Re: Suppose someone had a used SS 5-20x50HD to sell...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jtb33</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: swage</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
It has nothing to do with capitalism. You're taking advantage of Frank and SWFA and this site in general. He didnt set this group buy up so you could sell yours for a profit. He set it up to help others who probably couldnt afford the extra $500 to get a quality product at a discounted price. Since you came asking for opinions, then I'm sure you realized on some level that it wasnt ethical to use this group buy as a financial gain. But go ahead and make your $300 bucks. You've lost my respect and probably the respect of those who put the group buy in motion. </div></div>
First off, where did you get the idea that I am selling mine? Was it because I asked a hypothetical question related to it? Wow. Not sure which direction to go with that. Is 1+1 always 3 in your world? Can I get a "jump to conclusion" mat as well? FYI, I do not plan to sell either of the scopes I bought. My question was hypothetical, based out of my curiosity since undoubtedly, some will hit the used scope market eventually.
You should also be aware that everyone who bought one is "taking advantage" of what Frank and SWFA set up for us; that was the entire point of them doing it!
Based on your post, if someone bought one for $999, they better not sell it for a penny more than that, even if it's 2 years down the road, right? Or is there a statute of limitations based on how old it is? If someone bought the same exact scope and paid the normal price of $1499, it's OK if they sell it for $1300, right? Even though both are the exact same scope, one has an intrinsic value that should apparently - according to you - be 50% more than the other, all else being equal. Not sure I understand that "reasoning".
Now, if someone decided to buy 20 of the scopes at $999 and resell them for $1200 each, I can understand why there may be a problem there, and I'm sure SWFA would be able to see that one coming and refuse to sell that many to one individual so as not to allow someone to undercut them on the second-hand market. But that wasn't what I was asking, despite you trying to morph my hypothetical question into something like that. I am not asking about people who are buying to try to flip them for a profit regardless of how you're trying to twist things to make yourself appear holier-than-thou.
It will be interesting to see what these go for when they hit the used market. My guess is that they will sell for more than $1000 on the used market.
Do you have one of those FN SPR actions that I can buy for $349? </div></div>
Thanks for the Economics lesson. You asked for an opinions and I gave you mine. In my opinion up-charging for the scope is wrong. You're not going to sway me. This is different than buying something wholesale to sell at retail. You're in effect taking advantage of the shooting community that put this together for you. There are those here that go out of their way to help others in this sport and then there are those that have the same mind set as you do. If I no longer wanted the scope, I personally would sell it for what I paid and pass along the savings to the next guy who maybe couldn't gather the funds when the group buy was put together. You asked the question for a reason. You wanted to gauge the board and see if you would get any push back from trying to make a buck off your purchase. You're "hypothetical" isn't hypothetical at all. So sell your scope a year from now and make your $300 bucks and STFU. I'll make sure to remind you of your "hypothetical" when you do.
