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<p>[QUOTE="masterswimmer, post: 8154761, member: 102022"]I had a similar situation/experiment I conducted. Not coin related, but an experiment on human nature.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking to unload a relatively large aquarium on a hobby specific forum. The aquarium was acrylic and scratched up horribly. It held water, but it was trash for a display tank. </p><p><br /></p><p>I listed it in the B/S/T forum and wanted to just get it out of here, so my offering price was FREE. Come and get it and it's yours. A week goes by, nothing. I bump it to make sure it's being seen. Week #2, nothing. Bumped again. Week #3, nada. No interest at all. Bump. Week #4 and it began feeling like Groundhogs Day. Nobody wanted it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is when I decided to do my social experiment. I closed the first listing and relisted it for $50. Within 1/2 hour, ehhh, maybe 45 minutes I had not only an inquiry, but a bona fide, full price, 'I'll take it'. Gone, out the door by the next day.</p><p><br /></p><p>My conclusion... if I (or anybody) don't see value in something I own, why would someone else? Put a value, however low on something you're looking to get rid of, and others will also see some value in it. Offer it for free, people, rightfully so, will say to themselves, it must be junk. The seller wants me to take their garbage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Human nature is a funny thing. It doesn't always correlate to what we believe is sometimes just wanting to do a nice gesture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="masterswimmer, post: 8154761, member: 102022"]I had a similar situation/experiment I conducted. Not coin related, but an experiment on human nature. I was looking to unload a relatively large aquarium on a hobby specific forum. The aquarium was acrylic and scratched up horribly. It held water, but it was trash for a display tank. I listed it in the B/S/T forum and wanted to just get it out of here, so my offering price was FREE. Come and get it and it's yours. A week goes by, nothing. I bump it to make sure it's being seen. Week #2, nothing. Bumped again. Week #3, nada. No interest at all. Bump. Week #4 and it began feeling like Groundhogs Day. Nobody wanted it. This is when I decided to do my social experiment. I closed the first listing and relisted it for $50. Within 1/2 hour, ehhh, maybe 45 minutes I had not only an inquiry, but a bona fide, full price, 'I'll take it'. Gone, out the door by the next day. My conclusion... if I (or anybody) don't see value in something I own, why would someone else? Put a value, however low on something you're looking to get rid of, and others will also see some value in it. Offer it for free, people, rightfully so, will say to themselves, it must be junk. The seller wants me to take their garbage. Human nature is a funny thing. It doesn't always correlate to what we believe is sometimes just wanting to do a nice gesture.[/QUOTE]
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