why do ebayers smoke crack and send you ridiculous offers?

Rainman

i currently have a carmelo finest redemption up for sale- bv= 100, past 3-4 i've sold have ended at 50+. some ebayer who shall remain nameless emails me and says "i'll give you $25." ok buddy and i have a nice mansion for you...it's located in a swamp.

dirtmonkey

It's not crack... Can't find that stuff around here anymore. Switched back to the good old beer

kornboy123

what a idiot...




Chris

Undertaker

Why not try it? There are always dumb sellers who accept those kind of offers.

panthersfan

how come you didn't tell me you had a carmelo finest redemption

Rainman

actually i just acquired this one panthers (the last one sold 1-2 weeks ago along w/the lebron). if you want to take a chance on it at ebay, my user id= rainmanesq...or pm me w/a buy offer

Rainman

undertaker- i can see "searching for a bargain," but when nearly all auctions of an item end at $40+++, $25's laughable to say the least- esp. for a card w/a bv of $100 (which i think may be high, but i'm not BECKETTGOD).

Undertaker

Again why not?
I bought a lot of stuff that way and I'm sure there are a lot of others on this board who have done the same thing.

euphoria18

I have done similar... but not with sportscards. With other cards like wrestling, disney... ect, i would email a seller that was selling like 5... and offer a price for all. Worked a few times, then ebayed the cards when i got them and made a profit. It doesnt hurt to try...lol.

Rainman

if it works, then i have no problem w/it undertaker. in fact, i like to "bargain hunt" myself...but i do so within reason and a grasp on reality- i.e., I'm not going to get the 85 topps mcgwire psa 10 i've been lusting for forever for $50. to me, $25 for a carmelo finest isn't anywhere near a FAIR offer based on past selling prices/book value.

jimjoe

its worth a try
i do it all the time
heck, i had a 98-99 sp authentic Iverson sott gold auto i sold on ebay and got 208 for it when i let the auction run and then AirJordan231MJ offered some guy like 100 bucks to a guy who had it on ebay and got it

Rainman

wow jimjoe- maybe i should have you place my bids- i'd like a mcgwire 85 topps psa 10 for as low as possible . i guess i can see someone agreeing to sell something for way below auction prices if they're that desperate, but i'm not at that point and anyone who sells a $100 for $25 is not getting their $s worth.

Itsjustme

its not that crazy, last couple of carmelos went for 35-30

dirtmonkey

In the reverse, I recently had a Troy Glaus McFarlane variant I put on ebay. It was selling for around $33-35, so I put a but it now of $37.99. First bid killed the buy it now, but it ended up closing for $52...lol. Ebay is weird, but fun.

Vincecarder

Sorry if I'm the odd one here but I love having emails with people making offers first. You can then discuss a deal. He offers $25, you counter with $45 then meet at $35 etc. I hate those buyers that won't make an offer until they hear your price. So I mess with their heads sometime and say give me $50 on a $300 card. When they counter with I'll give you $40 or I'll take it at $50 you say sorry it's sold. Feel lucky that you got an offer. If you sent a smart ass remark then you may have lost a buyer that is putting out a feeler for your card (doesn't offer his max) but was willing to deal.

Rainman

vince- my reply to him was very polite. essentially i said here's what the last 5 i had sold for, here's the average of the closed auctions, the other 2 currently on ebay are going for 30 w/2-6 days left, etc. i also mentioned the bv of the card. lastly i told him that if he truly thought he could get it for 25, he was more than welcome to bid on the auction. i also said if he had another offer in mind, i'd consider it even though i don't- and haven't yet- end auctions early. what put me off about his attitude is he essentially said "my offer of 25 is the best you'll get...be glad you got it."