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Just think about how much YOU would spend on it if it were used...
None, because I wouldn't buy a used seat
Actually, I traded a brand new (well, six months old) Regent for a 4.5 year old RA. Great trade, too! So obviously what I would "pay" for a used seat is a bit screwy!
The six year rule is only good for new in box items. If the seat has been used, your asking price needs to reflect that.
For example, I have a Wizard that expires in two years.
Original price of the seat= 300
Price per year= 50 dollars per year (out of 6) of use
Price for a new in box Wizard=100 dollars
But the Wizard has been a primary seat for two different kids almost every day for the last four years. It's not worth 100 bucks, not even close. I could probably justify selling it for 40-50, though.
What made you make this trade? I don't get it.
I had a Regent I no longer wanted and didn't want to go through the hassle of selling. Someone I know well had a RA that had been through two kids and she no longer needed it. She wanted a Regent for when her youngest is FF, I wanted a RA to use for a few months before I could install the BV more upright RF. I don't plan on using the seat more than six months, so the expiration mattered not. She wanted the Regent, I had the Regent... I wanted the RA, she had the RA. We traded. Did I get the bum end of a deal? Well if you look only at what I could have sold the Regent for based on what the RA is worth, then yeah I did. But I got what I wanted, she got what she wanted, and the boys had a playdate at the aquarium and no one had to meet strangers in the Target parking lot.
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