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The guy at the pawn shop in Reno told me my knife was worth $8 and then sold it for $40
I brought in a beat up folder I carried for 4 years to see what it was worth, mostly out of curiosity. The guy behind the counter barely looked at it, flipped it open once, and told me he could do $8 store credit. I passed and kept it. Two weeks later I saw the same model, same wear on the clip, sitting in his case with a $40 tag on it. When I asked about it he said, "that one's a classic." I get that he's running a business, but it made me think about how fast a tool you use every day turns into a commodity to someone else. Has anyone else had a shop talk down their gear like that?
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hannah_ross85d ago
Fair is fair here, the guy is running a store, not a charity. He has to pay rent, keep the lights on, and sit on inventory that might not sell for months. That $8 offer was low, sure, but he takes all the risk on resale and you walked out with your knife instead of taking it. Plenty of folks would have snapped up the credit and never thought twice. Stores mark things up two or three times constantly, that's just how retail works. A shop can't stay open paying full value for used gear.
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