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Nothing bothers me more than when I make an offer and I get a lengthy "Gettysburg Address" type response.
If my offer is really close to a sellers asking price and they go on and on needing a list of extras I loose interest.
This much for shipping, that much for PayPal, and so much just because the sky is blue... Then good luck with your sale!
If the negotiation portion of the deal becomes so complex you'd rather have a root canal it instantly kills any desire to purchase.
Anyone else feel the same?
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It cost you extra time and $ just reading the letter ...... I called it HE for high expectation
Beware .... he might pick on little little things
I mostly agree with your sentiments, but cumulatively they are a good reason for the potential seller to add something to his initial asking price, just so he has room to come down.
Lengthy responses are usually not needed (maybe ok if the original offer included a lengthy note or was less than cordial).
In general, if a seller isn’t willing to come down a certain percentage (say at least 5%-10% on an item under $1k), then they should not be using the best offer feature (just list the price as firm).
Cash is king, not collectibles. Act accordingly.
Yesterday a client offered me $497 for a coin that I had up for $500.
I told them that the coin is $500 with free shipping or $497 plus shipping. The client told to bill for $497.
Seriously, I almost billed $5 for shipping but decided just to bill $2.95 for shipping making the total $499.95.
These "negotiations" took time out of my day.
Whew 0.66% seems kinda petty for both parties involved!
The same client questioned me and made me change an invoice on another coin from $775 to what the price on my website was which was $774.97 which was a 3 cent difference
You could send a complaint to eBay. They offer a recommendation to the seller to provide the buyer with an explanation that supports their counteroffer.
Here’s something I’ve always wondered about coin negotiations: shouldn’t a buyer’s offer have some kind of reasoning, some justification for asking for a lower price?
Hopefully, he has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. What kind of fraud are you running? You billed a man $775 for a $774.97 coin...shame on you.
I don't mind reasonable offers, but there should be a law about offering to buy it from me for below (or sometimes at) the starting bid if it doesn't sell. Seriously, why don't I just hang a "Please Don't Bid. It'll be cheaper later" tag on all my listings.
Since this has happened twice lately...
1.) I made an offer on one item that was going stale with no other interest.
2.) I made an offer to buy the whole collection which the seller was looking to sell separately.
Even if you live your life down to the last penny like EOC, both of my offer had been fair.
Honestly if someone made them to me I would have accepted both without a qualm.
If all they wanted was to feel good over a few cents I would of sold it to them. That’s what I do because I realize along time ago different things make customers feel like they are getting a Deal. A sale is a sale.
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I would have upped the price on my website to $1,000 and asked him if he still wanted me to price match for him.
People like that are high maintenance and are almost never satisfied. I would cancel the sale and block him for wasting my time.
There are people that stupid.
If I make an offer, just tell me yes or no or a counter offer.... I do not want to hear stories or tales of woe....I do not care about the history or your arthritic knee.... Yes, no, or this is bottom line. Cheers, RickO
Ditto, yep just accept or don't accept. Not a problem if declined, move on to the next. Exerpt from a recent best offer decline:
**_eBay
New message from: xxx.xxxxxxxx (821Purple Star)
I appreciate your interest in the coins I have listed for sale, but I cannot accept your offers to purchase a roll of coins for only $115 per roll. The current melt value of a roll of 90% silver quarters is about $125.00 per roll (I have rounded up.). Ebay and Paypal fees total 12.9%. I am offering free shipping for the coins that I sell. If I sell a roll of quarters for $139.00, I will net less than the melt value of the coins. I am selling a large number of coins that appear to be AU and BU.
If you are looking to buy Washington quarters with better dates, please let me know. I have several rolls from the 1930's through the 1950's that I have not listed for sale yet._**
I feel your pain but sorry, I will not be the one paying your 12.9% in fees......
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
I got in touch with both since posting this mentioning my original offer stands and to contact me even a few months from now should the items get really stale.