Re: [SWCollect] Ethical question

[C.E. Forman]

When this one comes up, I always try to strike a balance between me and the seller.  If I can make the seller really happy with the amount he's getting, and me still really happy with the price I'm paying, great.  On the other hand, you definitely should get rewarded for knowing what other collectors would pay.  If I'm dealing with someone I know is a collector, I'll offer what I feel is a reasonable collector price.  For an obvious non-collector I'd offer somewhat lower, hopefully enough to make him happy (and me happy too), but realizing I could always go higher if necessary.   That's with individuals.  For thrifts, it's their own problem if they misprice it.   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:51 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Ethical question Just curious, how do people here feel about buying an item you know is valuable but the person selling does not? Such as collectable software. Do you feel funny bargaining down a price when you know it is worth a lot more than what you are paying? I kind of figured myself that the knowledge of what is valuable justifies paying a low price, the person selling does not have that knowledge, we do (when it comes to collectable software at least). I just sold an item I've had since the early 80s (not software). Got what I thought was a so so price, but turns out it was worth about 4-5 times what I sold it for (not a cheap item either). Felt kind of bad but learned something from the deal which will help me in the future. What do you all think? Ever feel guilty buying a game for $5 that you know is worth maybe $100 or more? Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash,  Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page