Divorce Sale - Whole System Must Go!

[The-new-guy]

one word WOW! great deal.

[Green Phantom]

Great deal!!! Wished I'd checked this forum at 1am today...

[jeff690]

it sure seems like thats all anyone on this site wants is someone desperate enough to sell their stuff for next to nothing

[tgoeujon]

if youve still got it i will take it

[Black Phantom]

Originally Posted by jeff690

it sure seems like thats all anyone on this site wants is someone desperate enough to sell their stuff for next to nothing

Ya, it's a shame sometimes because everyone of us will drop a ton online or at the local LFS, but as soon as it's posted here we all want the huge deal.
Not that it's always a bad thing but I feel bad for the people that have to sell everything and just want to recoup some of their investment.

[dsaundry]

Hate to say this but unless its real estate and a few other options, you lose at whatever you buy+sell. You dont feel sorry for the people that buy a brand new car and sell it a few years later for thousands less. I am sorry someone has to go through a divorce but from someone who has been there/done that, well thats what happens....as for fish/aquarium things, again other than a few exceptions its done for the love of doing it, not for making money..unless we are all turning into LFS's...
Good luck with your sale and I hope all works out for you in the long run...
Its a battle at times but it does get better...

[Whatigot]

this hobby is not an investment, it is an expenditure.
I feel bad for the people who think their equipment is still worth as much 2 years later as it was when they bought it shiny and new.
there should be an aquarium equipment blue book....

[jeff690]

I agree that this is a hobby not anything to make money on. but how would you feel if you bought a brand new car this year and someone offered you 30% or less of what you paid for it 1 year later. you would be insulted wouldnt you? thats what I see happening alot around here everyone wants a bargain at someone else's expense. I'm not trying to stir up anything or name anyone in particular I am just putting in my two cents

[Whatigot]

I think of people didn't want a bargain, this site and others like it would suffer.
If you're not getting a bargain, why buy used at all?

You shouldn't buy things like cars if you can't handle the value depreciating 30% the second your front wheels leave the dealership IMO.

This was a great deal and I had to convince 2 of my friends to not only lend me their truck, but wake up at 7 am on a saturday and drive out to false creek from Coquitlam and take it all down, nothing was cleaned, nothing was ready and we did all of the heavy lifting so in addiditon to the 400, there was a lot of value in the leg work involved.
I think that not every sale is the same, so you can't mak these kinds of judgement calls unless you're in a transaction yourself and know what is really being exchanged.