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Do most people haggle on price on the BST?
bosco5041
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I have had a few instances were I was interested in a coin but the price was maybe a little more than I would want to give. It did not say or best offer so I did not make an offer and just let it go. I would like to know what most of the forum members do in cases like that.
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Cheapest is very seldom the best or even nice.
If a coin is fairly priced, I just buy it. If it's a little over priced, I make a counter offer. If it's greatly over priced, I just move along and don't even bother with a counter offer.
Same here.
As a seller, if the price is as low as I'm willing to go I make that clear in the post. If there's wiggle room I say so.
Lance.
....still there have been many times where I've felt that the price was nice to begin with and just pulled the trigger...that's almost always true for the good stuff if you can find the good stuff priced nice.
If a coin is fairly priced, I just buy it. If it's a little over priced, I make a counter offer. If it's greatly over priced, I just move along and don't even bother with a counter offer.
Same here.
As a seller, if the price is as low as I'm willing to go I make that clear in the post. If there's wiggle room I say so.
Lance.
I agree with both of these from a buyer and seller perspective.
And if my coin is already fairly priced, which it generally is, and someone sends me a ridiculous lowball offer, they'll likely just get ignored.
when I sell ---it tends to be split evenly between "What is your best price?" and a purchase at the price stated.
MOST just pay any price asked.
Selling, I have had a mix of people pay asking price and those making an offer.
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The point of a successful transaction is for both parties to feel good about it and be willing to do another with the other party.
If I am interested in a coin I will send the seller a PM and ask for their "best price". If it is agreeable, I'll buy it. If not, I will state my offer and let it ride.
If someone says "Best Price" to me, I typically ignore them.
You either like the coin at my price, or you counter my price with your price. If you simply say, "Best Offer", you're just low-balling.
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I have paid asking price on the BST and I have also asked for best offer.... I have been
happy with all my BST transactions. Cheers, RickO
Same here
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Some won't like what I have to say here and I'm OK with that. Most things I've sold from my collection are nice and if they want to compare Ebay prices then sorry, you need to go to Ebay. I have received so many PM's through the years yes, our very own board members. They send me an unsolicited offer, no hello, just "I'll give you this. Well I have said I'm sure you would.
I turned down an offer that was oh so close but I didn't like the tone and of course no hello. So darn it say hello even if you don't mean it. OK, please don't get me going. I could never be a Dealer with a whole lot of rude people out there. Yes again, even on here. They just act different in private then when they post in public.
I lied, not done yet I have indeed made an offer before or if I felt it was a touch high I've asked if they can do better. But I don't start post posting previous auction prices of any coin out there.
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On my BST listings, I have some folks pay the full price and others send offers. Some coins I'll have room to work, others I won't have room. But I never get upset when people send offers here on the BST or on eBay, even if they are lowball offers. The worst I'll say is no...
Seems like some sellers have a problem with offers though, but you also see lots of grumpy dealers trying to sell coins at shows as well, so I don't put too much thought into the matter.
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