Reselling/flipping through the CTF Classifieds

It has come to my attention that there may be members reselling goods bought through the CTF classifieds for a profit ("flipping").

Although not illegal, I’d encourage both buyers AND sellers to be clear about their intentions when doing business together.

Sellers
If your intention is to offer an item for end use by a fellow CTF member, be clear about that when listing your ad. Or, if your main concern is simply selling your item at your asking price, be clear about that as well.

Buyers
If you have no intention of buying and using an item for yourself – but only to flip the item for a profit – be clear about this when negotiating with the seller. There may be other CTF members who would like to purchase the item for their use.

Honesty is the best policy
When it comes to doing business with fellow CTF members, honesty is the best policy. Deception and bad business dealing will not be tolerated and are grounds for a subscription refund and being shown the door.

You've got to be kidding ?? It amazes me what some people will do...

Sounds like free market capitalism at work to me. Buy low and sell high.

I've always felt the same way about tag sales that I host very rarely. Some one else is paying me to take my trash away. The alternative for me it so pay someone to haul it to a landfill.

If that person can turn around and sell it at a profit, more power to him. I'm happy because someone paid me to take my trash away. He's happy because he sold it for more than he paid me. The buyer is happy because he paid a lot less for it than he would have paid at Wal-Mart.

Everybody wins.

This is a great country and this is how capitalism works.

Fuzzy

I don't understand the controversy about asking for a little integrity about what your intentions are.

i agree with bruiser. nothing wrong with keeping it real. to someone new to the game who sells on the classified i think the difference is that to them it isnt capitalizing its being an oppurtunist. they believe the flippers have the ctf association to take advantage of the classifieds. if you want to sell and if you dont want someone to flip your product price it high. if in the end you dont have a buyer let the flippers have there way with it. if i just want to unload something ill leave room in the asking price for someone else to make a buck flipping it. if they have the time and connections to get a better dollar than more power to them. but if i have something in good shape that i want top dollar for than i will stick a higher tag on it. you need to understand the rules of the game.