The Used Parts Market & Resellers

[gbaby2089]

Originally Posted by bigs

On a side note, I can see this quickly turning into a hate group for anyone and everyone that is trying to run a resell business. That shouldn't be the case. It's great that we have easy access to parts that were previously unavailable.

To be fair, a ton of the 'resale' dudes are just dorks in middle america browsing YAJ for bleh stuff, tossing a markup on them & throwing them on forums.

That's not running a business. That's just being a dork with free time.

[bigs]

Originally Posted by gbaby2089

To be fair, a ton of the 'resale' dudes are just dorks in middle america browsing YAJ for bleh stuff, tossing a markup on them & throwing them on forums.

That's not running a business. That's just being a dork with free time.

We're all dorks with free time. It's the dorks that stick with it, create an end goal, and develop something respectable that grow the culture we're into. I think the ones who don't have any passion won't be around long enough to make a significant impact on the overall market, but that's just my opinion.

I'm not going to sit here and say I don't talk shit about people like the ones you're mentioning. I do all the time, just not on the internet haha. Eventually you realize that supporting and interacting with the people who share the same vision as you is the best thing you can do for the market/culture (and yourself). With the way social media is structured, the best action is no action when you don't like something. Any interaction, even viewing it, can push that individual's page out to people that follow you - giving it more attention.

I totally get that sometimes you really can't hold it in and have to comment.

ANYWAY, carry on. I said what I wanted to say

[gbaby2089]

Originally Posted by Almighty So

Side note; can you really be a hypocrite for something four years old that you no longer stand for? God forbid a teenagers point of view matures as he enters his 20s..

I mean, probably.

Originally Posted by bigs

We're all dorks with free time. It's the dorks that stick with it, create an end goal, and develop something respectable that grow the culture we're into. I think the ones who don't have any passion won't be around long enough to make a significant impact on the overall market, but that's just my opinion.

I'm not going to sit here and say I don't talk shit about people like the ones you're mentioning. I do all the time, just not on the internet haha. Eventually you realize that supporting and interacting with the people who share the same vision as you is the best thing you can do for the market/culture (and yourself). With the way social media is structured, the best action is no action when you don't like something. Any interaction, even viewing it, can push that individual's page out to people that follow you - giving it more attention.

I totally get that sometimes you really can't hold it in and have to comment.

ANYWAY, carry on. I said what I wanted to say

Have any of the dorks with free time actually turned their free time escapades into something real? And I wouldn't say they don't impact pricing, if I post my set of RG3 for $1700, someone else may see that, price theirs at $1700, etc. etc. etc., setting a new market, even if they can be had BNIB from a retailer for right around that price. I've just stopped buying used in an effort to cut out the hype dorks profiting off of the enthusiasm of others.