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Do you haggle? marketplace, comic com etc (lemmy.world)

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Just thought about this question, see I haggled with a stall owner I see every time at a local comic con I go every year, lovely chap and we always have a little cheeky back and forth about certain figures or collectibles.

What about you? Did you ever haggle once for a particular thing you liked? Or are you the straight person who buys it up front?

I'd like to know!

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[–] BCsven 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Some people don't quite get pricing and that they seem to want to hang onto their junk (they are selling) rather than let it go for a reasonable price.

One guy had a B/G router on Craigslist for the price of a new AC/X router. I sent a helpful message "hey these sell for $5 because they are obsolete, at your price nobody will buy that except a grandma that knows nothing about WiFi."

He replied with a tirade of nasty insults, that I ignored. Few days later he emails against asking if I want it for $10.

I replied that I don't want it , it is obsolete, I was trying to help so you don't sit on it without a sale. And he replied with more swearing and insults.

3 months later I see it still for sale, and still too high. So I could not resist a little "I told you so" message.