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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B
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.
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This guy understands.
I sell on eBay; however, I don't have a ton of time. If I'm lucky, I'll list a couple items per day. It's the long, slow process of downsizing. It's certainly not something I rely on for income.
I sell mostly vinyl records and comic books. The records are fairly static in price, other than the occasional news item (artist passes away) causing a brief bump in demand.
Comic books, on the other hand, are as fluid in price as sports cards. I could try to stay on top of shifting prices; however, I don't have the time. Re-pricing the ~1,000 comic book listings on a daily/weekly basis would feel too much like a job. So, I price the items slightly below market at the time I list them. If somebody buys something...great! If it doesn't sell right away...no problem!
If someone messages me - and they're polite about things - I'll consider what they've written. Otherwise, I'll just reply with a "sorry, no" and move on.
Life is too short to entertain people telling you why they think you deserve less.