Advice on how to negotiate a best offer.

ndleo

I just had a bunch of listings end the past two days. I am getting the normal "Will you accept this?" emails. I respond to each email depending on the quality of the offer. If it is a lowball, I usually just send a thank you and decline. If it is within 30% of what I would sell the card for, I negotiate with a counter. If it is within 10%, I accept it.

However I will ignore emails that start out trashing the card and then asking for my best price. Basically the ones that go - "I know the card sells for $XX, but your isn't worth that much. You will never sell it at the price you want. What is your lowest price?"

I got this for a well-centered PSA 9 mid-1960's superstar regular issue card.

I know life is a negotiation (I do it for a living) and everyone wants to pay the lowest price, but this is still a hobby and you should try to keep the enjoyment in it.

5714Ks

was it from Kevin Spacey?

ndleo

Kaiser Soze

digicat

When someone starts with the "your card sucks" routine or attempts to use some form of verbal abuse as a negotiation tactic, I ignore them. I prefer to keep my gray hairs to a minimum.

WinPitcher

You do it for a living (negotiate) and you are asking this crew?

lol J/K

Have a happy new year.


Steve

RipublicaninMass

Never blow a sale, but you can fire a customer

ndleo

<< <i>You do it for a living (negotiate) and you are asking this crew?

lol J/K

Have a happy new year.


Steve >>



I was actually offering the advice. It does surprise me how often this tactic is used as an opening strategy. I know there isn't a long term business relationship on ebay, but then again most of us are collectors first and not hobby business people, if I was I would never have gotten into this money trap hobby! I guess the card show dealer is still alive.

WinPitcher

My bad.


Still, Have a Happy New Year.

ndleo

<< <i>My bad.


Still, Have a Happy New Year. >>



Thanks Steve. Yes this board is a motley bunch.