Bullying going on in the Classifieds section

[Geezerhood]

I always put "Price is firm" in various classified listings if I don't want to entertain lower offers. For quite a few buyers on another venue (I have never listed anything here.), that doesn't seem to deter some of them from sending lowball offers that are often less than half my asking price.

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An old friend of mine is a custom blacksmith, making gorgeous and very expensive wrought iron stairways, railings tools, kitchen gadgets, trinkets and such. Many years ago when his reputation was growing quickly, a semi famous and very rich lady asked for a bid on a spiral stairway for her summer home. He presented to her in person, a written bid. She glanced at it and handed it back to him while smiling, and asked - "What is MY Price?"

He crossed out the total with bravado and wrote down a NEW "Your Price" for her and handed it back to her across the desk. It was DOUBLE the original bid. She laughed at the "joke" and said, "OK, I will pay the original quote." He kindly let her know that the new 100% increased price was what she would have to pay if she wanted him to make the stairway. She ended up paying the new "My Price". He told her that he could tell after their little interchange that the original quote was far to low for her.

 

[longdog]

Interesting thread

 

[beerthief]

"It seems like nobody wants to deal or haggle over prices and some people find it insulting "
This is why i buy and sell at Air gun shows . the fun of the haggle .

 

[PBuffa]

I will be making a WTS listing soon. I will list it around 15% below my cost. Purchased this March. My listing will also say “Very Fair and Firm Price”. No LowBall offers will be considered. Hopefully my “package price” will make for a quick and mutually beneficial transaction.

 

[Simplemann]

Yes I've bought and sold many items individually and my experience has been mostly good. First off if I'm a buyer I know what the item is worth so if the seller is fair with the price, its simple I pay it, I've done it many times without the "haggle". When I sell I know what I have and its worth and mostly price it below what others are getting, and most of the time there is no "haggle". I have had a few that just have to try and get a better price and most of the time I send them on their way or if they are for whatever reason "nice" people I "might" take a few off. I've been told my style of selling is wrong because people want to "haggle" that has not been my experience. I guess I've been lucky and whatever I was selling at the time there was someone that realized its a good deal and I'm not going to insult him.

 

[swNCsw]

I will be making a WTS listing soon. I will list it around 15% below my cost. Purchased this March. My listing will also say “Very Fair and Firm Price”. No LowBall offers will be considered. Hopefully my “package price” will make for a quick and mutually beneficial transaction.

Thats what I thought originally as well so I tried multiple different tactics haha I still feel it is a coin toss because every one is so different lol . That is fine they are free to be themselves and it can be very entertaining at times so all is good

 

[LMNOP]

I hate to start an issue here but I contemplated starting a thread regarding some of the said above but was hesitant on some good points made by others. Thoughts?

 

[orangeokie]

Come on guys just stop . . . quit zipping up your pant on the side! "bullying" on the internet? good grief . . .three pages? Just stop and grow a pair!