Deleting prices after an item has sold

[tschock]

I'm not sure why some here expect private transactions to be public knowledge. I'm hoping that those who would like the prices to remain don't feel that the access to 'free' information is a right. The only people who this should matter to, and who should have a say in the information around the transaction, would be the seller and buyer of the item.

[chaddurbin]

i mark my prices as sold so i don't keep getting 50% offers on the price i list. i don't really understand all this argument about "asking price" vs "selling price" in this thread. i'm probably doing it wrong but most of the time my initial listed price is the selling price, or very close to it.

[majordanby]

i dont really see the value of leaving *asking* prices up. there is too much noise in that variable for it to be a real meaningful input in one's decision about purchasing a card in the future. one person's asking price can be wildly higher or lower relative to another - and it further varies by card type, condition, graded or not, and other card and transaction specific characteristics.

i think the asking price becomes valuable only when we know the sold price. that way we can gauge how initial prices differ from the *true* market value. by itself, the asking price provides little information.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by tschock

I'm not sure why some here expect private transactions to be public knowledge. I'm hoping that those who would like the prices to remain don't feel that the access to 'free' information is a right. The only people who this should matter to, and who should have a say in the information around the transaction, would be the seller and buyer of the item.

In my opinion, a private transaction does not take place on a public forum.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

In my opinion, a private transaction does not take place on a public forum.

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.

[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!