I was looking for roof tiles for a small area, just a couple of sq, mt to cover the washing machine outside.

Looked at some second hand ones for sale, all in good enough condition to do the job, some small corner bits chipped but with overlap  you wouldn't see them. The guy wanted 15 baht each, I thought expensive so went to the local builders yard, same tiles 15 baht new.

Can anyone give me a reason why people do this, second hand same as new price?

...maybe the buyer doesn't want to spend an additional 200B on the songthaew to get to the local builders yard,  or maybe the tiles have already been blessed.

 

Hey, in California you would have been shamed for not buying recycled.

 

Eventually, someone will come along and buy them. So no loss to them even if they have to keep them a couple of years.

21 minutes ago, RichCor said:

...maybe the buyer doesn't want to spend an additional 200B on the songthaew to get to the local builders yard,  or maybe the tiles have already been blessed.

 

Hey, in California you would have been shamed for not buying recycled.

 

Eventually, someone will come along and buy them. So no loss to them even if they have to keep them a couple of years.

Forgot they might have been blessed. I will go back and offer 18 baht a tile.

????

Why not corrugated metal sheet it,  quick, cheap & easy.