Weddingbee boards

My new hobby is looking at craigslist/WB classifieds/varies other outlets for wedding items and I'm shocked at some of the prices some of these past brides are asking for things. Granted I have no interest in some of the things so it could be a respectable price for someone in dire need and I have also been shocked by how low some brides are asking, 1200.00 dress for 100??? I dont need it but I kind of want it for that price! I just saw the same dress listed in 4 different places by different people and one of the brides is asking almost full price for her used dress. I don't know why it bothers me but its just one of those annoying things that I don't understand. I plan on selling a few things after the wedding but for CHEAP! Am I the one one with sticker shock on this?

Eh. I haven't decided yet whether I'm going to sell my dress after the wedding but if I did, I wouldn't go any lower than half price. It's not worth it to me to sell it if I'm not making back at least half of what we paid for it. I wouldn't even try to sell it if it wasn't in perfect condition, worn once, and dry cleaned. I feel like what is the point if I paid a lot for something not to get something back for it? I'd rather keep it than give it away for nothing.

Yeah, I've noticed it too. I actually wanted to post something on this subject but I don't have the guts :/

I think some people believe their stuff is worth more than it is.  I really haven't found anything priced low yet.

I agree the price differences are crazy! I am selling a new dress for $350 and ive seen dresses stright out of the 80's listed for over $700! I think people just pull numbers outa there ass when selling stuff. I know my boss does!

Maybe it's to leave negotiation room. You'd be shocked at how much some buyers try lowball. Before my wedding I wasn't sure if I was going to wear a dress I ordered. It was a brand new 2010 collection Romona Keveza. Purchase price was $3600, I listed it for $3000. Now whoever buys that is already getting a $600 deal on an unused, unaltered spanking new dress. I had two people email me within a couple days asking if I will sell it for $1500. Now why would I do that??? I didn't even bother to reply and I ended up wearing the dress as a reception dress. Now that it's altered and used, it's worth $1500 in my opinion, although I didn't put it up for sale yet.

If it's brand new and unaltered, that would be fine.  But I've been to all the different sites for used gowns and to WB classifieds, and some of these people want 90% of what they paid for it after their wedding.  No thanks.  If it costs me the same or a little more to buy a new dress and have it altered, I'd rather do that.  As for wedding supplies, people want full price (what they paid) for mismatched or very few items that clearly could not function by themselves (you'd have to find more of the same item anyways).

I think though, there is a certain price like kittyachi said that has to be met to make it worth their while to sell just to either overcome sentimental value or the cleaning cost.  However, I've seen dresses from the 80's-90's, and want crazy amounts...yeah, no thanks.

I think half price is a great deal! It's the people who are asking for almost the exact price they paid I don't understand. Selling something for 50.00 cheaper? No thanks I'll get it from the store.

The one trying to sell it for almost retail price may not have used or altered it at all.  It's fairly common for a bride to buy a dress, then fall in love with a different one, and buy the second one hoping to sell the first one.  What they don't realize is that a dress loses value the moment you take it out of the store, even if you never touch it.  If someone is going to pay full retail, they want to be able to try the dress on, compare it with others, etc.  And they want a retail store standing behind it, so they can take legal action if something goes wrong.

Dresses are actually one of the hardest wedding items to sell.  We've sold almost all our other stuff, but still have one of the two dresses and one of the two veils left.  We're only asking half of what we bought them for--and we bought them for less than full retail.  However, someone who likes your table linens can always buy them.  Someone who likes your dress, but is a size 2 when you're a size 28 or vice versa, can't buy yours.  So your market is a whole lot smaller.

I hear what all of you are saying, I see some ridiculously priced stuff too. What makes me laugh is when a girl puts a bogus purchase price like $8K when I know the dress sells in the stores for $5K. Just don't lie and assume that people are stupid.

My point however was that it almost makes sense to inflate the price knowing people will try to bargain whatever price you put. I think most people that buy used stuff online get a kick from the bargaining. Now that I know people have the nerve to offer $1500 for a brand new $3600 dress; when I do want to sell it for $1500 I will price it for at least $2000. Then I at least have room for negotiation when people offer me something ridiculous, at least I can try to meet them halfway.

@azure6700: Haha! I think most of these are two-dress brides that changed their minds, just don't want to admit that they found something better and make the dress in question seem like second-choice. I would think that it would be difficult to camouflage a used dress as brand-new, unaltered one; at least I would hope not.

@azure6700:  The interesting thing is that wedding dresses put on eBay rarely sell at all, and if they do, they tend to sell for much less than their original price.

@Beelieve: Good luck! I finally sold one of my dresses for $1200 today (Vera Wang bought as a sample for $2000 and never worn), pending clearing of funds. Of course right after she sends the money, I get an email from another bride offering $1500 for it. Figures!

To add to what I've already said, can I just take a moment to complain about the people listing 120" round white tablecloths for over $20.00 a piece? Seriously I can buy them new online for cheaper and its not like they are claiming they are high quality or anything. Geez!