eBay make an offer bs

scotgreb · #1 02-15-2017, 12:12 PM

What's the etiquette for responding when you're NOT trolling for lower offers?

I only sell by BIN and sometimes will send an offer back using eBay's "Reply with an Offer" process (I think that's how the button reads)

More often than not, I simply respond; "I appreciate your interest but believe the card is fairly priced"

Scott

RedsFan1941 · #2 02-15-2017, 12:16 PM

Man ... Lots and lots of assumptions being made.

nat · #3 02-15-2017, 12:34 PM

Low-ball offers are a waste of everybody's time, just like high BINs are. If a card has an absurd list price and a OBO option, just ignore it. An absurd list price means that no reasonable offer will be accepted, so you might as well consider it to be part of the eBay Museum and move on.

|An aside. How do folks who post things at absurd BIN prices pay their rent? I'm sure it's great when you get someone to bite on one, but in order to live you need a predictable income. The landlord isn't going to wait for your next sale. I would speculate that they only sell part-time on the side, and don't depend on baseball card sales to survive. But then there's Deans, which looks like a full-time operation. So I dunno.|

Exhibitman · #4 02-15-2017, 12:41 PM

Nat: an 'absurd' price may be a seller signalling that he is not interested in selling unless the offer is so right that he'd be a fool to reject it. I do that sometimes. I know Dan McKee (hi Dan) is unabashed about his doing so.

As much as I hate to agree with Jake

on anything, he's right about the credit card thing. I made a sale recently to someone who was willing to meet my price because he could use a CC to fund it. Not everyone has even cash flow.

Aquarian Sports Cards · #5 02-15-2017, 12:46 PM

LOL as I typed the above I was offered $15 apiece for 3 t206's that I had at $25, $30, and $30. I countered with the information that my counter is my best price. $20, $24, $24. He then offered $17, $20, $20. I declined. text book case for me. maybe he'll come back at my price, maybe not, but no sleep lost.

Snapolit1 · #6 02-15-2017, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

LOL as I typed the above I was offered $15 apiece for 3 t206's that I had at $25, $30, and $30. I countered with the information that my counter is my best price. $20, $24, $24. He then offered $17, $20, $20. I declined. text book case for me. maybe he'll come back at my price, maybe not, but no sleep lost.

Textbook negotiations 101 and that cuts through a lot of BS: "This is my final" or "This is my best". And you have to mean it and stick to it like Scott did or it's meaningless and you have zero credibility.

Republicaninmass · #7 02-15-2017, 01:41 PM

On another note, I have been looking at a modern raw card which sells for 1000. A psa 8 comes up, mind you that is a middle of the road for a modern card, buy it now for 4500 or best offer. So I offer 1000, and get a denial "are you kidding me?"

Shame on me for offering market value

shame on him for not know the market

or just move on

glchen · #8 02-15-2017, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nat

Low-ball offers are a waste of everybody's time, just like high BINs are. If a card has an absurd list price and a OBO option, just ignore it. An absurd list price means that no reasonable offer will be accepted, so you might as well consider it to be part of the eBay Museum and move on.

|An aside. How do folks who post things at absurd BIN prices pay their rent? I'm sure it's great when you get someone to bite on one, but in order to live you need a predictable income. The landlord isn't going to wait for your next sale. I would speculate that they only sell part-time on the side, and don't depend on baseball card sales to survive. But then there's Deans, which looks like a full-time operation. So I dunno.|

You know, I often follow this recommendation also, and avoid the absurd list price w/ BO listings. However, every now and then I see that the seller actually accepted the incredibly lowball offer that I would have been happy to pay also. So sometimes, I still think it's fine to go ahead and shoot that lowball offer even if you know you'll probably get rejected or ignored.

PhillipAbbott79 · #9 02-15-2017, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedsFan1941

Man ... Lots and lots of assumptions being made.

It is not assumptions. It is scenario play. Just like it is not a negotiation.

RedsFan1941 · #10 02-15-2017, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhillipAbbott79

It is not assumptions. It is scenario play.

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