then you’re (by your own ridiculous standards) a bad person, greedy, bottom dweller, pos!! Also, anything else for that matter, no matter how rare or collectible and item becomes, you have to sell it exactly for what you paid or just a little profit, sound good? Collectible cars, shall I go down that road…. there are lots of collector car communities/groups and forums out there(not only old cars but brand new ones that have EXTREME DEMAND), are you all going to say with a straight face that they should sell almost exactly for what they paid or just a little tiny profit, OF COURSE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Free market capitalism, free market supply and demand is what makes the world turn. An example to consider the difference between making profit and price gouging is when their is major hurricane with massive power outages and someone buys all the available generators and then doubles or triples the prices, this is price gouging and taking advantage of people in a desperate situation, I actually would say is “bad” person taking advantage of people in need. These are knives we are talking about, KNIVES!!!!
If you don’t want it, don’t buy it… if it’s overpriced too much then it won’t sell and the price will come down. Heck, you can even ignore that person since you’re so offended that someone is trying make too much profit. It’s ignorant, extremely short sighted and hypocritical to negatively judge people because they turn a profit, large or small. Are you wanting me to believe that the same people who are upset that someone turned a profit have never made a profit on anything ever???? Even more concerning is the sentiment that someone is a “good guy” because they sold an item exactly for what they paid (or a little more to cover shipping, LMAO) even though they could have easily made a profit based on demand. This is a stupid guy, not a good guy. Furthermore, someone who makes too much profit that appears to some to be “gouging” is a “bad guy” is ignorant and dangerous. It’s fundamentally dangerous to vilify people making profit. Making a profit is smart, not bad, greedy or evil. Makes my stomach turn that people accuse others as bad actors if they make a profit. I’m sure these same people have NEVER sold anything for a profit. I give a strong hand clap to someone who figured out a way to make a small profit and a STANDING OVATION to anyone who figured out how to make a large profit.
So please tell me since I’m new the community. How much profit on a knife makes you greedy, a bad person, scammer, loser, etc? Is it $20, $50, $100, $200? I want to know how little profit makes me a good person and accepted into the community. Seriously, how much??????????????Can someone start a poll?
It’s not the profit, it’s the intent. Buying and deciding you don’t like it is one thing, same for something building value over time, but buying for the purpose of immediately gouging your peers in a social forum is pretty sleezy. I’ve made profits in the past, but if I’ve bought a second as a back up and then decided it’s not that important I typically pass it on while only adding the cost of shipping and fees with minimal if any profit. If you want to be cold and calculated about it by all means you do you. I chose to make a reasonable public offer so as to hopefully save someone really wanting that knife from grossly overpaying.Regarding all the “price gouging bs” I’ve constantly seen on the forum. Anyone who complains about anyone making a little profit or a lot of profit is then never allowed for the rest of their lives to make any profit on anything they buy and sell. How much profit is too much… who decides how much is too much? Anyone who thinks making a large profit is “price gouging” can never again sell their house for a large profit, they have to list it either exactly for what they paid or just a little bit more than they paid(hey….your just helping out your community and if you sell for any profit then you’re (by your own ridiculous standards) a bad person, greedy, bottom dweller, pos!! Also, anything else for that matter, no matter how rare or collectible and item becomes, you have to sell it exactly for what you paid or just a little profit, sound good? Collectible cars, shall I go down that road…. there are lots of collector car communities/groups and forums out there(not only old cars but brand new ones that have EXTREME DEMAND), are you all going to say with a straight face that they should sell almost exactly for what they paid or just a little tiny profit, OF COURSE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Free market capitalism, free market supply and demand is what makes the world turn. An example to consider the difference between making profit and price gouging is when their is major hurricane with massive power outages and someone buys all the available generators and then doubles or triples the prices, this is price gouging and taking advantage of people in a desperate situation, I actually would say is “bad” person taking advantage of people in need. These are knives we are talking about, KNIVES!!!!
If you don’t want it, don’t buy it… if it’s overpriced too much then it won’t sell and the price will come down. Heck, you can even ignore that person since you’re so offended that someone is trying make too much profit. It’s ignorant, extremely short sighted and hypocritical to negatively judge people because they turn a profit, large or small. Are you wanting me to believe that the same people who are upset that someone turned a profit have never made a profit on anything ever???? Even more concerning is the sentiment that someone is a “good guy” because they sold an item exactly for what they paid (or a little more to cover shipping, LMAO) even though they could have easily made a profit based on demand. This is a stupid guy, not a good guy. Furthermore, someone who makes too much profit that appears to some to be “gouging” is a “bad guy” is ignorant and dangerous. It’s fundamentally dangerous to vilify people making profit. Making a profit is smart, not bad, greedy or evil. Makes my stomach turn that people accuse others as bad actors if they make a profit. I’m sure these same people have NEVER sold anything for a profit. I give a strong hand clap to someone who figured out a way to make a small profit and a STANDING OVATION to anyone who figured out how to make a large profit.
So please tell me since I’m new the community. How much profit on a knife makes you greedy, a bad person, scammer, loser, etc? Is it $20, $50, $100, $200? I want to know how little profit makes me a good person and accepted into the community. Seriously, how much??????????????Can someone start a poll?
It’s $20 dollars. $200 dollars if you buy a pirate membership because ok to gouge if you are a pirateSo please tell me since I’m new the community. How much profit on a knife makes you greedy, a bad person, scammer, loser, etc? Is it $20, $50, $100, $200? I want to know how little profit makes me a good person and accepted into the community. Seriously, how much?????????????
It’s not the profit, it’s the intent. Buying and deciding you don’t like it is one thing, same for something building value over time, but buying for the purpose of immediately gouging your peers in a social forum is pretty sleezy. I’ve made profits in the past, but if I’ve bought a second as a back up and then decided it’s not that important I typically pass it on while only adding the cost of shipping and fees with minimal if any profit. If you want to be cold and calculated about it by all means you do you. I chose to make a reasonable public offer so as to hopefully save someone really wanting that knife from grossly overpaying.
Who would of thunk itI bought this for a fellow member that decided he didn’t want it.
Who would of thunk that as wellAs a matter of fact as luck would have it I ended up with several.
This isn't eBay, so who cares.Look on eBay if you think I’m out of line.
There's that political bullshit again, if you want to discuss politics there's a sub forum specifically dedicated to that topic.And for those of you socialists that think you should decide what’s “fair” and how much profit someone should make, instead of the market place, and think that profit is a sin, go join the socialist party if you haven’t already.
I got involved when you posted the following.But where was he when the initial comments not relevant to this sale and were nothing but opinions were made?
I'm definitely flipping, if you're interested or have an offer please pm as per instructions.
Spyderco snobs, mediocre knives, fall victim... I look forward to your next for sale thread.But you spyderco snobs are victims of your own demise. They offer these “exclusive” and “limited run” knives that are nothing but handle and hardware transplants of the same old mediocre knives to create frenzy and you all fall victim.