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wdfifteen 01-05-2015 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SilberUrS6 (Post 7863323)
I would really be happy to get it to someone who will appreciate it, but I'm not looking to get top dollar, nor am I looking to give the stuff away at bargain-basement closeout pricing. So determining what's "fair" pricing (with a bit of a nod toward my Pelican Parts brethren when it comes to final price) and where to sell has been a bit of a puzzler for me. I'll be honest - I'd rather sell it for a little less to a Pelican than try and get top dollar somewhere else. Pelican has been great at helping me keep my 3.2 on the road, and I'd like to pay it forward.

That's a great sentiment and I used to share it. But I've been burned by members of the Porsche brotherhood too many times. I was selling a bumper at a swap meet and a fellow 356 Registry member and friend was interested. I told him I wouldn't ask him for top dollar, because he said he needed it for his project and, "We are fellow 356 Registry members and friends." Made him a smokin' deal. He sold it to someone else for top dollar at the same swap meet within sight of my table. I watched him do it. That's just one example. It's happened before and since (I'm a slow learner).
There are a lot of great people here and I trust a lot of them, but I'd need to know someone as an individual before I'd cut him any slack. Mere Porsche ownership does not make one a saint - or even a brother - when there are $$ at stake.

tabs 01-05-2015 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 8426141)
That's a great sentiment and I used to share it. But I've been burned by members of the Porsche brotherhood too many times. I was selling a bumper at a swap meet and a fellow 356 Registry member and friend was interested. I told him I wouldn't ask him for top dollar, because he said he needed it for his project and, "We are fellow 356 Registry members and friends." Made him a smokin' deal. He sold it to someone else for top dollar at the same swap meet within sight of my table. I watched him do it. That's just one example. It's happened before and since (I'm a slow learner).
There are a lot of great people here and I trust a lot of them, but I'd need to know someone as an individual before I'd cut him any slack. Mere Porsche ownership does not make one a saint - or even a brother - when there are $$ and they are a SNAKE.

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