Can we get serious about the classifieds please? Inflating prices does nothing to support this community. Inflated prices aren't even allowed to be posted over "there". If you want to make a buck on something, then put it for sale on ebay.

Trying to make a huge profit on parts is bullshit IMO. I understand how supply and demand works, but there are obvious attempts at making huge sums of profit on certain things advertised in here recently.

$4k SEATS....$600 Floormats? Come on...seriously?

Those paying those outrageous prices are only encouraging those trying to make a profit on parts. By supporting their game, you're only hurting the used market. We are all here because we share a common interest. It would be great if we could help preserve that by ignoring those who have no interest other than making money.

To each his own, but i find it ridiculous!

 

Are you kidding me!?? Those are great deals IMO.



Seriously though 4k for some seats? Better throw in an ITR motor for free with that.

 

How about $300 for a rear strut bar that I traded a month ago for a $150 value and a smile. I agree it is rediculous but we have the choice not to buy. I don't think that anyone these days is going to spend that kind of money when you can find them cheaper elsewhere. I think these people are posting these prices with hopes and dreams and no means to sell anytime soon. The only real problem is they are crowding the For Sale thread with nonsense.

 

yea that guy with the 4000 dollar recaro's needs to catch a grib on reality... fukin idiot

 

****, and I thought 4k was a deal... maybe if they were 9.8/10 or something but since they are 9.9/10 I'd be a dipshit to turn down that once in a lifetime offer.

 

Thanks for making this thread. It seems like as the economy worsens, people are asking more and more for they're parts. People also need to realize that this is a hobby to most of us and with the economic times as they are, 4000 dollars can go A LONG WAY for paying bills and such.

I just sold a bunch of stuff of my newly purchased ITR. Everything sold within a day or two. Why? Because I priced them to sell, no to keep.

 

FOR SALE: Very rare 98 usdm ITR Shift ****, black leather with red stitching $900, I will provide FREE shipping and No Paypal fees

 

People see things for sale for these crazy prices and think they can really get that much. What they don't realize is none of that stuff is selling at those prices. It isn't just itr stuff either, people on here are trying to get 1500-2000 for primered beat up eg shells, when you can find them running and original for that much all day. It's ridiculous. i couldnt get 500 for a complete eg shell 2yrs ago and had to junk it.

 

 

i dont think it matters if your have seats for $4,000 or floor mats for $600. people can place what ever price they WANT but you'll have to be ONE DUMB @SS MOTHER FU<l<ER to buy them for that PRICE!!! haha

 

I was going to post the same thing when i get home and you beat me to it. All this price gouging for R parts has to stop. Be realistic sellers, not even in a good economy would you get that much for your quadruple priced parts. If that were the case then I would sell my mint 100% original R with 50K miles for 500,00 or trade it for a house with a dock down in Tierra Verde in St Petersburg.

 

and the problem is that when dumb ******** like that pay that much for these things it causes other people to raise the prices of their items and the whole community suffers for it. It needs to stop.

 

I dont think anyone should tell anyone else what to charge for their parts.

If you dont like it, don't buy it. It's really not that hard.

Jon D, should you set ITR prices for everyone to obey?

My point is, yes - there are lots of things in life that are overpriced.

The best part is, you get to decide with your wallet if it is. I think anyone else that tries to tell me how to spend my money should mind their own business.

Maybe I should audit what you buy, and flame you for spending so many $$$ on something that I think is worth much less.

It's really straight forward. If you want something and nobody is selling it at a price you want to pay, dont buy it.

If you are upset about how prices on parts are going up, it's probably because there are fewer of them with more people wanting to replace them.

I agree with the fact that anyone that buys ITR floormats for 600 bucks is an idiot, but I would say the same about someone that bought a Ferrari for 250+K, or someone that lives in a $500,000 home, etc. But that's why we have the choice to spend our money as we please (except for taxes of course).

Bottom line, don't bitch about how
other people spend their own money, or how much value someone puts on a product. It's almost as childish as someone that decides to price floormats at 600 or seats at 4000.

 

^Don't over read what i wrote. It was simple and straight forward. My post was meant to deter the profit whoring morons from posting their items for sale here. We are all aware of who they are and what they are selling. For the most part, the used market in here is on par with where it should be, and i'd like to see it stay that way.

A lot has changed around here for the worse, and i hate seeing it that way. Most don't understand how things used to be and that there was a time when belonging to a community meant a great deal.

My point in making this post was to encourage others to ignore those who are strictly trying to profit from rare or discontinued parts. We as the consumer have the ability to help regulate what these parts are sold for. Giving in to price gouging does not support the ideas that this community was built on. Years ago...helping a friend for free with something he/she needed was not an issue. Unfortunately, the generousity that once was has changed significantly.

