Sellers - Do you consider an offer of 75% to be lowball?
Brian48
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I see a few items that's around $96-97 dollars that seem to be going nowhere. The seller is accepting offers. Would you be insulted if I offered $75? By the way, there are 5 auctions for same Buy it Now price and I would be offering to take all 5 off the sellers hands for that price (each). Just fielding opinions.
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If you're just going to send the seller a message offering 75% I would also offer to send PayPal directly and leave your e-mail address so you can be contacted away from ebay. You won't get ebay bucks but you'll still have buyer protection.
Doug
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The first wouldnt be the second would be a lowball offer.
<< <i>Do you mean 75% of the current buy it now price ? or 75% off the current buy it now price ?
The first wouldnt be the second would be a lowball offer. >>
He's going to offer $75 on cards that are listed at $97.
Normally 75% is fine, but the demand for the item and actual past sells are the determining factor.
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in general with no context, I think you have made a nice offer that warrants consideration at the least.
However, I do get insulted when I have a card listed with free shipping and someone offers me $1.50 (which happens with some frequency), completely either oblivious or not caring about the fact that it would cost me $1.71 to ship it with delivery confirmation.
I offered 85%
(If that link didn't work: card was BO at $1,600. My offer: $1,350. Counter: $1,575)
I started with 15% off - no go.
Then went to about 12.5% off - no go.
Then to 10% off - no go.
IMO - there should not have been a BO - if one is not gonna accept a 10% discount.
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Ralph
<< <i>You wanna talk insulting? Check out this counter offer
I offered 85%
(If that link didn't work: card was BO at $1,600. My offer: $1,350. Counter: $1,575) >>
That's about the best you can expect from Levi... His business model and counter offers have been discussed ad nauseam in the past. There's nothing wrong with it as long as you know what to expect going in.
Considering that on $20-$100 dollar cards, after E-Bay and Paypal get done picking me up by the ankles and turning me upside down to dump about 20-23 % out of my pockets, I will sell almost anything I have in an Off E-bay, Paypal Gift, deal for 75 %, even 70 %, Insult...Never, its what gets the deal done as long as I am involved!!!!! Moved 40-45 % of my Sales Off E-Bay last month....Shooting for 100 % over the next few years!!!!!!!
E-Bay needs to get with the New Program and Offer a Service where you get to Post your Product for the Mass's eyes too see and you see something you want, you contact the Seller direct and make the deal direct! And I would be willing to pay a Higher Flat Rate to list my stuff if they had a service like that! In that case they would still get a portion of the Sale, the way the system works now I spend my time devising ways to make sure they (Meaning E-Bay/Paypal) get as little as possible!!!
YeeHah
Neil
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<< <i>You wanna talk insulting? Check out this counter offer
I offered 85%
(If that link didn't work: card was BO at $1,600. My offer: $1,350. Counter: $1,575) >>
That's about the best you can expect from Levi... His business model and counter offers have been discussed ad nauseam in the past. There's nothing wrong with it as long as you know what to expect going in. >>
I purchased a card from Levi. He was asking $200, I offered $150 he took it.
I guess it just depends. The card was a 1963 Bazooka ATG Lou Gehrig PSA 8 Highest graded.
Dave
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<< <i>You wanna talk insulting? Check out this counter offer
I offered 85%
(If that link didn't work: card was BO at $1,600. My offer: $1,350. Counter: $1,575) >>
That's about the best you can expect from Levi... His business model and counter offers have been discussed ad nauseam in the past. There's nothing wrong with it as long as you know what to expect going in. >>
Memory Lane did the same thing to me on a $200 card where I offered about 75-80% on a red man card (which was a high price compared to SMR/VCP and got a counter
of $190-$195. I find those types of counters to be insulting. But that's just me and a seller can do what he wants but in today's market I will take my business elsewhere.
aconte
<< <i>75% is usually fair, depending on the item; I have been known to take offers in that range, and unless it is an item that sells for a higher price on a routine basis, I'm not insulted.
However, I do get insulted when I have a card listed with free shipping and someone offers me $1.50 (which happens with some frequency), completely either oblivious or not caring about the fact that it would cost me $1.71 to ship it with delivery confirmation. >>
Doesn't that really depend on what the card sells for in other contexts?
There are lots of cards with Beckett Hi price of $5 to $10 that you can find for $1 to $2 at shows or card stores. A smart buyer online isn't going to offer more than what he could expect to see the card at somewhere else.
