Today I had a nice girl who wanted to trade for the classic arabian stallion model shown above which I am asking $15 for. Did not really want to trade since I'd be out the postage if I did, and I was just as happy keeping the model as having anything she had to offer, but I finally came up with a trade that I thought would be worth my time. The model I have is a classic sized model in good condition, and I asked for a certain classic body quality model and three body quality stablemates. So I'd be out a $15 model + $10 in shipping and the way I figure it the stablemates are worth $3 or less each (body quality $1-$3 in my book) and the classic horse was worth maybe $10, which means I would be out $25 and get less than $20 worth of stuff. The girl passed on the deal I offered and honestly I am glad. I imagine she did not think it was a good deal since she would be out postage too, but she was the one that wanted to trade, not me.
Another time I had someone wanting to trade for a Pegasus which I was asking $25 + shipping for. She was offering me stablemates. Well, I don't really collect OF anymore, so in my book stablemates are worth $1-$3 unless it is one I really want and once again I would be stuck paying shipping. I think I told her 10 stablemates or something similar, so she passed, and I was glad.
I have had some people offer nice horses in trades that were very fair, but I have passed because I liked the model I was selling as much or more than the item that was being offered. There is no point in taking the risk and spending money on postage unless I really want something offered.
In general I would say if a model I am selling costs less than $20, it really is not worth my time to deal with trades because postage is going to cost me $10 or more. If you want it, buy it. If I want what you have, I will do the same. If anyone is local (Portland, OR) though, I'd be more than happy to swap the little items.
The trades I have taken? I have taken some models in exchange for repairs. Worked because the people were already shipping me a model anyway. One of the people I was doing a repair exchange with I actually ended up trading another model with as well. We were both already shipping horses and I did not care which I kept, so since there was no cost to me, I went ahead with it. I have also taken models in partial trade for commissions a couple times.
I traded a couple original medallions for a couple models once and while it worked, the other party took a very long time to ship her part and made me very nervous. In the end one of the horses I was trading for got sold to someone else, so I had to pick something else. Not sure I got a good deal in the end with that one. Still want that darn model that got away, and I would have been happy to pay for it.
Interested in trading? Feel free to ask and I would be happy to take a look at the list of what you have available, but don't be surprised if the end answer is no or if the deal I come up with does not seem balanced. Remember, you were the one who asked to trade, not me.
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