I once had some dude offer me $2K under blue book for a car and then taunt me when I told him it wasn't a serious offer. "yeah right like you're ever going to get that for it" he said. Got that price within a week and since I'm petty sometimes, I let him know
On the rare occasion that I make an offer for something it will be very low because that is what I'm willing to pay to deal with the whole 'male an offer' process. A low bid is a low bid, not an insult.
Then it would seem you are not like the person I'm taking issue with.
I tried to edit to clarify immediately after but there might be some timer before editing.
Your guy was much of a dick about you not taking the offer as the OP seller was about getting a low budget. People who treat 'make me an offer' as some kind of preset range and get mad that others don't agree make the whole offer process painful.
There's no "preset range", but I would agree that if something is worth anywhere near $300, an offer of $20 is akin to saying "come on stranger, I want this for free"
I can't tell if this is a shitty seller or shitty bidder. It could be a 25 dollar item the seller thinks is worth 350, or it could just be someone looking for a score.
If I'm making a serious bid I take 10-20% off max.
As a buyer, I do this to annoy scalpers. Keep sending them offers far below what they're asking. The more time they spend dealing with me, the less time they can spend scamming people.
Don't take low ball offers personally. There are serious bids that deserve conversation and then those that don't. Move on.
But if you keep getting nothing, maybe you're the issue.
I used to offload used electronics on CraigsList. I would deeply discount to prevent people from wanting a refund. Then every offer was like this screenshot. I gave up and now I environmentally recycle perfectly good gear that someone could have enjoyed.
If you're offloading electronics that are going to ewaste center why not accept a $20 offer? Im genuinely interested because i often bid 5-20 on things i consider e waste and people reject it and continue trying to sell it for $100
I was already deeply discounting. I also give hardware away to friends and family (my old Synology NAS just got a new home with a friend). But for strangers to underbid so hard is fucking insulting. I am generous. I am not someone of which to take advantage.
Do you know the phrase cut your nose to spite your face?
I'm pretty sick of people treating this like I'm harming myself or the market by refusing to let strangers take advantage of me. Get fucked.
Classy...
But if noone is buying it for a price higher than the low ball offers, maybe those aren't low ball offers?
If I'm selling a thousand dollar PC (that's a year old) and someone offers me $50, that's a shit offer. Like the image that headed this post.
Who determines that it's worth $1000? 😅
I tried to give away a clothes dryer one time and no one wanted it. Put it up for $30 and the offers came flying in.
The funny thing is that you think everyone else is the problem when zero legit offers means its virtually certain your asking price was nonsense.
People with used obsolete goods often have expectations of value pegged to what they originally paid for it rather than what it’s worth.
Search your own or similar good on markets to see what other people are paying for similar or better goods.
Is Amazon selling something for 20 similar to what you paid 50 for 5 years ago? Shipped to your door tomorrow for free? Well then nobody is driving an hour out to your place next Tues to pay you 25.
Fuck you. I didn't leave my goods up for a week and only get shitty bids. I stopped posting when the first bid on day one was insulting. You don't know shit.
I figured it's an issue with hagglers that haggle for haggling sake, and not about the value of the item.
If I want to sell something on marketplace, I put the price up, because I know somebody will ask for a big discount for a quick sale. I'm happy to move this faded couch set for $100, then I'm listing it for $200... and selling it for $100 to a person who offers to pick it up, too.
It's that kind of reasoning and makes haggling pointless imo, because sellers either don't take your lowball or they knew you'd lowball and charged high to start with so they have room to negotiate.
But as that one JC Penny guy accidentally proved, people love the illusion of good deals more than they love good value.
At least he isn't offering $0. When I put things for sale I occasionally get people PMing me begging to get the item for free and occasionally writing 200 word sob stories.
Do they ask for delivery 40 minutes away too. Then get mad when you say no
I had some leftover diapers from one of those giant boxes you get from Sam’s/costco. The bag was sealed. Easily about 40 diapers. I was giving them away for free. 3 separate people asked to meet up on the other side of town. I said sure but I’ll have to charge you $5 for gas. They all ghosted me after that. 🤣
Like come on I’m already taking a loss on these I’m not gonna pay money to give them away.
Ironically, the bid was for a gun which the buyer wanted to shoot himself with.
that's when you send the new offer of a whopping $21.37 and add "I'll even throw in half a jimmy johns sammich if you accept in the next 30 minutes"
Then five minutes later, "The sandwich is no longer on the table. You may smell the wrapper."
The sandwich is no longer on the table
I eated it
Seems fair.
Weird. That works all the time on Pawn Stars
When we were looking for a house, we put an offer in on one and the seller replied that they thought the offer was "insulting". We thought that was rude but it was nothing compared to this.
Fun story. I once put my car on a site called lease busters because my ex and I were looking to get a bigger vehicle and there was 3 years left on the lease.
It's long lost to time but I had a dude message me saying he would be willing to take the lease but said I could keep the car and insurance under my name.
Like what in the absolute fuck?!
probably
Based on... ? My experience indicates more of an issue with people basically wanting free stuff. I had a woman once haggle me over a refurbished in-box phone that sold new for $600 at the time. $100 (which she already had agreed to) was worth haggling over. Like do you want it for free?
Bro, it's even worse if you try and give away stuff for free. I tried for months to offload a sectional that I had no room for in my house and I got so many fucking bullshit calls about it. Finally, I decided that it wasn't worth selling and I was just trying to avoid paying a fee to dispose of it, so I relisted it for free. It was FREE and I had people get upset that my one condition was that they take it away on their own. I would go whatever it took to get them to take it - I'll shrink wrap it, I'll put each piece on a pallet, I'll even help them lift it onto their van or truck. Even if it takes them multiple trips. But I wasn't about to go rent a truck to deliver it to them if they weren't going to pay for it.
The description was very clear, but every reply was "I want it, but can you deliver it to me?". When I told them no, they'd always get aggressive and call off the "deal", as if I care that they don't want the thing I'm giving away for free. The people who did agree to come get it never showed up, which made it frustrating since I would have to take off time from work to be home.
I've basically given up on trying to use online marketplaces to sell used things. They've been completely taken over by the most frugal cunts imaginable.
You should have listed it for cheap but let them have it for free if they come get it right away.
They would have felt like they were getting over on you and you would have avoided the worst of the assholes
I guess I just don't understand the way they think. I once gave away an old bike for free on craigslist and the lady who came to pick it up was super nice, she even gave me a bottle of wine in exchange, and she totally didn't have to do that. I miss interactions like that. I wish people didn't always feel like they need to get a deal when bargaining for secondhand stuff online.
Why wouldn't they when it works
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