why do sellers change asking price to sold after a sale?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

A related question: why do sellers bump their threads only to comment "SOLD" when you can simply edit the original post?

That is the one that makes me go WTF and makes no sense to do.

[Jewish-collector]

Originally Posted by bnorth

That is the one that makes me go WTF and makes no sense to do.

I'm glad you finally said WTF

[Snapolit1]

I've done it a few times, and other times haven't. If it's a knocked down price, you may get a bunch of emails like "Had I known you were going down to $425 on that card. . . . " Those are annoying too.

My attitude is a negotiation is a private matter unless both sides want to disclose it.

I'm also sure many people on the board have done transactions before where the details of which weren't publiclly disclosed. Don't see how this is offensive to anyone. Private negotiations remain private until the parties decide otherwise.

BTW, why would you have that much interest in the sale price of a card you had no interest buying in the first place?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I've done it a few times, and other times haven't. If it's a knocked down price, you may get a bunch of emails like "Had I known you were going down to $425 on that card. . . . " Those are annoying too.

My attitude is a negotiation is a private matter unless both sides want to disclose it.

I'm also sure many people on the board have done transactions before where the details of which weren't publiclly disclosed. Don't see how this is offensive to anyone. Private negotiations remain private until the parties decide otherwise.

BTW, why would you have that much interest in the sale price of a card you had no interest buying in the first place?

Agree!!

[hockeyhockey]

thanks for all the responses, interesting to hear different viewpoints.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

BTW, why would you have that much interest in the sale price of a card you had no interest buying in the first place?

i'm interested in most cards since my collection spans over 100 years. i also miss a ton of sales/auctions/etc since i'm generally busy with work/family/athletics/etc. so it's data that would interest me. but whatever people choose to do with their listings, they do. was just curious why people did that SOLD thing.

[icollectDCsports]

Because there is no rule against it here, sellers can do what they want and it doesn’t phase me. However, I’d be most interested in having the price info remain for non-card memorabilia. It’s cool to get an idea of the value of items that don’t come up for sale as regularly as cards.

[notfast]

People really do like to complain about stuff that doesn’t matter.

[3-2-count]

Originally Posted by notfast

People really do like to complain about stuff that doesn’t matter.

This ^^^^^^^ We sure are a sensative bunch here