The Used Parts Market & Resellers

[CamryOnBronze]

Originally Posted by tuzzio

Anyways, I have no issues with the people that are buying stuff cheaper than market value and selling it for market value. Its the people charging 5-600 for ganadors.

If I can post a pair of Ganador mirrors I have decided not to use for sale on Instagram for $550 shipped and sell them within 20 minutes, I am going to do it. There are plenty of other ways I can help the community, like posting useful part numbers when I find them and answering every PM I receive from someone asking me a question about these cars. Taking a loss on parts or selling things for under the market value to help people out is not something that fits into my budget right now, as nice as that would be.

However, I don't disagree with you. It sucks S13 Ganador mirrors go for $450+ all day when they used to be $200 a few years back. I don't really have a good explanation for why this shift has taken place, but it's the reality we live in I guess.

I do kind of feel the whole sense of the community and what is going on is blown a bit out of proportion though. The S chassis community is a small one in the grand scheme of things, and the people that want these old "2001 Golden Era" parts are a very small portion of that already small community. Sometimes it feels like we all get so bent out of shape about things that impact such a small number of people because we are so consumed by/obsessed with this hobby. Maybe it's the fact that I have a family now and my priorities have shifted (but don't mistake this for a lack of motivation and interest in these cars), but it's not something I really find myself getting upset/worked up about.

[Almighty So]

Originally Posted by CamryOnBronze

. Taking a loss on parts or selling things for under the market value to help people out is not something that fits into my budget right now, as nice as that would be.
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the people that want these old "2001 Golden Era" parts are a very small portion of that already small community. .

I agree with these statements.
Selling ganadors for a loss wouldn’t be logical. I’m just not with actively hunting all cheap pairs of ganadors for profit when I already have mirrors if that makes sense.

Second part is surprisingly true. I usually don’t post items until they’re in my possession and lots of people still end up asking me where I got it. I usually assume they would have seen the auction. But stepping back to think about it, I don’t spend everyday on the auctions either so I miss a ton of good stuff too.

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by Y0SH

JZXPronect holds that title. You can’t take that away from use.

It was given to us by all the people that got roasted on this forum lol.

Originally Posted by CamryOnBronze

1.) Taking a loss on parts or selling things for under the market value to help people out is not something that fits into my budget right now, as nice as that would be.

2.) I do kind of feel the whole sense of the community and what is going on is blown a bit out of proportion though.

3.) Maybe it's the fact I have a family now...

1.) Yeah that's a weird thing to do (posted by souljaseth33) and I think he's the only one saying people should do that lol. I'm either making my money back or studying price trends and still pricing them competitively. I got fucked on my silver LMGT4s and that's why (when they were briefly listed) I asked the price I asked, but it was STILL fucking better than some dude with beat bronze LMGT4s on a ZN6 asking the same price *cough*.

2.) With all due respect, I feel like this sort of thinking has led us here. The lack of community values makes it easy for us to say 'oh that will never happen to me so I don't care about anyone else' so we don't speak out or blacklist greedy fuckers...but can you imagine if we did? What if we (as Zilvia) decided not to promote this shit and boycott it on this forum? I don't have an answer to that question but I really want people to think about, you know?

3.) Yes to this x457,678,689.

Originally Posted by gbaby2089

On-topic, it is amazing how many parts people are paying more than new prices for....on things that are still available brand new.

That's a matter of preference. I won't buy something used if I can get it new for marginally more. I honestly blame that (paying more for used than new) on laziness. Someone will buy a used Kakimoto exhaust on Zilvia instead of checking the new price on YAJ.



Here's another couple things to ponder:

These cats are buying (let's just say) 5 sets of Ganadors for super cheap and then selling them at a huge markup. Wouldn't it be funny as fuck if that seller couldn't move their product? How long until you guys think they'd be forced to lower their profit margin from ridiculously fucking greedy to reasonable?

What about the guys ordering multiple sets of BNIB wheels and then still selling them at US market prices? If you've ever priced out BNIB Rays wheels from Japan you'll see how fucking ludicrous the markup is. Businesses have to pay for their containers and (probably) follow a price listed by the manufacturer for overseas sales. I'm not talking about them. I'm talking about dudes on IG that pretend they have an actual 'supplier' when they're really using YAJ or some other provider to ship these wheels 'normally'. Why the fuck are y'all still paying these cunts as much as a respectable local shop? Their prices are NEVER better than FRSport and shops like that...so why?

[souljaseth33]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

It was given to us by all the people that got roasted on this forum lol.



1.) Yeah that's a weird thing to do (posted by souljaseth33) and I think he's the only one saying people should do that lol.

haha I should have put more out there. I was't deliberately taking a loss, the item just didn't sell for what I paid. I wasn't upset, and didn't buy to up-sell it, so I took the sale and moved on.

I'm only there for things I'm looking for, not going on there looking to buy & make profit.