I'm not suggesting that sellers need to ask rock bottom prices for their parts, but use your best judgment. What goes around comes around. Helping a friend in need will not go overlooked. I've always carried this mentality, and it has always come around to prove itself true.

I hope all of you understand that my intentions of this post were for the best! This community used to be a close knit band of friends that would do anything for each other. Times have changed unfortunately, and there are few who frequent this forum that can attest to those days.

I suppose i've wasted my breath....so be it! If nothing else, i hope those reading this find themselves pondering what has changed, and why are things different.

 

I hear were ya are coming from, and who you are talking about. Morally speaking, I agree with you 100%.

But for me, I to would rather have the option to buy an overpriced item - maybe just to see pictures of it, or to laugh at the guy, or maybe even actually buy it because I really want it - than not have the option at all.

I feel like community is about choice, and accepting all people, even morons. This way the community has the opportunity to laugh at the idiots, and share good times with friends.

 

This thread was absolutely needed. I understand you can't control what people charge, but some of this **** is getting ridiculous. Like mentioned earlier, that gouging garbage belongs on ebay. It's just another detrimental thing to this community.

 

supply and demand. people can ask however much they want. its your option to buy it or not. seems to me that this thread was meant for complaining.

 

Thanks 2009. You = ignorant

Read the entire post before you reply. Your response adds nothing new or constructive to this conversation.

 

Agreed.

To be honest I got the first sour taste in my mouth when I saw somebody that was long standing in the community asking over a $1000 for a set of brand new RE01's not entirely too long ago, granted they would pair up very nice for somebody that was trying to build a museum time capsule R, but I didn't see anybody jump on and say "c'mon dude, really?"

But for the most part the price gouging has only been on accessories that I've seen, so fortunately it hasn't been items that members would be in "need" of, but you'd have to be a moron to want it at those prices.

 

4k for seats.. haha i still laugh at that man who buys them for that much.

 

I think we should get a market value thread going on, or some type of appraiser to keep this non sense pricing in check.

 

I felt compelled to reply since most everyone here seems to want to jump on the bandwagon of hating on me and talking ****.

Here's a novel approach: If you don't like the fact that I have something you can't afford, then simply don't buy it and stop crying about it!

I DON'T CARE if you buy my seats or if you even think they are worth what I'm asking.

Yeah, seriously.

I find it ridiculous that you had to make a thread to talk crap to me. There's a PM button if you want to tell me off. At least that way you don't look like a buffoon.

I've got a great grip on reality. Don't be mad because you don't have enough to buy them! Hater!

Thank you! At least someone in here understands how things work in the real world. You might find it childish that I am asking a lot for seats, but that's ok. They aren't going to sell right away, but when they do, I won't mind parting with them. Childish would be setting a price of 100,000 dollars for seats, knowing that no one will ever pay that much.

Profit whoring moron! Wow, good one! You're not going to deter me from posting anything I wish to sell, and asking whatever price I want. Anything I sell, I do so to MAKE MONEY. If you don't like the price of something, either make an offer, or move on and get over it instead of whining about it. I don't see why it seems so hard for you to grasp.

And being generous? I help my friends out with anything I can, anytime I can. I've sold plenty of stuff here for great deals. You take issue with ONE thing I have for sale (probably because you can't afford it), and turn it into a thread designed to attack me as "the evil 4,000 dollar seat guy." Thanks for the extra publicity!

'09 or not, you speak the truth.

I'll be laughing too because I'll be driving my new car that someone traded me for them.

 

this is such a welcoming community.

you guys don't need a thread for pricing. like i said, supply and demand. if you want to know the price of something look online or ask a dealer. the thing about selling something privately, is that you can price your item at any price you want. its the buyers choice to buy the item or not.

hmmm reality...?

 

Welcome, jawls

You bring up an excellent point. I invite any of you that have a problem with the pricing of my seats to call Recaro and ask how much they charge for new ITR SR3 seats with tax, customs and shipping. Oh, and I hope you enjoy the wait time of 1-3 months, not including shipping time.

Guess what? Mine are cheaper and will arrive faster.

 

This thread is gonna spiral out of control behind some opinionated statements but please allow me to state some rational and unbiased knowledge here (although I will more than likely be flamed):

It is understandable that there are prices out there in the market that some people do not feel is accurate. As with economics there is a supply and demand as well as a price floor and ceiling where people are willing to buy products at a given price (in the defense irev210, i concur with your statement but there is more to it than just that). Hence why there are prices people are willing to pay and prices people are unwilling (or able) to pay. Please do not confine yourself to the basic concept of not knowing the difference between he/she who is unwilling to pay is the same as he/she who is unable to pay. Someone who is unable to pay the requested amount is more of a speculator rather than a prospective buyer meaning that their perspective on the on the price is qualitative and not quantitative.

-Jeff.