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

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Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Huh? Comments such as these only take away from the core points you are trying to make. So by not agreeing with you I am now insulting you? That is very interesting.

No. Here:

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

You are a moving target, as usual.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

As far as if you are "ridiculous" or "a super douche" I will let you decide that.

I am just not going to participate in this insult game. You are welcome to dump on me as much as you would like. I am sure you can get much support. I just don't get the emotional and personal anger expressed repeatedly over this issue. This is the tiniest of topics.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

You keep putting words in my mouth with each post. I never implied anyone is mandated to share info.

You called everyone who doesn't a 'super douche'. Nobody said you advocated a law mandating it. That you think people should and need to do it is very clear in the transcript.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

I simply support the sharing of the data and feel it is critical information in any field of collectibles. I merely stated that if the asking price is there for all to see then just leave it not that the person who offered the item is required to leave it. It hurts nobody to leave it since it was volunteered initially. Why remove it?

My personal reasons were given early before the train wreck. Though I never put much thought into it, it didn't seem like a big deal.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

I can assure you that you would be in the minority of people who do not need a site like VCP or accessing historical pricing data.

I doubt 51%+ of hobbyists have a subscription to them or a competitor. I know the sets I am collecting, I don't think that's special or notable at all. If it works for others that is awesome. I have nothing against it at all.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

And I use many sites when I search values of certain things and yes I have done google searches and been lead to BST posts on many occasions. My collecting habits are always changing and I get interested in issues that years earlier I had no interest in. Again...the more pricing data I have access to the more it helps me.

No argument here. I share information and research publicly and frequently, I have nothing against people sharing information. I don't need to know the details of peoples deals and don't think they owe me anything whatsoever.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Last I checked the price of sandwiches or furniture did not vary over time like a card's price.

Boy do I wish that was true! After just redoing a new home, ouch they've changed a lot. 'Commerce related industry'.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Stocks and real estate are quite similar to cards. These are all industries that rely on comp sales. Please tell me the last time you wanted or needed to price a sandwich or piece of furniture based on a comp.

Again, I collect cardboard pictures for fun for some reason; I am not an investor. Cards are a fun hobby.

I don't eat sandwiches, but if I go for a bite to eat and see the sellers pricing is out of wack with the market, I go elsewhere. I am aware of what most things relevant to my life generally cost and the appropriate range just by living in the world. I suspect most people do. Same as cards I collect. Same with furniture. Same with everything I buy, really. Perhaps I am an extra cheapskate. I don't have so much money that it makes any sense to not care about the price and not price shop.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Deals posted on the BST are not private.

The final deal usually is private. If it wasn't this wouldn't be a topic to even discuss and you'd have the records. The final price and buyer (or if it even sold) is usually or sometimes (for if it sold) a mystery unless someone chooses to make it public.

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

I used " rather extreme verbiage" to describe a behavior or choice.

Yes.