Actually I think it was us who put up with the crap. The rules are pretty simple--especially when they are sent to you and you still ignore them. If you're gonna sell post a pic, location, and put a price on it. Don't list it then pull the rug and jack the price--that's crap. V/r Shawn
Not saying I agree or disagree with you Shawn, but consider this. Below are two direct quotes from Val, from the other thread.
From the first sentence I copied, it seems to me that the 10k was not necessarily the price, but it might be, pending feedback or advice. Yes, that is technically against the rules, and the bike should not have been posted until a price was decided on. It would seem that the 18k was decided on, after receiving "sound" (bad) advice, and that number was negotiable. Now take into consideration, a "newbie" that probably got an overwhelming flood of private messages, on top of 8 or so pages of comments on her post. Between the scam accusations and the amount of attention the bike got, she had a lot on her plate. Now she knows how things work here, and said she has other bikes to post, lets give her another chance.
On another note, to my knowledge, there is nothing in the rules that states you can't raise the price of your item. At the top it just says "Please make sure your location and price are included." While many people would frown upon it, I don't believe it is against the rules. Now, if an item is priced,
and a deal is made with someone then that price should be honored by the seller no matter what, even if someone else offers more, but I don't think that was the case here.
On the other hand, I think if someone posts a bike for let's say a couple hundred bucks, and it's a $5000 bike, we should be honest and educate them and give them the opportunity to change the price, rather than take advantage of their lack of knowledge, and force them to leave all that money on the table for someone else.
From looking at other posts it seems that $10k is about right fir asking price, but any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated.
After tons of offers and messages, I’m going say $18,000 due to some sound advice I have received. And if I don’t get that amount, I will lower it from there.