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In response to ""Yeah, sorry I could only get thirty bucks for it. Here's your ten!"" by Dealer

It always amazes me on those pawn shows..."It's worth $5000, I can offer $3k." Deal.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Feb 25 '11, 12:49

what, he just told you it's worth $5k....walk away and fucking sell it for $5k!

I know they gotta make profit and all that, but it's not like in 2011, you need to know every expert on the planet...there are so many ways to sell merchandise for fair market value.

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if they could sell it for $5k themselves, they wouldn't need to bring it to a dealer -- nm - moles Feb 25, 12:51 10
- I mean when you have no clue what it is you've got. - Will Hunting Feb 25, 12:53 9
  - but even after they know, that price the expert tells them is usually at auction, which means an auctioneer is gonna take their cut if it does sell - moles Feb 25, 12:56
  - If you have no clue what you've got, you have no clue who you can sell it to. - Roger More Feb 25, 12:55
  - the dealer can almost for sure sell it for more than you could eBay it for. -- nm - TFox Feb 25, 12:55 6
    - Yes, but is could you sell it for more than he's offering? - Will Hunting Feb 25, 12:56 4
      - who knows. not necessarily. and the higher end the item, the harder it is to sell independently for max value. - TFox Feb 25, 12:58
      - chances are, if he tells you it is worth $5k, he won't offer you $500. -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 12:58 2
        
        He never offered $500. - Will Hunting Feb 25, 12:59 1
        
        I see my inner typo....I'm dum. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 25, 13:00
    - yup. That's why they are dealers. A lifetime of contacts and collectors they can contact -- nm - Beaker Feb 25, 12:55

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It always amazes me on those pawn shows..."It's worth $5000, I can offer $3k." Deal.

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