Posting the wrong MSRP: why?


Why do people post an inflated MSRP for their used gear?

I mean, it's not hard to check what the real price is.

It makes a very poor impression vis a vis, you know, truthiness.

fredapplegate

Those posters are doing you a favor by signaling their true colors.

Buyer beware. Maybe just move on.

It’s the oldest retail sales trick in the book! Inflate the supposed price but then give a special discount. There are many variations of this but effectively the same: today only, by the end of the month, by two get one free, MSRP is X but we’ll it for only .8X etc. “ Value” is all relative to your taste but in the end, just have to decide if what you’re actually getting is worth it to you. 

Many times if a used piece of gear is more than a couple years old, the retail price listed is what it sold for THEN....todays' retail would be different.