Is buying from the FS/FT forum and reselleing popular or something....

[thespeakerbox]

Some people and an insane amount of heat. Does anyone buy and then resell.

 

[Looney]

Heat is just the results of the trading... but the trading itself is for other reasons (they want to sell, buy, upgrade, trade, etc).

 

[pontifex]

i think a lot of people on here buy stuff to resell. just check out the hot deals forum...

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: pontifex
i think a lot of people on here buy stuff to resell. just check out the hot deals forum...

They're more likely to do that on ebay. People are much too savvy here. And besides, i believe there's a policy where dealers can't sell in the FS/FT forum.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: pontifex
i think a lot of people on here buy stuff to resell. just check out the hot deals forum...

Nothing wrong with that. We all buy from middle men anyway, whats one more? If you miss out on an insane deal, the resellers often still sell it for less then street.

Used computer parts on the other hand, are expected to command roughly $5 less then the retail price the original buyer paid, 3 years ago when he bought it.

 

[FoBoT]

most of mine is from buying stuff
are you trying to tell me what to do?
why can't i buy what i want?

what is the point of the OP?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: pontifex
i think a lot of people on here buy stuff to resell. just check out the hot deals forum...

Nothing wrong with that. We all buy from middle men anyway, whats one more? If you miss out on an insane deal, the resellers often still sell it for less then street.

Used computer parts on the other hand, are expected to command roughly $5 less then the retail price the original buyer paid, 3 years ago when he bought it.

never said anything was wrong with it. just explained what i see happen on here.
i've done it myself.

 

[tomt4535]

I resell alot of the stuff I buy, Mainly because I upgrade again, and have no use for the part anymore.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: pontifex
i think a lot of people on here buy stuff to resell. just check out the hot deals forum...

Nothing wrong with that. We all buy from middle men anyway, whats one more? If you miss out on an insane deal, the resellers often still sell it for less then street.

Used computer parts on the other hand, are expected to command roughly $5 less then the retail price the original buyer paid, 3 years ago when he bought it.

never said anything was wrong with it. just explained what i see happen on here.
i've done it myself.

Sorry, it just seems like there's a lot of people that whine around here lately that they're getting "screwed" when its really just the free market at work. So I kind of jumped the gun.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
Some people and an insane amount of heat. Does anyone buy and then resell.

People have to have eleventy billion heat, because if you only have like 2 thousand, they think your a nigerian scammer from ebay. and they either wont buy stuff from you, or if you buy somethign from them, you have to send them cash payment first and they wait until they make sure your cash doesnt bounce (thinking you might have sent them monopoly money or something) and then 3 months later you'll get whatever you bought, and a neutral heat because your dollar bill was too crinkled that the pepsi machine wouldnt take it.

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: pontifex
i think a lot of people on here buy stuff to resell. just check out the hot deals forum...

Nothing wrong with that. We all buy from middle men anyway, whats one more? If you miss out on an insane deal, the resellers often still sell it for less then street.

Used computer parts on the other hand, are expected to command roughly $5 less then the retail price the original buyer paid, 3 years ago when he bought it.

HA! Tell that to all these stupid people trying to get me to sell them a $320 (350 two days ago) card thats 3 months old for $250

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Upgrade cycles

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
Some people and an insane amount of heat. Does anyone buy and then resell.

People have to have eleventy billion heat, because if you only have like 2 thousand, they think your a nigerian scammer from ebay. and they either wont buy stuff from you, or if you buy somethign from them, you have to send them cash payment first and they wait until they make sure your cash doesnt bounce (thinking you might have sent them monopoly money or something) and then 3 months later you'll get whatever you bought, and a neutral heat because your dollar bill was too crinkled that the pepsi machine wouldnt take it.

LOL...I agree with the sentiment. I don't have much heat because I just don't see much stuff, but its all positive. But its still like you're a thief until proven otherwise unless you have a ton, even though some people have been ripped off by people with high heat before.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Runes911

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: pontifex
i think a lot of people on here buy stuff to resell. just check out the hot deals forum...

Nothing wrong with that. We all buy from middle men anyway, whats one more? If you miss out on an insane deal, the resellers often still sell it for less then street.

Used computer parts on the other hand, are expected to command roughly $5 less then the retail price the original buyer paid, 3 years ago when he bought it.

HA! Tell that to all these stupid people trying to get me to sell them a $320 (350 two days ago) card thats 3 months old for $250

I forgot the related rule, all buyers expect computer parts to command roughly 25% of their initial cost, even if the product was purchased last week and hasn't been opened.

 

[Mermaidman]

I think some people are addicted to Heatware. Buying/selling just to build up their feedback!

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
I think some people are addicted to Heatware. Buying/selling just to build up their feedback!

Not I, every heat entry is just a legit transaction that I've completed.

 

[MrDudeMan]

i think people in this thread need to STFU and worry about something less trivial.

 

[FoBoT]

here is the heatware rankings

http://www.hardfind.com/heatware.asp


see? it is like a contest

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
here is the heatware rankings

http://www.hardfind.com/heatware.asp


see? it is like a contest

O... so heat = post count now eh?

someone wanna trade the same item back and forth about seven thousand times? I guarantee 7001 positive heat as long as i get it back at the end.

 

[cKGunslinger]

This is a computer enthusiast message board, therefore it is full of people who needlessly upgrade their PCs every 3 weeks. Ergo, they often need to get rid of older parts. Ergo, they buy and sell a *lot* in FS/FT. Ergo, they have a lot of heat.

So, uh.. Klaatu Veratu Niktu - thus it is proven.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: amdskip

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
I think some people are addicted to Heatware. Buying/selling just to build up their feedback!

Not I, every heat entry is just a legit transaction that I've completed.

I'm not questioning the legitimacy of the transactions, just the motive Doesn't it feel GOOD to get positive feedback?

 

[Schfifty Five]

For some reason it bugs me when people randomly type large numbers like 3049812498 and don't use commas.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
This is a computer enthusiast message board, therefore it is full of people who needlessly upgrade their PCs every 3 weeks. Ergo, they often need to get rid of older parts. Ergo, they buy and sell a *lot* in FS/FT. Ergo, they have a lot of heat.

So, uh.. Klaatu Veratu Niktu - thus it is proven.

I like my explaination better.

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: sao123

People have to have eleventy billion heat, because if you only have like 2 thousand, they think your a nigerian scammer from ebay. and they either wont buy stuff from you, or if you buy somethign from them, you have to send them cash payment first and they wait until they make sure your cash doesnt bounce (thinking you might have sent them monopoly money or something) and then 3 months later you'll get whatever you bought, and a neutral heat because your dollar bill was too crinkled that the pepsi machine wouldnt take it.

LOL...I agree with the sentiment. I don't have much heat because I just don't see much stuff, but its all positive. But its still like you're a thief until proven otherwise unless you have a ton, even though some people have been ripped off by people with high heat before.