mental resolution of pricing inconsistencies?

**skettios** · 15th March 2008 17:36

Bet

I guess what I'm saying is that you don't see those kind of places offered on craigslist or mr. roomfinder. There are very few places for under 15,000 on that website. I think in order to find a good deal you need to deal in Thai, of course that's probably not news to anyone here.

Hamster,

Most of the apartments on Mr. roomfinder, craigslist or the bangkok post are overpriced. Those that are listed in Thai are not. So please allow me to clarify my logic.

Aging One

Are you challenging me old man?! Everyone on this thread is wrong, even me!

**re_fuse** · 15th March 2008 18:58

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts

**Aitch** · 15th March 2008 19:45

Originally Posted by skettios

I guess what I'm saying is that you don't see those kind of places offered on craigslist or mr. roomfinder. There are very few places for under 15,000 on that website. I think in order to find a good deal you need to deal in Thai, of course that's probably not news to anyone here.

Not sure if 'that website' refers to mrroomfinder or craigslist, but i can ony speak for Roomie here: A quick search from the home page using the following search options:

Location: Bangkok
Property Type: All Condos/Apartments
Price from: No Minimum
Price to: 15,000
Number of Rooms: All sizes

The above search gives 618 Results from around 3,000 THB/Mo upwards. I'd say that's not too bad for a single click

Regarding prices for apartments (ref Bet), i've also never known people paying different prices for identical rooms anywhere. Private condos, yes, but apartments in a block where the rooms are all the same, no.

Aitch

**Hamster** · 15th March 2008 20:15

Originally Posted by skettios

Hamster, Most of the apartments on Mr. roomfinder, craigslist or the bangkok post are overpriced. Those that are listed in Thai are not. So please allow me to clarify my logic.

Agreed. I found my current place through HomeDD website in the Thai language listings. The English language listings from rMRoomfinder, ThaiApartments.com, and the newspapers were generally more expensive. Some seem to be fairly prices, but others are grossly inflated.

**Cyrille** · 15th March 2008 21:12

Originally Posted by skettios

For your reference, I'm paying 6000 for a luxury condo, with gym, pool etc. just off the BTS at Ari.

There are condos around with (small, often smelly) pool and gym (almost invariably unused - crap equipment, no a/c) for 6,000, sure.

But if you think that you are genuinely living in a luxury apartment for 6,000 baht you're either an idiot, a troll or (most likely) both.

(Gonna stalk me here too, d-'man'

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Originally Posted by skettios

Aging One

Are you challenging me old man?! Everyone on this thread is wrong, even me!

**skettios** · 19th March 2008 08:52

Originally Posted by Cyrille

There are condos around with (small, often smelly) pool and gym (almost invariably unused - crap equipment, no a/c) for 6,000, sure.

But if you think that you are genuinely living in a luxury apartment for 6,000 baht you're either an idiot, a troll or (most likely) both.

(Gonna stalk me here too, d-'man'

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Please don't bother reading the whole thread Cyrille.
Thank you for not complicating this thread by adding anything of value.