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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
What I don't need is some crock about how money is tight, wife's been sick, dogs been sick, my dream card, bla bla bla. . . .and they you see the joker has bought like 40 cards in the last 2 months.
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You did that all wrong. Once you get the country song excuses why they want to pay less, you block them as opposed to wasting another second of your time. Their sob story is always contrived. If times were so rough, they'd be doing their sobbing at a restaurant, grocery store or on a street corner. Instead, they
reeeeally neeeeed your card, but would naturally prefer if you just gave it to them since things are so horrible.
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In general, a fixed price listing should be taken literally IMO. It doesn't matter what the seller's price is. Prospective buyers have the right to refuse the price if it doesn't suit them. Everyone is familiar with the OBO feature after all these decades. If they wanted to take less, they would have used that option. If they wanted to hear why you want to pay less, they would have used that option. If they wanted to barter, they would have used that option. It's pretty simple. Saying any of this is a waste of breath; it won't change anyone's tactics.
On a related note, if someone lists anything on any platform and specifies things such as "price is firm", "no trades" and/or any other specifics, it's obviously considered good form to stay within those parameters since they were clearly specified. I'm sure most of us have experienced our share of dealing with people who don't read such things in our listings, or pretend they didn't see it (or simply don't care). Marketplace and Facebook groups are certainly the worst for this. The often complete lack of moderation is certainly not doing sellers any favors. Some groups are moderated better than others, but Marketplace is just the Wild West.