100 is a lot for something where you have no guarantee it works. Just saying.

Originally Posted by Bing147 100 is a lot for something where you have no guarantee it works. Just saying.

It was/is SEALED. I still have the receipt from the store(Sears) I bought it from to show where I got it. Of course, I'm not gonna show the people from CL the damn receipt cuz it'd show I paid HALF of what I was trying to sell it for on there.

To me CL is an as-is community to sell stuff on. I have never and will never allow anyone into my home to test stuff, as I don't trust my buyers from there as far as I can spit(which ain't very far). Then again, I don't usually post items on there as 'as-is'. I usually only sell stuff on there that's mint/complete or new consoles/electronics that I buy using gift cards from places like BB/GS/FYE that I just wanna sell at as close to MSRP as I can to 'cash out' of those gc's.

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Which is fine if you're getting something cheap. You take that risk. And yes sealed helps. But some electronics are dead on arrival. It happens. It is an as is community. Which means an as is price in most cases.

100 is not pocket change for most people. Say what you will about Gamestop but they have a great return process. They do have some games in good condition and if theres an issue returning the item is easy. So why would anyone pay as much on Craigslist with no guarantee as they would with a great one at Gamestop.

True. I can see your point. That's why after that PSPGo(and a 60gb PS3) I stopped trying to sell electronic items on there and I haven't listed anything recently.

As it stands I put up the 60gb for $80-100 as-is console only. No serious bites as expected.

Frankly when I sell on Craigslist I build wiggle room into my asking price as people want to feel they 'won'. If I want 50 I list for 75 and if I get an offer for 45 I take it. Posting firm just makes them feel like they lost.

I put my old phone up at 200 a few months ago. Knew I wanted at least 125. Got 140. Everyone comes away happy.

That's the thing though. I put in a price of $75 when I want $50 and the first offer I get is $25. It must just be my area or the people I'm having respond to my ads or something then. It just seems like I always get the absolutely most ridiculous lowball offers as a first offer.

And believe me, I'd be more than happy to negotiate with them, but some of the responses are just......

The one response for the 60gb PS3 was 'since it has scratches and has been opened(was completely bluntly honest about condition) I'll give you $50 and not a dollar more'.

We all get those. I posted the phone 3 times. But you can find someone if you keep at it.

Oh believe me. I've had lots of bites. But they ALL want to come over and test it out. I've offered to meet them at a local independent game shop to let them check it out, but that's not agreeable to them. Like I said, I'd rather not let people into my house to test stuff.

For me CL is used/pre-owned and prices should reflect that, even if an item is sealed there is no way I'm paying close to retail since im paying cash and there are no returns or exchanges. Same thing goes when I sell I always go check on GameStop and amazon/eBay and price it under those prices.

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HAVE A WII SYSTEM FOR SALE BRAND NEW USED IT NO MORE THAN 5 TIMES.
BEEN SITTING IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX. WORKS PERFECT.
I ALSO HAVE 2 GAMES I AM SELLING THE GAME IS FOR 15 DOLLARS EACH OR 2 FOR 25
SO ALL OF IT TOGETHER WOULD BE LIKE 265.
SELLING IT BECAUSE I HAVE NO USE FOR IT ANYMORE.
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Truth be told, i look at craigslist as a place most people want to use to sell something quick, if they want top dollar, go to ebay, CL is for a quick sale. I bargain accordingly. Plus, most people selling stuff on CL are generally desperate for some cash, and of course, that makes haggling easier.

lol The Wii is brand new used!

I've let people into my house, but I have like a front room with a TV and stuff, so they never get past there. I wouldn't bring them anywhere near my living room, and I like to show my Pitbull to the new company, just so they know.

(She's a sweetheart though, won't even eat a mouse!)

I never meet at home. The only exception is if I'm about to move, I don't want people knowing where I live.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer I guess maybe it's just the people around here are too broke/cheap and/or they have that 'CL is a flea market' mentality ingrained in their mind. If I list something for $70, they offer me $30, even if I say 'price is firm'. I mean, ffs, I was trying to offer up a sealed PSPGo for $100 on there. Now most normal folks would've said 'gee that's half off MSRP, that's a good deal'. Not the cheap ers around here on CL. I think I got a single offer for $45 and only if they could 'open it and try it'. Yeah. I'm gonna let you open a SEALED game system so you can try it before you buy it. Riiiiight.

I'm sorry but $100 PSP go is about what its worth right now. I wish people would quit thinking about MSRP when it comes to electronics. It rarely comes into play more than 6 months after the release. I could find a $100 PSPgo pretty much anywhere these days, some times even cheaper.

Anyways, CL is a flea market. I'm sorry. You want to play with the big margins you go to Ebay.

Originally Posted by tiggerkiddo http://denver.craigslist.org/vgm/2998765842.html A little on the high side (I believe the honest price for a CIB of FF2 is more in the 50-60 range but I love how people just cherry pick the hell on ebay. I clicked the link and of course it wasn't even a completed listing. Average price? I don't think people know the meaning of average.

I know! I love how it isn't even one that it sold. Makes me want to link the seller this sold auction

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Final-Fantas...4#ht_500wt_948

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer So you bullied a seller into lowering their price? You must be proud of yourself. I only wonder what kind of offer you would've thrown my way when I sold my PS2/Xbox collection of 100 or so games on here for $550 or so to a fellow CAG four years ago.

