Deleting prices after an item has sold

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by tschock

Private transactions happen all the time in public places, but it doesn't make them any less of a 'private transaction'. Buying an item at Walmart is still a private transaction.

Walmart doesn't delete their asking price from public record. The asking price was posted publicly, for the card, and to me it seems strange to remove it after a sale.

The post was not meant to be confrontational. I had seen others mention the issue in other posts. I wanted to share my opinion, and see what others thought.

At least now I know why it's done, even if I don't agree with the reasoning.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Walmart doesn't delete their asking price from public record. The asking price was posted publicly, for the card, and to me it seems strange to remove it after a sale.

The post was not meant to be confrontational. I had seen others mention the issue in other posts. I wanted to share my opinion, and see what others thought.

At least now I know why it's done, even if I don't agree with the reasoning.

Jesse,

My apologies. Didn't mean my reply to come across that way either. But it seems like there were some here who 'expect' to have access to that information.

And while I would prefer to see sale prices remain, it's not my business if the buyer/seller don't want it to be my business.

And FWIW, the few items I've sold I've used the strike out method and marked the item sold (since it's what I prefer to see from others). But I probably would have honored a request from the buyer to delete the price as well, if so asked.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by tschock

Jesse,

My apologies. Didn't mean my reply to come across that way either. But it seems like there were some here who 'expect' to have access to that information.

And while I would prefer to see sale prices remain, it's not my business if the buyer/seller don't want it to be my business.

And FWIW, the few items I've sold I've used the strike out method and marked the item sold (since it's what I prefer to see from others). But I probably would have honored a request from the buyer to delete the price as well, if so asked.

No apology needed. There seemed to be stronger opinions on the subject than I anticipated so I felt I should clarify the original intent of the thread.

I wasn't trying to argue with anyone, and I'm actually pretty excited right now because I finally got my 52 Mantle in the mail yesterday.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

No apology needed. There seemed to be stronger opinions on the subject than I anticipated so I felt I should clarify the original intent of the thread.

I wasn't trying to argue with anyone, and I'm actually pretty excited right now because I finally got my 52 Mantle in the mail yesterday.

Wow...congrats on the Mantle! I'm looking forward to the day when one arrives at my doorstep

As far as the original topic goes...I tend to side with leaving the sale price up for future purposes and also it allows me to gain more knowledge about the card(s) up for sale. I do, however, understand if someone wants to delete it, but let's be real, most of the cards have a relatively known price point and it's no secret....so why be so hush hush about any of it? If anything, keeping the price hidden only harms future buyers/collectors because that allows sellers to create a new price that they could easily take advantage of buyers that don't have a lot of info on certain cards. Yes, that example can be a bit extreme, but it's true. In the present, we are allowed to do what we please as far as leaving and deleting prices go.

Good discussion and let's keep enjoying this wonderful site and hobby we all share!

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Wow...congrats on the Mantle! I'm looking forward to the day when one arrives at my doorstep

As far as the original topic goes...I tend to side with leaving the sale price up for future purposes and also it allows me to gain more knowledge about the card(s) up for sale. I do, however, understand if someone wants to delete it, but let's be real, most of the cards have a relatively known price point and it's no secret....so why be so hush hush about any of it? If anything, keeping the price hidden only harms future buyers/collectors because that allows sellers to create a new price that they could easily take advantage of buyers that don't have a lot of info on certain cards. Yes, that example can be a bit extreme, but it's true. In the present, we are allowed to do what we please as far as leaving and deleting prices go.

Good discussion and let's keep enjoying this wonderful site and hobby we all share!

For all the posters who say asking price means nothing..there seems to be a lot of people on cards on b/s/t when there is no price listed always saying 'whats the asking price'........if asking price isn't important..why do you ask..why not just make an offer like the seller wants.....buyers usually want an asking price.....sometimes an asking price will make a buyer not interested at all.......anyway theres more than Zero information learned by knowing the asking price.....

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

For all the posters who say asking price means nothing..there seems to be a lot of people on cards on b/s/t when there is no price listed always saying 'whats the asking price'........if asking price isn't important..why do you ask..why not just make an offer like the seller wants.....buyers usually want an asking price.....sometimes an asking price will make a buyer not interested at all.......anyway theres more than Zero information learned by knowing the asking price.....

Now your moving the goalposts. Yes, asking price is important...when a card is still available for sale. It's useless otherwise, and potentially misleading as I've already explained. Clearly there will never be a consensus on this so why keep it going?

[pencil1974]

Exactly, let people handle their own BST threads the way they want. If you want to put your sold prices in 72 pt Helvetica Extra Bold Extended and put them in the title of YOUR thread, have at it.

But if I want to take the price down, I will and there is nothing anyone can say or do to change that. Just the way it is. My only ask would be not to hi-jack someone else's BST as I've seen a few people do.