One last (tangential) point.
Bear in mind that when buying from commercial ammo companies, you have recourse for faulty ammunition and general commercial ****ery in doing business with them. In part, you're not buying just the product, but you're paying a risk premium as insurance.
When you're buying (or selling) on the secondary market, all that holds the deal together is personal integrity. That's the purpose of the seller ratings here (it's a weakness too, but let's not rant about that) - and that we've agreed that if someone has traded with integrity in the past, they'll probably do so with you.
But if something goes wrong, you've pretty much bought (or sold) 'as-is'. There's very little in the way of recourse other than a refund to reverse the deal. No risk premium applies. As those cunning Romans would say - "caveat emptor". But the 'resale' price should reflect that level of uncertainty.
And really, should the buyer be subsidizing the seller for his purchase of something the buyer doesn't need now?
Bear in mind that when buying from commercial ammo companies, you have recourse for faulty ammunition and general commercial ****ery in doing business with them. In part, you're not buying just the product, but you're paying a risk premium as insurance.
When you're buying (or selling) on the secondary market, all that holds the deal together is personal integrity. That's the purpose of the seller ratings here (it's a weakness too, but let's not rant about that) - and that we've agreed that if someone has traded with integrity in the past, they'll probably do so with you.
But if something goes wrong, you've pretty much bought (or sold) 'as-is'. There's very little in the way of recourse other than a refund to reverse the deal. No risk premium applies. As those cunning Romans would say - "caveat emptor". But the 'resale' price should reflect that level of uncertainty.
And really, should the buyer be subsidizing the seller for his purchase of something the buyer doesn't need now?