No, actually.. I was pointing out that his little gaming lot is STILL overpriced like hell. And 4 years ago is different than now.. plus you say PS2 not just xbox. And you said 100 or so, so I don't get your point. Depending on the games of course, i'd say my offer would be roughly $300. But more power to you if someone wanted it for $550. i wasn't pointing out his price change to "be proud of myself" or anything like that. Stop assuming shit.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer But the point is that someone <gasp> did buy my mega game lot for almost $600 shipped. That's why I normally don't read this thread, since people on here seem to be of the typical CL buyer mentality. They view CL as a flea market where people should price their stuff at bottom dollar prices, while I view it as a place to sell my stuff w/o being nailed by Amazon/eBay fees out the wazoo and I expect to get market value or just under for the items.

So someone bought your big pile of mostly trash games for $600. You must be so proud of yourself.
And if you are referring to me about "CL buyer mentality".. i've never bought anything from CL, I've only done trades for games.
Thats why you don't read this thread? ok.. clearly you ARE in fact reading it. You must have that "CL buyer mentality".

Originally Posted by blitz6speed Truth be told, i look at craigslist as a place most people want to use to sell something quick, if they want top dollar, go to ebay, CL is for a quick sale. I bargain accordingly. Plus, most people selling stuff on CL are generally desperate for some cash, and of course, that makes haggling easier.

Originally Posted by Booj I'm sorry but $100 PSP go is about what its worth right now. I wish people would quit thinking about MSRP when it comes to electronics. It rarely comes into play more than 6 months after the release. I could find a $100 PSPgo pretty much anywhere these days, some times even cheaper. Anyways, CL is a flea market. I'm sorry. You want to play with the big margins you go to Ebay.

That's the thing though. I put stuff up on CL that I don't really care one way or another if I sell it or not. I'm into the 60gb PS3 for $40 and it was bought with just the console and wires and no controller. So I figured if I threw it up on CL for $100-150 and someone bought it because they always wanted one(like I always did), then more money for me even though I was throwing in one of my own pre-owned controllers and a $1 HDMI cable I got from eBay.

I was hoping that just on the HDMI cable alone most normal people on CL would go 'holy shit HDMI cables are $40+ just by themselves from being taught that they're 'expensive' from places like Best Buy selling $100 ones.

But that didn't happen and so it still sits here. I will probably just give it to my one friend and her family sooner than later to play around with with one of the copies of Bejeweled 3 I bought from GS for $10 last week or so.

No big loss for me that it didn't sell.

Originally Posted by jakedub317 So someone bought your big pile of mostly trash games for $600. You must be so proud of yourself. And if you are referring to me about "CL buyer mentality".. i've never bought anything from CL, I've only done trades for games. Thats why you don't read this thread? ok.. clearly you ARE in fact reading it. You must have that "CL buyer mentality".

I was actually referring to everybody I've dealt with just about from CL, who all seemed to want something for next to nothing.

As far as them being 'trash games', they were all in mint condition and complete as far as I remember. Try grabbing 100 games from GS all complete and mint in one lot without really having to put in a lot of effort to nitpick on condition.

Originally Posted by wugenius Old Xbox - $400 (Riverside) Date: 2012-04-17, 7:57PM PDT Reply to: 20 video games if you want all game cost $400 firm If you really want this old Xbox game need to be text and (no call) my name is Johnny so my number is 951- Xbox 1) Tom Claney's Ghost Recon 2 ($20) 2) Need forvSpeed Carbon ($20) 3) Spider man ($20) 4) Spider man 2 ($20) 5) La Rush ($20) 6) burnout 3 takedown ($20) 7) midnight club 3 dub edition ($20) 8) ford mustang ($20) 9) world championship poker ($20) 10) scarface the world is yours ($20) 11) need for speed most wanted ($20) 12) true crime new York city ($20) 13) hulk ($20) 14) need forvSpeed underground 2 ($20) 15) max Payne ($20) 16) bad boy Miami takedown ($20) 17) soul calibur 2 ($20) 18) 50 cent bulletproof ($20) 19) ford vs Chevy ($20) 20) NCAA football 2005/top spin 2 game in 1 cd ($20)

The best is that he actually typed out ($20) after EVERY GAME instead of just saying $20 each.

Originally Posted by Bing147 Which is fine if you're getting something cheap. You take that risk. And yes sealed helps. But some electronics are dead on arrival. It happens. It is an as is community. Which means an as is price in most cases. 100 is not pocket change for most people. Say what you will about Gamestop but they have a great return process. They do have some games in good condition and if theres an issue returning the item is easy. So why would anyone pay as much on Craigslist with no guarantee as they would with a great one at Gamestop.

Gonna have to agree with this. Also, IATCG...just like you have no reason to trust your potential buyers, they have no reason to trust you. While a sealed electronic sounds like a great thing to you, some folks are going to see it is a bigger risk because you're asking them to hand you $100 when they don't even know if there's actually a PSP in the box. Or if it is in there, they have no way of knowing if it works, especially considering that it has to be charged/plugged in first.