Fwd: Re: Question for seller --(re:$600 fender)

[rabbit16v@prodigy.net (Dave Ewing)]

Neal, what are you doing?  It's my job to be the Devil's advocate!!!
Actually, I HAVEN'T been following this thread but I have emailed quite a
few people on Ebay to tell them that they labelled their item wrong or are
asking too much (especially when it doesn't sell).  If all Brett did was ask
if it was a misprint then ask why the price is so high then I don't see the
harm.  If a group of us started sending him "HA HA" mail to make fun of him,
then that is very tacky and uncalled for.  All it is is using tact.  Simple,
but there is that line that is crossed once in a while.  A simple rule to
live by (but not always simple to implement) is to not say or type anything
that you may regret in the future.  Just MY opinion!!

Dave

> I've been following this thread a little, and I feel I
> need to make a statement.
>
> No offense to anyone here, but why do you care so much
> as to harass this guy? If you think it's too
> expensive, DON'T BID. If everyone thinks the same way
> you do, he'll get the hint. It isn't necessary to
> publicly embarrass him. For all you know, he
> subscribes to this list.
>
> Something is only worth what someone is willing to
> give you for it. There may be someone somewhere who is
> willing to pay $600. I doubt it too, but if there is,
> this guy just made a bunch of money, and his customer
> has an nice NOS-OEM fender. They're happy, and entered
> into the agreement of their own free will. If nobody
> buys, he'll probably re-list it for less and try
> again. Either way, why is it so important to you?
>
> I know you're not really trying to be jerks about it,
> and I'm not trying to piss anyone off myself or start
> a flame war. But try to think about it from their
> perspective, and maybe you'll see what I mean.
>
> People do this all the time on VWVortex and the
> i-Club, and it's part of the reason why I don't spend
> much time on those sites. All it does is piss off
> sellers and embarrass potential (or actual) buyers. I
> just saw the worst ever example on the i-Club, which
> is probably the real reason why I felt the need to
> write this post.
>
> My local Subaru dealer carries MRT rally parts from
> Australia. They're building a monster WRX for a
> (admittedly wealthy) customer. It will cost over
> $45,000 dollars including the car, will produce
> 600hp+, and involves flying MRT techs in from
> Australia to do the tuning. That's a LOT of money, but
> obviously someone thought it was worth it. When the
> dealer posted in the interest of sharing some exciting
> news about building a cool tuner car, some little
> troll got on the forum and started demanding to get a
> line item list of all the parts & labor because he
> just couldn't see how $45k was worth it. He shit all
> over something that the buyer and the seller were both
> VERY excited about, and purposely tried to ruin their
> day. Why? Did it make him feel better? More like a
> man? I dunno. For all the people he upset, I hope
> so...
>
> Like I said, I'm just trying show another perspective
> on the situation that maybe you hadn't considered
> before.
>
> Neal
>
> =====
> ~Neal
>
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