Hey RhodesN7! notice this was not about you :) Your trade is honest and I appreciated it.
I did respond to you, but BGG went down and I forgot it was going to do that... :) On Saturday, August 4, 2012 12:22:52 AM UTC-6, RhodesN7 wrote: > > Hey Wolfe13! This thread caught my eye because of our current trade > negotiations. Turns out it's your thread! > > My answer to this question may surprise you, especially since our trade > seems to be leaning towards a BGG market value in my favor. > > I put a lot of stock in the BGG market. Yes, there are people who I'd say > charge too much for a game, but the truth is I can't hold too much against > them if they're actually able to sell it for the inflated price. The market > dictates the value. If it sells, then clearly the seller judged the market > correctly. Luckily, you can check what a game has sold for in the past, not > just the prices people have -attempted- to get for them. > > Maybe I'm a little biased. Check my sales history and you'll see I've made > a profit off some rare games in the past. When I trade games I will take > their rarity into account almost every time. There have been exceptions, > like when there's a new game that I MUST get my hands on (Super Dungeon > Explore- I'm looking at you...) > > When it comes down to it- if I was trading with a close personal friend, I > wouldn't care if my game was worth more than his, especially If I was > trading something I don't play much and I know he would enjoy it. Here on > BGG, it's more of a business. These aren't people you'll likely get the > chance to sit down and play a game with. You've got to decide what kind of > balance you like in your trades. Either way, try not to sweat it! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bgg_down/-/PAfEKTeoeXgJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
