Very Disappointed, words can't describe!

[Jtrem]

Originally Posted by nik133

Don't chirp the chirps it was a very good one!

I really wasnt being serious lol I've just wanted to post that for awhile.

[evildink]

Originally Posted by snlsmith

Since everyone keeps making the reference to car salesman, here is a real life experience.

I took my 2001 Durango with 135,000 miles to Carmax to see what they would give me, since most dealerships will tell you they can't match Carmax due to their volume. Due to the age and excessive mileage, they could only offer me wholesale price on it which was $1750. I was cool with that since it was understandable based on the mileage, hail damage, and dent in the fender (my wife did it, honestly**), but I knew I could sell it privately for more and had the luxury of being able to wait it out. 1-1/2 months later I sold it for $4000. The Carmax offer was about 44% of the sales price. Was I happy with my sales price even though I was originally asking $5000. Of course. Was I mad at them for offering so little comparitively. No. It's business, pure and simple.

** She really did do it. She dented the left front corner...while backing up.

Yeah mileage is a HUGE depreciation for cars. I was actually trying to buy a new car this past december and get the trade in value for my Cruiser before it hit 100,000 miles and significantly went down. Unfortunately I'd be getting a 300c and going to the same type of dealership would mean I'd get even less for my car. With that in mind and the fact I shelled out over $8000 on a dog and new place in Decemeber I opted to keep the Cruiser and wait. It's has a ton of room, is a good family vehicle, and is great for gas economy. Hopefully I'll be getting the 300c when I get off tour this fall or winter.

[Davieboy]

Originally Posted by nik133

Ya you're all right. I shouldn't expect any kind of answer because clearly the pictures are extremely poor and don't show anything on the pads. If the pics are completely different from the pads wouldn't he say that his offer was based on the pictures and not what he sees from the pads. I should have to spend an hour driving and a gas money so i can get an offer of half of what i deserve. Clearly all of you feel that he gave me a great offer (eventhough i got 2x what he offered me), he shouldn't give me any kind of any idea of the offer i was going to get, and eventhough i saved his company 290 by taking the 40$ credit over the glove for a dollar, i dont deserve any kind of deal at all. I was also told while in the store that pads that have been used 2-3x are worth just as much as those used 50-60x... ya im sure .

Obviously you aren't going to change your opinion but there are a lot of factors to consider. You may have sent in the worlds best pictures, but it's still not the same as seeing the gear in person. I know that you can't smell the gear from pictures. Also, lets say he makes you an offer based on your pictures and then you come in and want that amount but there are a few new skate cuts on the pads that weren't in the photos... what does he do then? If you thought your pads were worth $1200 did you really expect the store to buy them for that and then try to sell them for more? or even the same amount? They are in the business of making money.

I understand that you didn't want to waste your time driving and gas etc and maybe they would've saved everyone the headache if they sent a quick email saying $400. Or maybe you could just list them on ebay, kijiji, etc next time. I wouldn't bad mouth the store though. I've been in customer service for a long time so I understand both sides and don't usually give people a hard time when I'm a buyer and I do my best when I'm a seller. In the end you're not going to make everyone happy all the time.

I had a guy buy a set of AWESOME condition pro spec V2's from me on ebay for his son's birthday. They had a skate nick that was less than 1/2 inch long near the bottom of the toe. He said he was going to leave me a negative feedback if I didn't give him $40 for the repair. I gave him the $40, it was a $5 fix with some shoo goo but wasn't worth the head ache for me. I wasn't happy about it but I didn't want the guy to be pissed either. Sometimes that stuff happens.

Dave

[Aaron]

Put it on eBay next time and STFU. End of story.

[beijing_goalie]

What the hell are you guys, communists? This is what a free market is all about, you buy low and sell high. Get over it, just don't sell to stores. Good lord.

[Big Daddy D]

I think this one has basically run its course, I'm going to take this opportunity to close this one and let that be the end of it, everyone has made their points clear. I don't honestly think anything has been accomplished here. The last thing I can say to anyone trading in anything anywhere is don't take it personally if someone doesn't bend over backwards to overpay for your item.