Here's how I Pay Almost Nothing for Any Expensive Stuff.
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In Short: Buy the Stuff used right after it has lost most of its value,use for a few years, re-sell Back for Almost the Same Price/More when It's time to Upgrade.
Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
bagusbagus said:
In Short: Buy the Stuff used right after it has lost most of its value,use for a few years, re-sell Back for Almost the Same Price/More when It's time to Upgrade.
Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
I managed this with some Hugo Boss boxer shorts. M&S underwear only has limited appeal. Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
[quote=bagusbagus]In Short: Buy the Stuff used right after it has lost most of its value,use for a few years, re-sell Back for Almost the Same Price/More when It's time to Upgrade.
Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
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Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
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Lest i call bulls
t, i would need more details on the bike. 
Speculative purchases. Bought as investments on the theory that their future desirability will increase the value.
My buying of items involves fitness for purpose with some future proofing based on what is reasonable.
I do have a Rolf Harris limited edition print ......why? I like it, bought before his downfall, still like it and, like a lot of art, a possible increase in value but not the reason for buying it.
My buying of items involves fitness for purpose with some future proofing based on what is reasonable.
I do have a Rolf Harris limited edition print ......why? I like it, bought before his downfall, still like it and, like a lot of art, a possible increase in value but not the reason for buying it.
I used similar, thanks to a previous MD, he got divorced and went through a large number of hobbies, being that guy who bought all the gear and quickly get bored.
I picked up: DSLR camera, plus a shed load of accessories, heavily upgraded carbon racing bike, marine aquarium setup, high end gaming PC, RC cars and high end golf bats that I gave to my FIL for about 10% of the cost.
My bargains were the best perk of that job.
I picked up: DSLR camera, plus a shed load of accessories, heavily upgraded carbon racing bike, marine aquarium setup, high end gaming PC, RC cars and high end golf bats that I gave to my FIL for about 10% of the cost.
My bargains were the best perk of that job.
Spare tyre said:
Tell your wife you want a second hand mattress
Watch her go into meltdown
Remember reasons
Save money on nights away in a hotel with 600 hand mattress
My wife bought a used Raylon bed and mattress. It’s superb. It’s 7’ square and Over £3k new plus BONUS, we bought if from a pair of old lezzasWatch her go into meltdown
Remember reasons
Save money on nights away in a hotel with 600 hand mattress
So I reckon when we come to sell it the lezza story will enable me to get a premium.
bagusbagus said:
In Short: Buy the Stuff used right after it has lost most of its value,use for a few years, re-sell Back for Almost the Same Price/More when It's time to Upgrade.
Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
Funny you should mention PC Keyboards, yours doesn't seem to be working properly anymore.Works best for High-Quality Expensive Stuff, usually 2-3years after it has been released and there is already a generation or 2 of New Model Available.
For example If I needed a Laptop I would not spend £250 on cheapest Junk that will be of terrible quality/slow AF but would spend the same on Used Mint Thinkpad that usually are around £1.2k new but loose their value fast due to companies upgrading their systems all the time.
You could easily use that thing for a few years with zero problems and would have nice hi-end system that after the few years you can re-sell for about the same $ or often more and make even extra $ if you get a good deal in first place.
As a Result you Had Nice Stuff to use & didn't really paid anything for it. If you would have purchased it new , you would have lost insane amounts of $ , or if you had purchased cheap stuff You would be stuck with a Cheap Junk that you have no pleasure using and at the end you would still loose $ as it's impossible to re-sell low-quality old junk that might already be broken by the time you are done with it.
I have done this for Most of the Large Purchases I ever make ( Phones, Appliances, tech,furniture,cars etc...) For example I bought My previous car when it was like 7years old for 8k , used that thing for 6 more years and put on another 80k on it Than sold for the same 8k.
Same with My Previous Bicycle, Got a barely used bike that's around 2k new for 350 , Used that thing almost every day for 3years & at the end sold it to someone for 500. Got To ride Awesome bike & even made money from it.
Few things: Make sure that the used thing you are buying is in MINT Condition and Is of Good Quality, Otherwise you will have no Joy of having it & Using it & It simply won't last.. Don't buy someones already used up junk just because it's cheap...
There are Few items such as some Powertools/some Industrial stuff/Camera Equipment that you can Purchase New, use for some time and sell back for almost the same $ as Purchased New ( In this case it would be unwise to buy used ,Hence Do your research on future Values)
If it's a Low Value item, such as a £15 PC Keyboard, don't waste your time and buy new even if it would still work. Btw Obviously There are Some things I won't sell to make back $ but keep forever If I see no reason to ''upgrade'' .
Above all =Make sure to Value Your time!
Good way to save money is go down any dark alley or canalside, find some used rubber johnnies, give them a rinse, bob's your uncle.
Also if you smoke collect fag butts to make you own, for free.
Have your sts a work, saves on bog roll, and steal milk and people lunch, maybe just eat half though.
Also if you smoke collect fag butts to make you own, for free.
Have your s
ts a work, saves on bog roll, and steal milk and people lunch, maybe just eat half though.My wife and her two friends went on a girlies' holiday to Spain.
One of the friends brought a tennis racket and she doesn't even play tennis!
The other friend brought a snorkel and she can't even swim!
But best of all, my wife brought a large box of condoms and she doesn't even have a penis!!!!1!
One of the friends brought a tennis racket and she doesn't even play tennis!
The other friend brought a snorkel and she can't even swim!
But best of all, my wife brought a large box of condoms and she doesn't even have a penis!!!!1!
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