|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| Home | Forums | Register | Gallery | FAQ | Calendar |
| Retailers | Community | News/Info | International Retailers | IRC | Today's Posts |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools |
August 26th, 2010, 13:40
|
#1 |
|
Whats Testing Waters?
what does it mean? i've seen it a bunch of times in the classifieds but i have no idea of what it means lol
__________________
"Rob you see them over there?" "One on the right hand side here" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIyIKPK0eDE |
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 13:42
|
#2 |
|
Official ASC Bladesmith
|
Means to see if there might be any interest in buying something.
|
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 13:43
|
#3 |
|
Red Wine & Adderall
|
Imagine dipping your toe in a bathtub to see how hot the water is.
Now think of the same concept but with throwing an item up for sale with a price to gauge how well it would fair.
__________________
 "Its only a little bit on fire" |
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 13:43
|
#4 |
|
Basically gauging interest. I usually think of them as a "I'm thiiiinking of selling something, here it is.... But maybe not."
Correct me if I'm wrong. |
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 13:43
|
#5 | ||
|
People who might want to sell their stuff but only if the right offer comes along. Usualy this means the items are overpriced and not worth what the buyer is expecting, usualy but not always ;-)
__________________
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 13:45
|
#6 |
|
|
ahh i see. thanks guys
 lol that was a quick response
__________________
"Rob you see them over there?" "One on the right hand side here" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIyIKPK0eDE |
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 13:52
|
#7 |
|
8=======D
|
Testing waters = is there someone stupid enough out there to overpay for an item that I overpaid for...
__________________
Brian McIlmoyle TTAC3 Director CAPS Range Officer Toronto Downtown Age Verifier OPERATION WOODSMAN If the tongue could cut as the sword does, the dead would be infinite |
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 15:08
|
#8 | |
|
Quote:
__________________
On the seventh day when God rested, we overran his perimeter and we've been running the show ever since.... |
|
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 15:40
|
#9 | |
|
kos
|
Quote:
Not always. I put it in my ad because I wasn't sure which GBB I wanted to sell. The one that got more interest would sell, whilst the other would stay in the collection. |
|
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 15:46
|
#10 |
|
testing waters = for sale
|
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 16:00
|
#11 |
|
testing waters should = post deletion it is for sale or it is not. If you cannot make up your mind or decide what you want or do not want don't post until you know.
/my 2cents
__________________
W-69 _/| |
|
|
|
|
August 26th, 2010, 17:14
|
#12 | |||
|
Quote:
It's for sale, or it's not. There's no halfassed in-between. Generally, when someone's ad in the classified says "testing waters", I take that to mean "not really interested or motivated to sell, but if you offer me a shitload of money I will consider it."
__________________
Quote:
Quote:
|
|||
|
|
|
|
August 31st, 2010, 15:05
|
#13 |
|
Lol, were all "Testing Waters" then. If you could sell any gun or anything at a price way more than it's worth, I'd bet you would sell it. So... in that case I'm testing waters on my AUG... Anyone?
|
|
|
|
|
August 31st, 2010, 15:15
|
#14 | |
|
formerly LoveMyStubby
|
It's not common enough to piss and moan about. I have seen it maybe 3 times in the past year. I can see why though, the seller does want to throw the bait out there but does not want to be committed to selling to any buyers.
I can see it being useful for items that are not so common in the sold archive or if the seller deleted the price. I use previous sold items to gauge my prices for items.
__________________
Quote:
Last edited by The Chad; August 31st, 2010 at 15:17.. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
||||||
| Bookmarks |
|
|
 |
|
