Am I missing something here?????

[rhettyeakley]

Insulting someone while making an offer on their card probably isn't the best way to negotiate.

He has high prices and I'm surprised he sells anything but they're his things and he can ask what he likes.

[Leon]

+1 ... Live and Learn....That seller has actually discounted something for me quite nicely before.

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Insulting someone while making an offer on their card probably isn't the best way to negotiate.

He has high prices and I'm surprised he sells anything but they're his things and he can ask what he likes.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Leon

+1 ... Live and Learn....That seller has actually discounted something for me quite nicely before.

Just did it for me last week. Had a card listed for $1250 and accepted my offer of $800, which I thought was an eminently fair price.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

while I tend to agree that this seller's starting prices seem a bit high, if he's anything like me, there is no magic % off that will always get a deal done. It depends on what I'm into the card for, and sometimes even, do I have a big purchase on the horizon and need some cash.

I have to agree that being combative in an offer is a good way to get turned down, and frankly I block people, never because of the amount of an offer, but sometimes because of the attitude. If that's how they are going to act before we even do business, I don't want to find out what they're going to be like when they can actually damage my reputation on ebay.

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Insulting someone while making an offer on their card probably isn't the best way to negotiate.

He has high prices and I'm surprised he sells anything but they're his things and he can ask what he likes.

I didn't really have any hopes of him accepting. I hardly look at it as in insult as well. Why someone would shell out that cash for a damaged back is beyond my comprehension.

[Luke]

Yeah, you're not wrong about the price, but it doesn't ever do any good to lead off in a confrontational way like that imo.

[Head928]

If you offered me $25 on something I had $150 then proceeded to bag me on this board ......blocked.

[Joshchisox08]

And hear I was thinking I was pointing out a card clearly not worth the money and I get ridiculed for perhaps being confrontational or IMHO telling the truth.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

And hear I was thinking I was pointing out a card clearly not worth the money and I get ridiculed for perhaps being confrontational or IMHO telling the truth.

Then why did the card sell? The seller had his card priced appropriately to sell for a price acceptable to him. I don't understand the point of this thread. It would be one thing if the card had been listed for a long time and was unsold. However, that is not the case. You are complaining because the owner chose to sell the card to someone else instead of taking your lower offer when there are plenty of other options for you to buy the same card. Am I missing something here?

[Jeffrompa]

Thats way too much . BIN means Buy It Never . The $25 approach is as wrong as the $ 150 price .

[PhillipAbbott79]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

And hear I was thinking I was pointing out a card clearly not worth the money and I get ridiculed for perhaps being confrontational or IMHO telling the truth.

It's not a 25 dollar card. I would have probably paid 75 for it, so yea. You basically admitted you made him a low ball offer with no intention of buying? I wouldn't say 45 days is a long time. There are some cards on Ebay that have been there at the same ridiculous price for 6 years.

What sort of reaction are you looking for here? Hi fives?

[Snapolit1]

One guy tries to shame another guys perceived high ball price by making a ridiculous low ball offer. Doesn't make a lot of sense. Offer a fair price and add a note that that's what you think the card is worth and you are not prepared to go any higher. I've offered $500 VCP value cards on eBay and put up with $105 offers with some idiotic comment attached about how generous the offer is. Lots of time wasting to go around.

[Leon]

Sometimes my opinion has been wrong. It happens.

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

And hear I was thinking I was pointing out a card clearly not worth the money and I get ridiculed for perhaps being confrontational or IMHO telling the truth.

[Snapolit1]

It's the card " . . .clearly not worth the money" part that falls flat. Clearly it was worth the money to at least one person.

I just bought something from Huggins and Scott that I am sure many people on the board would laugh at and say "what the hell was that guy possibly thinking . . ." But I wanted it and was willing to pay a premium over "what it is worth."

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by Head928

If you offered me $25 on something I had $150 then proceeded to bag me on this board ......blocked.

^^^^^^ +1