raphael wrote:I don't see why you need to insult any hard-working seller (i.e. Neelam) by calling him "greedy". I can only speak for myself, but I work at this 24/7 - it is a world-wide business through all time zones. I often find myself answering emails to Australia, China, etc. at 3AM. And without your knowledge of all the real costs a full-time seller incurs (inventory, advertising, warehousing, insurance, travel, etc.) combined with a factual knowledge of actual realized prices, how can you say "extravagant prices"?
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I think there are many of us who have choice words for the "hard-working seller Neelam." There is a dramatic difference between charging a premium for high quality machines backed with your guarantee than what Neelam activities. The machine's you've put on eBay are high end machines in excellent condition, or very high end restorations. Sure, a person could hunt around for similar machines, that have been locked away in a basement, and need serious work, and they might even get those machines at a bargain. However, there are some people who just want a particular machine and are less interested in spending a decade searching dusty barns to find one that will take another year of restoration. As you have said, you would rather take a loss than have a bad experience sully your reputation.
The issue many of us have with Neelam is that from all appearance, taking a loss is the last thing he will ever do, or for that matter, even settling for less than what he things is his proper price. His machines, for the most part are nothing that extraordinary. Just your average horn machines. Vic 1, 2, 3s, the odd M, P, or E. Their condition tends to be good...but again nothing extreme. He lists his machines at over inflated prices that generally don't sell, and when that fails, rather than settling for less than his expected price, he parts the machine out. It's the parting of a perfectly good machine that rubs most people here the wrong way. Everyone is entitled to try to sell something for price they feel they want. There's been some guy trying to sell a serious beat up VV-50 for between $1500 and $3000 for the past 5 years (seems the price is going up with time too). I'm sure most of us laugh at him from our computers, but hey, it's his machine to do with as he pleases. It's the parting out that we object to.