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Especially a Taurus
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I wouldn't consider a Taurus warranty worth anything at all. To get work done you have to send the gun to Brazil, and from what I've heard, you may not get it back for many months, or at all. And it may still not be fixed. If I had a Taurus under warranty and it broke I would figure I was out of luck, and would need to repair myself or pay local gunsmith.I was planning on making my offer in PM. I was not going to crap in his thread. Trying to figure out what the warranty is worth is my problem now, any suggestions?
Assuming it's the same model, what do feel is a fair discount to retail price given that I wouldn't get warranty with preowned model? Even one trip to a gunsmith isn't cheap these days.
I get that but the OP was about whether to say anything, or how, to the person. I wouldn't own one either but if that is a gun someone wants I suggested they buy new for the stated reasons.I wouldn't consider a Taurus warranty worth anything at all. To get work done you have to send the gun to Brazil, and from what I've heard, you may not get it back for many months, or at all. And it may still not be fixed. If I had a Taurus under warranty and it broke I would figure I was out of luck, and would need to repair myself or pay local gunsmith.
I've never had a Taurus. But from what I have heard, quality control is erratic, with guns varying all the way from pretty good to POS that won't even work. I would never commit to buying one sight unseen.
For a supposed NIB $1000 Smith or Ruger with no warranty, I would pay no more than $800. Those warranties mean something. But another factor in my price is, supposed NIB might not be. Seller might have worked on trigger, then found in the first few shots that gun now did not reliably fire, and decided to clean it up and dump it.
By the post I responded to, OP was asking only about value of warranty, apparently having decided about other issues. So I answered primarily that. IMHO the value of the warranty for a Taurus is zero.I get that but the OP was about whether to say anything, or how, to the person. I wouldn't own one either but if that is a gun someone wants I suggested they buy new for the stated reasons.
Can seller see if I am watching their ad, as in clicking the watch button?
Found it under Help section at bottom of home page: Classified Section RulesWhere are the classified rules hiding at?
"We" don't get to determine the time period of the price or OBO...How should we determine the time period of the OBO? I
There was some decision on NWFA's part to implement a rule that requires a price. I am not sure what the motivation was behind that decision but I am guessing it may have been an effort to keep people from clogging the ads with items they weren't serious about selling. Maybe to prevent people from listing an item just to get an idea of the selling value. I believe that was a good idea to require a price for those reasons."We" don't get to determine the time period of the price or OBO...
That is up to the seller.
The seller can ask for whatever price they want..for as long as they want , even if the price is not in the realm of reality.
Some folks will always ask high or otherwise unrealistic prices on their items...or not want to be flexible with pricing or the terms of sale.
When I see a interesting item for sale I need to :
Decide if that the price and terms meets my needs or wants...
If so , I buy or trade for the item...
If not , I can try to make an offer...
The offer , may be accepted , or not ...
Or a counter offer may be tossed out...If so...
Then I am back to :
Deciding if the price and terms meets my needs or wants....
I also prefer to do all of the above via a well worded PM so as not to clutter up a sales ad.
There really ain't much we can do about pricing and terms...they are just what they are and may or may not work for us at times.
Andy
Edit to ad :
Please note that I am not trying to sound like a jerk here or take you to task so to speak...that is not my intention.
Just stating my thoughts on prices , offers and sales terms .
We have a forum / classified ad rule that all for sale ads must have a stated price ...this is so we do not have 'auction" / or bidding type sales.There was some decision on NWFA's part to implement a rule that requires a price. I am not sure what the motivation was behind that decision but I am guessing it may have been an effort to keep people from clogging the ads with items they weren't serious about selling
That would be up to you as the seller...If I place an ad with price followed by OBO and potential buyers make an offer with no expiration date, what period of time should I expect them to honor purchasing the item at that price?
No that is best left between you and the buyer in question and is also best left in a PMShould I list the latest best offer on the sale thread so people know what the best offer is?
That would be up to you as the seller...
Communication with the buyer is key here....are they keeping in touch with you?...did they send payment promptly , if not did they have a "good reason" as to why not....Again much can be at play here and it is your ad and your terms....
as long as the forum rules are being adhered to , then it is up to you how long you hold an item or set a price....
What I was trying to ask was this: If I have an ad with a price or OBO and I get an unconditional offer below asking price, I would consider that a commitment to purchase the item if I accept their offer price. How long should I expect them to honor purchasing the item at the price they offered?
Example situation might look like this:
Today I post an ad thread for a Widget Rifle. Price is $500 or OBO by 9/15/19.
John Doe PMs me an unconditional offer of $400.
9/15/19 comes and no better offers came in so I PM John Doe and tell him I accept his $400 offer.
He PM's me back and says he already bought another Widget Rifle and doesn't want to purchase mine any longer.
How long should John Doe have waited before abandoning his offer to me?
Think sporterized milsurp and gucci glocksPeople offering trades ought to understand a good rule of thumb in used car sales, which is, custom features may look great to you, but more often than not they look terrible to someone else, and may actually reduce the value.,
Most of us here love guns. I might actually be interested in xyz cheap-o pistol/rifle in an undesirable caliber, because I like to try new things out. But if you're going to modify xyz cheap-o pistol/rifle, please keep the original parts handy. I have no interested in paying extra for what someone painted, swapped out, bolted or epoxied on, with no regard for how the gun was originally engineered to work.