CJ
Member
I've been looking around recently for something new to put holes in paper and have been astounded by the wide variety of prices I have seen. For example, watching for P-22 prices, a local store had one on the shelf for $369. A store a little further away has them brand new for $199. Browsing a forum, I saw someone offering to give someone a great deal by only asking $260 for his used P-22.
This, added to the number of requests I've seen around for people asking for price checks on items, has made me wonder if there is an easier way to estimate a somewhat 'fair' price (i.e. one that's not 185% of what it could be purchased for). Not necessarily the cheapest around (I would prefer to support the local store), but making sure that I'm not being bent over on the deal.
For common items, I have had some success checking forums, but for less frequent items, how do YOU determine prices? Is there a certain store that usually has fair prices? A website? A reference book somewhere?
CJ
This, added to the number of requests I've seen around for people asking for price checks on items, has made me wonder if there is an easier way to estimate a somewhat 'fair' price (i.e. one that's not 185% of what it could be purchased for). Not necessarily the cheapest around (I would prefer to support the local store), but making sure that I'm not being bent over on the deal.
For common items, I have had some success checking forums, but for less frequent items, how do YOU determine prices? Is there a certain store that usually has fair prices? A website? A reference book somewhere?
CJ