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[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

I mean, no dog in this fight but I have a few questions for consideration.

1) how many Tesla owners do you think check kijiji for lightly used tires when they need a new set?

2) for whatever you replaced them with did you buy those tires new or used?

3) if you were under the market price wouldn't it make sense that they'd have sold already?

The new price has little to do with the used price for many items - it's just supply and demand for used items.

1) Clearly a few seeing I've received several offers.
2) They came new on the car and I'm running winters on the OEM wheels and Aftermarket wheels/tires for summer.
3) Hard to judge market price on used tires because it's based on wear. My tires have little wear.

The reality is that if a person needs new tires they either pay well over $2k new or could buy almost new tires for less than half the price. I'm not new to selling on kijiji and my stuff always sells eventually as I'm never in a rush. This is just the first time I've had an instance where the offers have all been identical. It's usually all over the place.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

I don't think you're being unreasonable asking 750 for basically new tires that are hard to find. I need a couple of sets myself this summer and would love to be able to get near-new for that price, and the ones I would be looking at are not over $2K new.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

1) Clearly a few seeing I've received several offers.
2) They came new on the car and I'm running winters on the OEM wheels and Aftermarket wheels/tires for summer.
3) Hard to judge market price on used tires because it's based on wear. My tires have little wear.

The reality is that if a person needs new tires they either pay well over $2k new or could buy almost new tires for less than half the price. I'm not new to selling on kijiji and my stuff always sells eventually as I'm never in a rush. This is just the first time I've had an instance where the offers have all been identical. It's usually all over the place.

Fair enough, and I certainly wish you the best of luck. I agree that patience is probably required to get a good price for something like that, and most people won't want the storage burden. Although it seems to me that the last paragraph somewhat contradicts your response in (1). I agree those offers are likely all from the same person/group, which means you've actually only received one offer, which has been presented in an annoying/persistent way.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

I don't think you're being unreasonable asking 750 for basically new tires that are hard to find. I need a couple of sets myself this summer and would love to be able to get near-new for that price, and the ones I would be looking at are not over $2K new.

I not upset or anything about $600 offer as I don't consider it a lowball. It's just the offers are all $600 from different people and when I give them a counter like $700 none of them respond so I don't know if I'm getting trolled or something.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I not upset or anything about $600 offer as I don't consider it a lowball. It's just the offers are all $600 from different people and when I give them a counter like $700 none of them respond so I don't know if I'm getting trolled or something.

Post the link and then we can find out...

[Wormius]

I’d repost the ad for $150 more and see if the responses change.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I not upset or anything about $600 offer as I don't consider it a lowball. It's just the offers are all $600 from different people and when I give them a counter like $700 none of them respond so I don't know if I'm getting trolled or something.

Here's a little conspiracy theory. All these messages are from 1 person with different accounts to make you feel like $600 is the best you'll get. That way they pressure you into selling at $600 since "hell that's the best offer I got".

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I’d repost the ad for $150 more and see if the responses change.

Honestly, this isnt a bad idea.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Locke

Honestly, this isnt a bad idea.

Well, I mean, if the OP isn’t desperate for a quick sale, it would be a fun experiment.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Well, I mean, if the OP isn’t desperate for a quick sale, it would be a fun experiment.

I've done it in the past. If you post something for too little people either assume there is something wrong with it or that you're desperate and every crazy climbs out of their hole.

Whereas if you were someone looking for large-sized, relatively new tires, you'd have a price-point in mind and filter from there, where you might miss his listing entirely.

[ken0042]

I also wonder if it could be a setup for a scam. A bunch of offers come in for $600, and then a full price offer with the "extra $200" for their driver coming to pick it up.

[Erick Estrada]

Good stuff to think about fellas. Maybe I will accept the next $600 offer to see what happens. If it's a scam then at least it solves the riddle of the identical offers. If it's legit then it is what it is. I need the garage space anyway.

[TorqueDog]

I've found better results on bigger ticket items through Facebook Marketplace, and Kijiji for smaller items. Although funnily enough, selling my old Pirelli P-Zero 20" tires worked better on Kijiji. I also don't think your price is out to lunch either.

[Shazam]

Anything car related will get all sorts of insane stupid offers on Kijiji. Just block them.

[Traditional_Ale]

Is it illegal to post fake classifieds for something? It would be an interesting study on opportunity cost by a perfect test group.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Is it illegal to post fake classifieds for something?

Maybe, but it's somewhere between impossible and impossible to prove.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Is it illegal to post fake classifieds for something? It would be an interesting study on opportunity cost by a perfect test group.

At the very least, it is against the Terms of Service.

[Ducay]

Downtown Posers GMG


You all know these types. They work hybrid and come in on Tuesdays and Thursdays to clog up everyone's commutes and make coffee and food lines unbearably long.
They come into the office and take all their meetings remote anyways, meanwhile the folks who actually make things happen have been in 5 days a week since April 2020. They're effectively role playing as downtown workers those days. If you're in 2 days a week - you're overhead

80% of Suncor - I'm looking at you

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Downtown Posers GMG


You all know these types. They work hybrid and come in on Tuesdays and Thursdays to clog up everyone's commutes and make coffee and food lines unbearably long.
They come into the office and take all their meetings remote anyways, meanwhile the folks who actually make things happen have been in 5 days a week since April 2020. They're effectively role playing as downtown workers those days. If you're in 2 days a week - you're overhead

80% of Suncor - I'm looking at you

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Downtown Posers GMG


You all know these types. They work hybrid and come in on Tuesdays and Thursdays to clog up everyone's commutes and make coffee and food lines unbearably long.
They come into the office and take all their meetings remote anyways, meanwhile the folks who actually make things happen have been in 5 days a week since April 2020. They're effectively role playing as downtown workers those days. If you're in 2 days a week - you're overhead

80% of Suncor - I'm looking at you

How many of them do you think actually want to be there vs. those who are forced to by idiot managers?