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07-21-2008, 03:00 PM
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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.... 
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07-22-2008, 06:50 PM
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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
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07-22-2008, 08:20 PM
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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.
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