Actually there are several threads over the past few days/weeks that prompted me to post, not one posting. And if you look at CABs posts she/he has made 10 and every single one is about the yellow find...no meaningful other posts to contribute to the site. That is what rankles me. I think lightningboltz said it best, "it's worth what someone will pay" as the answer to the "what's is worth?" question. And I don't feel the need to step up any bid as I have a very fair offer in mind but it'll be a cold day in hell before I offer $200 for that yellow kettle.
Yeah, but I don't think CABarrow did anything wrong. I would prefer they post here and share their find once and give us enthusiasts a shot. The number of grills that this happens to is still very low in the grand scheme of things so why let it bug you? For every 100+ colored kettle that gets listed in the trading post, a post like this come along. CAB said hello, we got excited and they want to sell. Who knows, maybe they will regret selling it later and want to join us again one day?
On some forums these issues regulate themselves. I'm not saying these how WKC should operate but here are some examples.
Noob asks a question for the 1000th time>>>> Everyone yells search!!!!
Noob asks a question for the 1000th time>>>> Read the damn stickies before posting, Noob!
Simple question gets posted>>>> Thread gets locked. Member gets put in time out.
Simple question gets asked for 1000th time>>>>> Noone answers- PO wonders why noone likes him
These things are the opposite of what makes WKC great. The Irishfire thread is a good example:
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/trading-post/195859-weber-kettle-for-sale!!!/msg35170/#msg35170 All that Hoopla could have been avoided if the PO had some manners. There was no denying that was an awesome kettle with an awesome story but the PO is obviously not a salesman. Everyone would have won if they were upfront about it to begin with. A happy buyer, seller would have gotten more money, the community would have a chance to perv a rare kettle and no pissed off members. So be nice and courteous when trying to sell something!
From the enthusiast end we should also know how to negotiate. If a rare kettle gets posted on the forum the cat is out of the bag so make a move if you can.
"Sure, you can get more money upfront on Ebay but they will take a 12% fee plus listing fees. I'll paypal you the money directly right now and you don't have to deal with the 9% closing fees" take this conversation offline unless you want to get banned on ebay!
"You will be responsible for shipping the kettle and if the kettle arrives dinged I will Paypal Buyer protection your @$$ and you are screwed. So how about you let my agent that can safely pack a kettle in their sleep who also live in your town pick it up instead?
" (Say it nicer though!)
"This will go to a good home to a person that will appreciate it's historical value"
a Sob Story- "My Name is Mike.Stavlund and all I want for xmas is a red performer to match my red Santa hat so can you sell me yours for $20 pretty please?"
lol
and last but not least Grillfella threats! (jk!)