I'm not seeing any softness in the consumer market. I got to use my Bobcat E40 excavator for four weeks before it sold. I listed a 52 acre wooded property on Marketplace and had an approved buyer within 15 minutes of the property being listed (It's scheduled to close the first week of September. I listed a 16 acre parcel and had a full price cash offer in 24 hours (set closing for September due to crops) Listed a 22 acre property for sale and had a full price cash offer in 24 hours (again closing in September due to crops) Mind blower for me is that I listed them all on marketplace. I never dreamt there would be that kind of demand for property on MP. A machine I bought to try out sold before I could get it home.
I gotta tell ya, if this is a soft consumer market, I hope it stays this soft.
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Originally Posted by LWJ
Today is August 12, 2025. I have been casually buying and selling stuff on FB and CL for years. And? I have not seen the market for discretionary items this soft since 2009.
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Consumers becoming more value oriented and price conscious has been well discussed on several financial sites. It's not 2021 or even mid 2024 anymore. I said for the last year that some businesses are struggling to adjust to the rapidly changing consumer market.