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RJ Smith

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Joined: Jun 2018

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 11:48 AM

Sellers might be having a difficult time?? Is this assuming he is hurting for cash? The rudeness is uncalled for and he is killing off his own sales and blocking customers. Why would he do that if he is hard up? Any sale would be good for him if this was the case. So I don't see how this assumption works.

The rudeness is showing a low IQ. From there I think, he thinks he has gold when holding paper. Did you see the movie of the guy who wanted to know why his cards were not worth more then he thought they were? It sounds like the seller is under the assumption that he can make a lot of money from them and retire from the sales. But the reality of what really is. He has yet to comprehend.

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MoPack626

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Joined: Jan 2016

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 12:23 PM

Good insight into the buyer's perspective. It's fairly clear that you have a more intelligent strategy when it comes to selling on Ebay than the buyer I dealt with. It seems like RJ's perspective is probably his strategy for selling, which is probably a reason for his response to my offer--perhaps more out of frustration than anything. As I told the buyer, just a simple "decline" would have sufficed, but I just couldn't leave his accusations about me alone, especially since I thought (and now confirmed here) that my offer wasn't unreasonable and deserving of such vitriol.

I never message sellers asking for their lowest price. When I see a buy it now and make an offer options, I assume that the seller is willing to negotiate, so tend to offer a price about 10-15% less. Now if the buyer has a card that is well priced above others for the same card, I might offer about 25% less, or just even go to that seller depending on the card's condition, shipping, delivery time, etc.

griffey423 wrote:

As a seller...I rarely if ever put an auto-decline option on my listings. There are rare, high-valued exceptions where I don't even want to deal with the folks that put in a $1 offer on a $1000 listing. I do a decent amount of research using recent completed sales and other similar items for sale when creating a listing. If somebody offers me less than half of what I have the item listed for, I will reject out of hand and not counter. I see no reason to respond to someone who makes such a lowball offer. We are clearly too far apart on pricing to even try. Most times when I do respond, the individual who made the offer will not respond, which means that I cannot do anything with the listing for 48 hours. I don't need the hassle for somebody who isn't serious.

Example...I have an item listed at $49.99 OBO. The identical item is also currently at auction and is at $35 with over a day left. I get an offer for $25. I will reject and not even counter.

I will never, ever berate a potential customer for making such an offer, I will just decline. I have had some potential buyers reach out to me and ask why I don't counter, and I explain the above. My absolute least favorite is the individual who sends me a message asking what my best price is without ever making an offer. Don't do that. My initial offer is there for all to see. I have a number in mind that is the least I will take. If your highest value is above my lowest value, then I just cost myself money. If you want to make an offer that you feel is fair by using the software, by all means go ahead. I will reply as appropriate. I completely understand that you are trying to get the item for as little as possible, but you need to understand that I am trying to get as much as possible for the item!

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