Low-Ball'rs... Just move on please!

nightcrawler · June 20, 2009 7:48AM

<< By making it into a crusade is what is scary to me. There are people on the bay who get mad at you than contact your potential customers or buy stuff just to leave negs or even try and call and harass you at home or work. >>

Rob's role is more defender than crusader, IMO. I don't feel Russ was wrong, but I wouldn't have blocked the guy. I admit the offer was a low baller for sure.

The guy Russ blocked probably never considered his"over the top" reply would get him and his ebay ID pasted as a new hot topic on a message board. He lashed out a little when his low ball offer met with a brick wall. But sellers with the BEST OFFER option have such a wide variety of practices, buyers sometimes don't know where to start. This guy starts low.

I don't like his feedback either, but with 9 NARUed, who knows.

zep33 · June 20, 2009 7:59AM

I just had a nice juicy steak

Mintacular · June 20, 2009 8:01AM

Why do people write "100" "200" etc.??

Barfvader · June 20, 2009 8:08AM

<< Why do people write "100" "200" etc.?? >>

When someone does that it's because they are the 100th person (or 200th, 300th etc) to reply to the thread.

It's like a contest to see who can get it before someone else.

WinPitcher · June 20, 2009 8:17AM

Sometimes they do it well before the 100th post and it is done in that case
because they feel the thread will get that far. Usually if that is the case it is a
thread with potential.

Steve

Mintacular · June 20, 2009 8:21AM

OK, I understood when it was "99" people would write "100" for the 100th thread. But when they are not on that number they are predicting to the nearest 100 how far they think the thread will go? (Now this is a "WORTHLESS" question but what the hell...)

KbKards · June 20, 2009 8:29AM

Many times the post count is the most sensible post in the thread. It's something most people can agree on.

Mintacular · June 20, 2009 8:37AM

Fair enough. Does anyone know what that Mantle thread ended at and was that a record? This one will never make it to that level.

storm888 · June 20, 2009 8:39AM

<< Many times the post count is the most sensible post in the thread. It's something most people can agree on. >>

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Actually, it's the "reply count," and not the "post count."

Often, someone will be bored/disgusted with a thread
and post "100" or some other high number in an early
post.

Such numbers are also posted, sometimes, as a form of
"post padding."

Mintacular · June 20, 2009 8:48AM

Got most of what you said in the first part, Storm. One little thing not clear:

<< Often, someone will be bored/disgusted with a thread and post "100" or some other high number in an early post. >>

--Wouldn't that suggest the poster thinks the thread is interesting enough to hit a high number or are they being sarcastic and thinking "like this would ever hit 100"... oops

Barfvader · June 20, 2009 8:50AM

What

Barfvader · June 20, 2009 8:50AM

is

Barfvader · June 20, 2009 8:51AM

post

Barfvader · June 20, 2009 8:51AM

padding

Barfvader · June 20, 2009 8:51AM

?

storm888 · June 20, 2009 8:58AM

<< ? >>

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Barfvader · June 20, 2009 9:06AM

WinPitcher · June 20, 2009 9:39AM

Mint

I think this question could have had it's own thread.

Steve

Mintacular · June 20, 2009 10:34AM

I already used up my one OT today on a "worthless" Griffey one so I thought I would double-dip over here.

Funny how this type of question is worthy of a thread (to me it's not) to some but one about Griffey Jr and 'roids is not,

To each his own I guess.

WinPitcher · June 20, 2009 10:42AM

Mint no thread is worthless. Even one some have seen 99 times b4.

No one is being threatened with a broken arm if the skip over a thread.

Steve

nightcrawler · June 20, 2009 12:08PM

The blue fish is a mercy post.

Ooops, wrong forum.

jackstraw · June 20, 2009 8:55PM

2¢ is my best offer

rbdjr1 · June 21, 2009 8:17AM

edit: Carol needs to BBL this thread!

onefasttalon · June 21, 2009 8:39AM

WinPitcher · June 21, 2009 9:41AM

So that proves Russ's point even more. The guy wanted to negotiate so I guess he would
have countered with:

Best offer 1...........8.00

Counter 1 34.00

Best offer 2 ....9.99

counter 2 29.00

Best and final offer 3 11.55

Looks like Russ had this guy pegged from the start IMHO.

