First buy of computer components. How'd I do?

[Mechanic688]

He has a happy seller as Mick paid the price he was asking.
It's not always a bad idea to let them set the price, if it's too high then you can always barter.

[41haikuwarriors]

He has a happy seller as Mick paid the price he was asking.
It's not always a bad idea to let them set the price, if it's too high then you can always barter.

Very true, but if he would have come in with a price of even $1 per pound and given the guy $10 he would have been even more happy, and much more eager to find more junk to get rid of. I'm all about taking peoples low offers but if it is someone who potentially could keep me supplied regularly i would have paid a bit more to show that calling me would really be worth his while. I'm not knocking Mick, i think it's a GREAT score. I do however agree that next time he should take a scale, sometimes it's really hard to judge the weight on this stuff when you're just looking at a box. A scale ensures you never over pay.

[Immulmen]

Very true, but if he would have come in with a price of even $1 per pound and given the guy $10 he would have been even more happy, and much more eager to find more junk to get rid of. I'm all about taking peoples low offers but if it is someone who potentially could keep me supplied regularly i would have paid a bit more to show that calling me would really be worth his while. I'm not knocking Mick, i think it's a GREAT score. I do however agree that next time he should take a scale, sometimes it's really hard to judge the weight on this stuff when you're just looking at a box. A scale ensures you never over pay.

Someone contacted me from my CL add for electronics and computers. When I got there he asked about a pile of phone cable. We both estimated the weight and I paid him $70 for the wire, 2 computer towers and some items like CRT's that I did not consider in the price. We both thought there was around 150 pounds. I cashed the wire in yesterday, 260 pounds at $1.25.

Chris