Q: Why remove price when item is sold?

[Dale Alan]

I would like to see WHY people remove their prices. Lets see the reasoning behind it please.

[Dale Alan]

If we can remove prices,why have them in the first place ? Maybe just go to an auction format ?

[Dale Alan]

Holy drama batman !

Originally Posted by rwsaunders

If you're paranoid about sending money to a seller and you have a fear of being screwed, quite simply you shouldn't enter into the deal. Keeping a sale price up after the item is gone will do nothing to relieve your paranoia. I mark the ad sold, remove the price and remove the picture once the buyer acknowledges that all is good.

I have a few virtual friends that I buy and sell to here that I reach out to first when either I need something, or when I think that they might be interested in something. After that, I post to world and I have had nothing but great experiences here.

I do understand the perspective of keeping prices up being relevant to "consumer research", but linking the action to dishonesty and misleading people, that's quite a reach. Actually, I find statements like that to be insulting to the majority of the people who use the classifieds. Do you want to improve the likelihood of not being screwed? Ask people to take better pictures.

[seanile]

Originally Posted by Dale Alan

I would like to see WHY people remove their prices. Lets see the reasoning behind it please.

many reasons have already been given.
to add to them.
when i look at a classified, the first thing i look at is the price, if there's a number then i assume it's still available. most of the time, the "item is sold" statement is hidden somewhere else.
i'm grateful for people who remove their price to "$sold" so i don't waste my time.

i'm even more grateful for people who edit their thread title to read "SOLD" (of all the rule suggestions in this thread, this would be my vote). if everyone did this, then they could surely leave their prices up and not confuse anyone with thinking it's still available.

[drewellison]

This has been an enlightening and energetic discussion. I appreciate everyone's thoughts on the matter.

I have summarized my thoughts in this haiku ...

Sometimes price is shown
Sometimes price is taken off
It is good both ways