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Questions tagged [selling]

Questions related to wanting a price for a product or service.

Questions related to wanting a price for a product or service.

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Someone wants to send me cash by DHL. How's this scam supposed to work?

This raises a bunch of red flags (also confirmed by googling the email address it came from), but I don't quite understand how this scam is actually supposed to work. So, here it goes: I put up an ad (for a guitar, 90€) on LeBonCoin (the French…
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What is the best way to accept payment when selling a used car?

I plan on selling a used car via Craigslist, and I hope to get between $4-5K for it. I don't want to take a check from a stranger, but I'm concerned that no one will be willing to show up at my house with $4,000 in cash. What is the best way to…
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Does cashing a 3% share harm the company itself?

So I have a 3% share of a tech company and saw my $20,000 become $1.8 million. I'm not planning on cashing it now, but maybe in the future. I was wondering if selling it would harm the company that it would be bad to sell it for my personal needs. I…
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"Marked down as someone wanting to sell shares." What does that mean?

A few years ago I and a few friends created a company based on the web. During the raising funds period, we got a plan for $500,000 for 20% and we got investors. The last news about investors that I have refers to 2017: the investor got 15% for…
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How to sell a car to a private party on payments

I am selling an old car for US$2500. A stranger offered to buy it at my asking price, but the stranger wanted to know if I would accept (installment) payments. This sounds like a very bad idea, so I declined. But I got to thinking — how would…
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What warnings would you tell a friend about to enter a multi-level marketing (MLM) business venture?

Imagine you had a friend who was about to join a multi-level marketing (MLM) business, despite your advice to the contrary. Another friend or family member had already convinced them the opportunity is a worthwhile business venture, and you couldn't…
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Is becoming an Amazon seller profitable? Is it worth paying for a course?

Recently I have seen a lot of online courses about how to become an Amazon seller. They promise a huge monetary gain but it looks very strange to me. Can someone gain a lot of money only by selling stuff on Amazon or is this just a way to sell an…
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Can I sell a stock immediately?

Can I sell a stock immediately at the price of the market or is there a chance that no one would want to buy at that exact time/price thus causing me not to be able to sell?
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Buying shares when the price goes down 2% and selling shares when it goes up 2%

Suppose I have 50,000 in a tracker. Because it's an aggregate of the share index, it can obviously go up or down but what it certainly does is fluctuate up or down. What is the problem, if any, of selling when it goes up 2% and then buying back in…
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Owner-Financed home sale or Land Contract -- how to handle the transaction and the ongoing entity?

My sister and I inherited a property in a rural, backwater area rather inconveniently located to where we live. We've got zero interest in keeping it. To wit, we put it on sale and now are recieving a few offers. But, because this is a rural…
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If I have some old gold jewellery, is it worth it to sell it for its melt value?

TV, radio, and print ads make it look easy to get cash for gold jewellery. But, really, is it worth it to sell jewellery for its melt value or is there a better alternative? Do places that offer to buy gold for cash even come close to its market…
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Where can I sell some gold ounce bars I own, without getting screwed?

I have some gold ounce bars that I'd like to sell while the price is high, but I don't know where to sell the gold. I've Google'd around, but there seems to be a lot of shady places out there. So my question is, where can I sell the gold and know…
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How do I sell my car?

I've decided to sell my car. The bluebook website estimates I can sell it for X dollars. How do I actually sell it? (and get as close to X dollars as possible) Just fyi I live in a large city in California. Please include details like: where?…
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If accepting more than $10K in cash for a used boat, should I worry about counterfeiting?

I'm selling a boat through a broker (a friend of a friend) taking a consignment. The buyers offered to pay in cash, but want the bill of sale to say less than the actual price for tax reasons. Should I worry about counterfeiting if it is such a…
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How to calculate how much a large stock position is really worth?

Let's say, completely hypothetically, that I own 1,000,000 shares in Company X, and their share price is exactly $10.00. Theoretically, this is worth $10 million, but obviously if I wanted to liquidate this quickly and I placed an order saying…
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