Some great comments here,
I've only sold a few things of mine, Some of it I've asked a fairly high price and got it, other stuff I just about gave away. For me it depends on the condition, and what I feel the market will bear. I figure if I ask an outrageous price on an item, it won't sell and that's a good indicator that it's time to lower the price. If I find a fantastic deal on something that I need I will buy it and once I'm done with it I don't mind selling it for what I paid for it if I can.
That being said, there's a big distinction in my mind between buying something, using it and then getting all or more of your investment out of it and just scouring the buy and sell pages here, lowballing people and reselling immediately for a quick buck. There was a member west of me who was doing stuff like that, buying here (waiting until the member was desperate to sell before making an offer) and then you'd see it advertised in the local free classified paper at a significant mark-up. Fortunately I caught on before I sold her anything.
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