Dealer mad for good reason?

[frankbmd]

Let me preface my remarks by saying that I do not collect boyntons.

Hypothetically I have a card worth $1000 based on recent sales.

I list the card on eBay BIN/Best Offer for $1200. I set my offer limit at $800 with anything below that figure getting the auto-reject.

That does not mean I will necessarily sell the card for $800.

Scenario #1 - Ten minutes after listing the card I get an offer for $950. Do I sell? No, maybe my price point is too low and I choose to wait for a number closer to $1200. This could explain why my BIN price is higher than I think the current market is.

Scenario #2 - While the card is listed, my neighbors house burns down with his son's baseball card collection which I helped him begin. I might give the kid the card in such a case to start a new collection.

Scenario #3 - A hobby friend whom I have dealt with before expresses an interest in the card and wants to know if I have wiggle room. I like the guy and let him have it for $900.

Scenario #4 - (assuming unlimited bid rejections) A stranger on eBay offers $50, then offers $100, then offers $150 and so forth finally reaching $800. Would I be obligated to accept his offer? My answer is no. The BIN price would still be $1200 and my floor of $800 is designed to weed out such clearly unacceptable offers. Offers of $800 or more would be considered on their merit and be influenced by whom the buyer is, how long the card had been on the market and whether I felt a need or urgency to sell it for an undermarket price and not because some bidder feels he has hit the jackpot by hitting $800 on the nose.

Finally it's only cardboard so I would never get mad.

Gotta go, my dumplings are ready.

[1952boyntoncollector]

good post..

again never said just because i got the offer over the auto rejection reserve the dealer has to accept the offer..just asking if the dealer is reasonable to be offended by the first auto rejected offer.......

[Leon]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

good post..

again never said just because i got the offer over the auto rejection reserve the dealer has to accept the offer..just asking if the dealer is reasonable to be offended by the first auto rejected offer.......

no

[EvilKing00]

You can also try emailing seller, i have done that in the past

[Peter_Spaeth]

I don't understand the question or the concern. Either you close a deal or you don't, if you don't you move on. Who cares who is offended, if they are reasonable or not, etc.?

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Leon

no

My thoughts exactly.