Steve

rbdjr1 · June 21, 2009 9:59AM

edit: Carol needs to BBL this thread!

WinPitcher · June 21, 2009 10:20AM

I guess you missed my point.

Hopefully the other people that read won't.

Steve

WinPitcher · June 21, 2009 10:27AM

Ok Robert I'll help you along, psychic connection was not needed.

All anyone had to do was use the info YOU provided.

Hence in my post in which seemed to go over your head I used words like

'guess' and 'would' Just because someone WAS proved right does not mean

they use a crystal ball.

Understand it now?

The guy in his email to Russ claimed he wanted to negotiate.

What was he going to do negotiate from 8.00 to 11.55?

Steve

Morgoth · June 21, 2009 10:48AM

I think Rob is calling Russ an overpriced douchebag seller that wants too much for his cards, at least thats what my crystal ball says.

rbdjr1 · June 21, 2009 5:33PM

edit: Carol needs to BBL this thread!

WinPitcher · June 21, 2009 9:45PM

"That's all "after the fact" stuff."

That was my point. Thank God you got it!

I'll read the rest of your 'book' later.

Steve

WinPitcher · June 21, 2009 9:53PM

I think you need to re read the thread, it wasn't my auto dealer scenario it was someone else.

See next post.

Oh and thanks for the state of the card economy Robert you are a genius!
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WinPitcher · June 21, 2009 10:01PM

Hint for Robert

Page 2 post number 13.

I wouldn't have blocked the guy. I am one of those people that makes the ridiculous bid. If you put "or Best Offer" out there and it is something I want I will offer something very low to start. I work part-time at a car dealership and we get offers of $15000 for new Camry's all the time. Well, if we told people to get out of the dealership and never to come back every time we got a stupid offer we would lose a lot of sales. Just like Perkdog described, I recently bought a vintage football card in which I offered about 40% of the SMR to start. We counteroffered each other for a day or so and when all was said and done he accepted $140 for a card that he asked $175. I was happy to save $35 and he was happy to make a sale. But, had he blocked me for making a silly offer, then that card would likely still be sitting in his inventory. So why bother making the stupid offer in the first place? Partly to see how far down the seller might be willing to come on a first try, and partly because there is that rare shot that the seller needs the money or wants to move the item so badly that he takes the stupid offer. Yes, it has happened. Good luck with the Cutler card. I think you may have let a good buyer walk.

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To that Post the OP countered with his reply and THEN and only THEN did I make any comment about a car dealer.

Get your facts straight Robert.

Steve

rbdjr1 · June 21, 2009 10:48PM

edit: Carol needs to BBL this thread!

WinPitcher · June 21, 2009 11:21PM

Actually the 'original analogy' was spot on.

One other point just because the card sold for 14.55 does not mean that the 'winner' bid
14.55 for all we know he could have bid a sum higher. My crystal ball tells me that he sniped at 40.00
and got lucky.

The only thing we know for certain is that his winning bid was one increment above.

Steve

nightcrawler · June 21, 2009 11:36PM

What exactly is the point of this thread? And can someone PM the picture of plifter so I can add it here?

swartz1 · June 21, 2009 11:45PM

I see an edit...

wait for it....

nightcrawler · June 21, 2009 11:48PM

rbdjr1 · June 22, 2009 2:15AM

<< What exactly is the point of this thread? And can someone PM the picture of plifter so I can add it here? >>

edit: Carol needs to BBL this thread!

rbdjr1 · June 22, 2009 3:52AM

<<

I see an edit...

wait for it.... >>

edit: Carol needs to BBL this thread!

rbdjr1 · June 22, 2009 3:53AM

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edit: Carol needs to BBL this thread!

Alfonz24 · June 22, 2009 4:35AM

Vroom Vroom Partystarter

WinPitcher · June 22, 2009 5:50AM

Don't worry Robert he tried his hand at being a spelling cop and then failed to spell
words himself. In the very same post no less.

He has resorted to being the 'edit cop'..................

Steve

nightcrawler · June 22, 2009 6:29AM

Low-Ball'rs... Just move on please!

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