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i have a coin listed on ebay, priced at $500, today i get an offer of $230. my first reaction was... well.. not friendly. instead, i thanked the person and respectfuly declined his offer... i havent even blocked him yet LOL
this is not a $200 coin i priced at $500 its a $500 coin or damn close.
this is not a $200 coin i priced at $500 its a $500 coin or damn close.
regardless of how many posts I have, I don't consider myself an "expert" at anything
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<< <i>but it's all i have left this month for coins...come on...please-please-please...
I have actually got that as the reason for an offer.
Edit to add the response was to please come back with a better offer next month.
<< <i>as a rule i dont offer people half of thier asking price, if they price the coin double what its worth, i just figure its worth more to them than it is to me. >>
Given that I've seen sellers accept 55% of asking price on ~ $10k coins, I think it's perfectly acceptable to offer 50% or lower to get to the 55% (depending on the circumstances of course).
Sometimes, it's really not worth that much more to the seller, but you'll never know unless you ask. It can be a terrible feeling if you don't make the offer only to find out someone else did.
i understand that but when a seller has a reference to a similar item selling recently, and a refernece to the selling price, and the item is priced fairly ?? i price my items up a bit to leave some room for negotiation, but this isnt an item that can be bought any day of the week on ebay, they show up maybe once every few months
<< <i>"Sometimes, it's really not worth that much more to the seller, but you'll never know unless you ask."
i understand that but when a seller has a reference to a similar item selling recently, and a refernece to the selling price, and the item is priced fairly ?? i price my items up a bit to leave some room for negotiation, but this isnt an item that can be bought any day of the week on ebay, they show up maybe once every few months >>
I think a lot of it depends on the coin and the seller. eBay is like the Wild West and sellers can price coins all over the place. If you really want a coin priced at 2x the value, I think it's acceptable to submit a few lower offers to feel out a seller. Of course, it helps to know what the coin is really worth when you do make a much lower offer.
The specific ~ $10k coin I recently saw sell for 55% probably shows up on eBay once every several years.
Wrong denomination for me but it looks like a nice coin!
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<< <i>"Sometimes, it's really not worth that much more to the seller, but you'll never know unless you ask."
i understand that but when a seller has a reference to a similar item selling recently, and a refernece to the selling price, and the item is priced fairly ?? i price my items up a bit to leave some room for negotiation, but this isnt an item that can be bought any day of the week on ebay, they show up maybe once every few months >>
I think a lot of it depends on the coin and the seller. eBay is like the Wild West and sellers can price coins all over the place. If you really want a coin priced at 2x the value, I think it's acceptable to submit a few lower offers to feel out a seller. Of course, it helps to know what the coin is really worth when you do make a much lower offer.
The specific ~ $10k coin I recently saw sell for 55% probably shows up on eBay once every several years. >>
I saw one recently on the bay. It was a Morgan 67DMPL,a $9900 coin go for about $6200.
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<< <i>"Sometimes, it's really not worth that much more to the seller, but you'll never know unless you ask."
i understand that but when a seller has a reference to a similar item selling recently, and a refernece to the selling price, and the item is priced fairly ?? i price my items up a bit to leave some room for negotiation, but this isnt an item that can be bought any day of the week on ebay, they show up maybe once every few months >>
I think a lot of it depends on the coin and the seller. eBay is like the Wild West and sellers can price coins all over the place. If you really want a coin priced at 2x the value, I think it's acceptable to submit a few lower offers to feel out a seller. Of course, it helps to know what the coin is really worth when you do make a much lower offer.
The specific ~ $10k coin I recently saw sell for 55% probably shows up on eBay once every several years. >>
I saw one recently on the bay. It was a Morgan 67DMPL,a $9900 coin go for about $6200. >>
It sounds to me like $6200 was the right price, not $9900.
<< <i>Is saying what this mystery coin is a top military secret??? >>
Confirmed...documents regarding this eBay listing from the Pentagon were just intercepted and posted on WikiLeaks.
To be on topic, like it was posted earlier, you can just reject offers below a certain amount as it appears most sellers do nowadays.
It sounds to me like $6200 was the right price, not $9900.
The very thought that any 67DMPL Morgan can have a "right price" strikes me as bizarre. The prices of 67DMPL dollars should be almost wildly variable.
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<< <i>i have a coin listed on ebay, priced at $500, today i get an offer of $230. my first reaction was... well.. not friendly. instead, i thanked the person and respectfuly declined his offer... i havent even blocked him yet LOL
this is not a $200 coin i priced at $500 its a $500 coin or damn close. >>
Great, now he just might turn around and offer a lot more and both of you will be happy - no story, no drama, no theatrical performance for the rest of us
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then be offended when someone makes a offer
It's an offer, not a stab in the back.