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<< <i>Now, if you have a seller who has zero interest in taking anything off it might be a waste of time. >>
Anyone is particular in mind??? lol
<< <i>we all know 707 doesnt really budge >>
707 has a purpose. As long as you get into it with the realization that you are paying for the next grade level price for the actual card yougetting (ie, paying PSA 4 prices for an actual PSA 3).
It seems like if you have a $150 VCP average, list it at $165 BIN/BO you always seem to get offers around $65-80.
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<< <i>Evening,
Considering that on $20-$100 dollar cards, after E-Bay and Paypal get done picking me up by the ankles and turning me upside down to dump about 20-23 % out of my pockets, I will sell almost anything I have in an Off E-bay, Paypal Gift, deal for 75 %, even 70 %, Insult...Never, its what gets the deal done as long as I am involved!!!!! Moved 40-45 % of my Sales Off E-Bay last month....Shooting for 100 % over the next few years!!!!!!!
E-Bay needs to get with the New Program and Offer a Service where you get to Post your Product for the Mass's eyes too see and you see something you want, you contact the Seller direct and make the deal direct! And I would be willing to pay a Higher Flat Rate to list my stuff if they had a service like that! In that case they would still get a portion of the Sale, the way the system works now I spend my time devising ways to make sure they (Meaning E-Bay/Paypal) get as little as possible!!!
YeeHah
Neil >>
This is interesting. I had heard others indicate if they received too many gifts, paypal would suspend their acct. Do you know if this could be a problem or was I misinformed?
Thanks
Paul
If you're trying to sell something for $100, would you rather get an offer of $50, or no offer at all? After the initial offer, there's always the possibility of counter-offers and an eventual sale.
<< <i>If you're trying to sell something for $100, would you rather get an offer of $50, or no offer at all? After the initial offer, there's always the possibility of counter-offers and an eventual sale. >>
It depends on what the average sales price is. Most of the time, you can list an item for 99 cents, and beat the $50 offer 9 times out of 10.
The last instance I had was a card that booked for $120, but has regularly sold for around $60-$65. He had a BIN or BO at $94.95. I offered $65, since there had been two sold in the past 30 days at $64 and $67. His counteroffer $89.95, I recountered at $72.50, since he did offer free shipping, he recountered at $88.95. At that point, I realized he wanted more for his card than I would give. No biggie.
Honestly, unless the offer is absolutely ridiculous, I think any offer is a good start, even if its at 50% of what is being asked. You dont know how long the card has been up for sale or how much the person has in it. If a seller is insulted by a 50% offer then so be it, at least there's interest in it.
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<< <i>Evening,
Considering that on $20-$100 dollar cards, after E-Bay and Paypal get done picking me up by the ankles and turning me upside down to dump about 20-23 % out of my pockets, I will sell almost anything I have in an Off E-bay, Paypal Gift, deal for 75 %, even 70 %, Insult...Never, its what gets the deal done as long as I am involved!!!!! Moved 40-45 % of my Sales Off E-Bay last month....Shooting for 100 % over the next few years!!!!!!!
E-Bay needs to get with the New Program and Offer a Service where you get to Post your Product for the Mass's eyes too see and you see something you want, you contact the Seller direct and make the deal direct! And I would be willing to pay a Higher Flat Rate to list my stuff if they had a service like that! In that case they would still get a portion of the Sale, the way the system works now I spend my time devising ways to make sure they (Meaning E-Bay/Paypal) get as little as possible!!!
YeeHah
Neil >>
This is interesting. I had heard others indicate if they received too many gifts, paypal would suspend their acct. Do you know if this could be a problem or was I misinformed?
Thanks
Paul >>
Morning,
That is a good question and I wish I knew the answer. I have heard that as well, and of people being warned, I have never had either happen to me. All I can do is try and move my customers towards checks, MO and as I have been doing lately, I will do the deal and send a request for money. This still costs you the Fee to Paypal, but saves the E-bay FVF Fee and helps to cut down on the Gift ones. Also get communication out of the E-Bay e-mail system as soon as possible in your negotiations. As soon as a potential Buyer contacts me asking about something I answer back with the contact me direct at Niel$%#^%$# at Q.com, my home E-Mail. Then once I make a deal, E-Bay has nothing to do with it and I just have lots of friends around the country who like to send me money!!!
YeeHha
Neil
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Ralph
Brian, like most of the others have said, a 75% offer shouldn't be seen as insulting, especially if you take advantage of the option to type a little message thanking them for their consideration of your offer.
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