SLOW MOVING BUT the ADD is DIFFERENT. NEW TWIST I GUESS.

[b72471]

IT GOES LIKE THIS, here is MY rifle the price is $###. Here's the kicker LOW BALLERS will be placed on my ignore list. I just love these these adds, this guy should be selling B*ll Sh*t by the ounce, claiming if kept long enough it'll become a valuable antique. No I don't want the rifle I have one.

 

[skoal]

Nothing new about that, ive had two sellers reply to me that their putting me on their ignore list for making an offer. Low ball is in the eye of the beholder I didnt think $75 under asking price on a $1200 gun was a lowball it just put his pricing in line with others.

Ibtl

 

[TIKKAT3fan]

Nothing new about that, ive had two sellers reply to me that their putting me on their ignore list for making an offer. Low ball is in the eye of the beholder I didnt think $75 under asking price on a $1200 gun was a lowball it just put his pricing in line with others.

Ibtl

I believe that $75 below is not a lowball offer. Reasonable bid for a $1200 item.

 

[Green Skull]

I don't buy used guns or sell any of mine, but I've bought and sold plenty of golf and fishing equipment online. I can see both sides of the argument. I hate feeling like I paid too much for something. But I really hate the extreme low ballers who don't even try and negotiate. The way I look at it the low ballers don't really want it that bad because being a cheap C*** usually doesn't work.

 

[emerson]

I like to price something low enough that any educated buyer knows the price is reasonable. Then I don't negotiate, unless on trade or partial trade.

 

[skoal]

I believe that $75 below is not a lowball offer. Reasonable bid for a $1200 item.

Yet I had someone take offense to the offer

I don't buy used guns or sell any of mine, but I've bought and sold plenty of golf and fishing equipment online. I can see both sides of the argument. I hate feeling like I paid too much for something. But I really hate the extreme low ballers who don't even try and negotiate. The way I look at it the low ballers don't really want it that bad because being a cheap C*** usually doesn't work.

They throw out the hail marry and if the buyers says sure then they come out ahead, some sellers are over sensitive to offers and some buyers need to consider their offer before they make it. When im selling if I get a low ball offer ill usually counter 80% between their offer and what I was asking. Its a 50/50 on whether they reply back or not.

 

[mr.e moose]

Holy H E double hockey sticks !! I have offered full asking price and 1/2 the shipping and have received the big stink eye.The big thing is many of us have long memories and what goes around comes around. It makes it real easy to ignore their "Want to buy cheap ads."

 

[gordonlbyrne]

got to love those want to buy cheap or give away adds on the EE

 

[--PA--]

Meh the EE just isnt what it used to be, not even worth it anymore

 

[Mike Webb]

There are quite a few on the EE selling guns who have rather questionable ads. I can't help but think they don't really want to sell much. Personally I consider a "lowball" offer anything less than 75% of asking price. But I think I price stuff fairly to begin with. If an item is priced at 40% over market value I guess pretty much any reasonable offer would be considered "lowballing". I try to avoid those ads who say "EMT ONLY", not that I don't do EMT but you wonder why someone wouldn't accept a Canada Post money order? Bottom line is nothing is forcing anyone to deal with anyone else on the EE. If you don't care for a sellers tactics, don't deal with them.

 

[schmidt64]

I just respond to "low ball" offers with a price that i'm comfy with, no need to get all worked up, offended or put people on your ignore list.