Ugh sold my bass to a gear flipper

Business is business; just let it go.

 

No need to feel upset about it, it’s not your bass anymore.

 

It's not your bass anymore. Don't dwell on it. There must be more important things to stress about.

 

In my opinion you are not really entitled to feel angry about it, unless you had sold him a bass that had a special place in your heart and meant a lot to you that he had promised to you to take good care of or something like that.

Buying a random bass used and selling it for more is just business, you were free to sell it for more, not his problem, and shouldn't really be yours either, the bass is rightfully his now and you got what you asked for.

 

Come to think of it I have taken a loss on some things to see them end up listed and selling for more. I felt a little bitterness creep in but ultimately I didn’t have the patience to wait for the better sale price and they did.

 

Buy low... sell high.
Interesting concept.

 

You chose to part with it. He paid you what you apparently what you thought was fair. Move on. There is nothing unethical about buying gear for the purpose of turning a profit. Perhaps you might find that he winds up sitting on it for a while before it moves at the higher price. That might make you feel better.

 

I don't get bass flippin. Make maybe what $75-100 depending on the cost of the bass. All that hassle interacting with tire-kickers, then package it take it down to UPS etc.

Meh.

 

Sometimes regret feels like anger.

 

And if the buyer really lied to you in a material way in order to get a good deal, that's on him not you. Live well.

 

?
Let’s see. 100 basses a year and profit $100 each sale. $10,000

Let’s say the seller lives a block away from FEDEX or UPS

UPS will package it for you for additional cost

Not really that much of a hassle in this scenario to make an additional $10k a year

That would equate to 1.92 sales a week.

All assuming the flipper was buying low and able to sell high

Let’s also assume the flipper can wait as long as necessary to get the price he/she is looking for.

You can find some deals when people are selling to make rent or get their next fix.

Just sayin

 

Don’t sell unless you’re ready to give up your axe

 

A willing seller, a willing buyer, a meeting of the minds forming an agreement to purchase, and equitable consideration for the transaction defined by both properties. What exactly is the problem?

Count your blessings. Think about what this thread would be if the buyer returned the instrument "not as described," and you owed a full refund, paying shipping to and from the buyer at your expense.

Buyer did you a favor by keeping and selling on their own. It is possible that buyer didn't like the instrument, so decided to sell. Might as well make a profit then, right?

Buyer's remorse? Maybe. Seller's remorse? Probably.

 

There are people that watch the classified section and Craigslist for deals to flip.
It’s perfectly legitimate.
It sounds like your bass might have been listed too low for this person to purchase it. He saw an opportunity to make some money..

 

Did you talk to the seller? Maybe the bass wasn't for them after all so they decided to recoup their money (and then some.)

 

just contact him and tell the disingenuous motherflipper off. I know I'll feel better for you.