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[–] whoisearth 13 points 1 day ago

Fun story. I once put my car on a site called lease busters because my ex and I were looking to get a bigger vehicle and there was 3 years left on the lease.

It's long lost to time but I had a dude message me saying he would be willing to take the lease but said I could keep the car and insurance under my name.

Like what in the absolute fuck?!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I have offers turned off on eBay for this reason. The only thing you ever get is low ball offers. Yes, I know you can set a lowerbound limit.

Since I have offers disabled (or if someone wants to try to underbid your setpoint out of optimism and/or stupidity) that prompts the lowballers message instead. Usually with an insulting poorly spelled paragraph attached, or some sob story. Or both. But since they messaged you, that means you now have their user handle and can block them. So, goodbye.

Edit: In fact, speak of the devil. I had to punk exactly such a rando right now. They came at me with a 50% offer on an item I already have listed at roughly 50% below its selling price with their excuse being, "Well, I'm taking a risk trusting you that it works." Broheim, if it doesn't work eBay will force me to take it back, no matter what... The beauty of this, by the way, is that this precludes such idiots from interacting with your listings anymore and, I think, even being able to view them. So you'll never even see them again, unless they go out of their way to create another account. And they lose out on their chance to buy whatever your thing was at any price through their sheer greed and ineptitude.

I'm given to understand a sizable fraction of these dweebs try to make their living lowballing whoever they assume are desperate sellers of crap on eBay, and then turn around and list the same item right back for full price.

[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I once had some dude offer me $2K under blue book for a car and then taunt me when I told him it wasn't a serious offer. "yeah right like you're ever going to get that for it" he said. Got that price within a week and since I'm petty sometimes, I let him know

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago (4 children)

On the rare occasion that I make an offer for something it will be very low because that is what I'm willing to pay to deal with the whole 'male an offer' process. A low bid is a low bid, not an insult.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Then it would seem you are not like the person I'm taking issue with.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can't tell if this is a shitty seller or shitty bidder. It could be a 25 dollar item the seller thinks is worth 350, or it could just be someone looking for a score.

If I'm making a serious bid I take 10-20% off max.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

As a buyer, I do this to annoy scalpers. Keep sending them offers far below what they're asking. The more time they spend dealing with me, the less time they can spend scamming people.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (21 children)

I used to offload used electronics on CraigsList. I would deeply discount to prevent people from wanting a refund. Then every offer was like this screenshot. I gave up and now I environmentally recycle perfectly good gear that someone could have enjoyed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

List it on a Buy Nothing group in your area? I give away a lot of stuff that way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Huh. Usually refurb them and offer them up for free. E-waste recycling is a fancy term in my area for "trucking it across the country to a port, loading it on a boat, shipping it across the ocean and then having a 6yr old without PPE burn it and bury it." Honestly, throwing it in a landfill is less damaging at that point.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (11 children)

If you're offloading electronics that are going to ewaste center why not accept a $20 offer? Im genuinely interested because i often bid 5-20 on things i consider e waste and people reject it and continue trying to sell it for $100

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The funny thing is that you think everyone else is the problem when zero legit offers means its virtually certain your asking price was nonsense.

People with used obsolete goods often have expectations of value pegged to what they originally paid for it rather than what it’s worth.

Search your own or similar good on markets to see what other people are paying for similar or better goods.

Is Amazon selling something for 20 similar to what you paid 50 for 5 years ago? Shipped to your door tomorrow for free? Well then nobody is driving an hour out to your place next Tues to pay you 25.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's a lot of people that think 95% of what they paid is a good discount.

If you actually want to sell something mark it at 50% of retail, because that's the area most things are worth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm downsizing and have a lot of stuff in marketplaces. I generally price at about 50%, plus 10-15% for haggling. I won't go lower. When someone lowballs, I don't waste a minute replying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Correct the low ballers don't come up they are pure time wasters

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

I tried to give away a clothes dryer one time and no one wanted it. Put it up for $30 and the offers came flying in.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I figured it's an issue with hagglers that haggle for haggling sake, and not about the value of the item.

If I want to sell something on marketplace, I put the price up, because I know somebody will ask for a big discount for a quick sale. I'm happy to move this faded couch set for $100, then I'm listing it for $200... and selling it for $100 to a person who offers to pick it up, too.

It's that kind of reasoning and makes haggling pointless imo, because sellers either don't take your lowball or they knew you'd lowball and charged high to start with so they have room to negotiate.

But as that one JC Penny guy accidentally proved, people love the illusion of good deals more than they love good value.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

well there’s a bit of human psychology at play here. if you see an item listed for lower than market value the seller has already implicitly devalued the item in the listing to the audience. it isn’t surprising some rational agents would then proceed to either ignore the listing out of fear of low quality or attempt to haggle for a lower price due to the already admittedly lesser value of the merchandise. it doesn’t make objective sense at all, i agree, but it makes a whole lot of systemic sense.

edit: idk maybe this is part of why sales signs are always so flashy?? they try to get dopamine and shit flowing to overcome this initial reaction? maybe you could emulate that with your listings somehow next time. i hate the hype culture too but ig you gotta play the game.

edit pt2: i also have a bunch of stuff in my collection if you ever wanna trade! not to be weird or soliciting or anything. always like seeing what people have in their curios.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

Don't take low ball offers personally. There are serious bids that deserve conversation and then those that don't. Move on.

But if you keep getting nothing, maybe you're the issue.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

that's when you send the new offer of a whopping $21.37 and add "I'll even throw in half a jimmy johns sammich if you accept in the next 30 minutes"

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Then five minutes later, "The sandwich is no longer on the table. You may smell the wrapper."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

The sandwich is no longer on the table

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (3 children)

At least he isn't offering $0. When I put things for sale I occasionally get people PMing me begging to get the item for free and occasionally writing 200 word sob stories.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do they ask for delivery 40 minutes away too. Then get mad when you say no

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

I had some leftover diapers from one of those giant boxes you get from Sam’s/costco. The bag was sealed. Easily about 40 diapers. I was giving them away for free. 3 separate people asked to meet up on the other side of town. I said sure but I’ll have to charge you $5 for gas. They all ghosted me after that. 🤣

Like come on I’m already taking a loss on these I’m not gonna pay money to give them away.

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[–] ImplyingImplications 44 points 2 days ago

Weird. That works all the time on Pawn Stars

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Fair? I'll have you know that that spoon was once in a window through which a Duke once browsed. An actual Duke!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

Ironically, the bid was for a gun which the buyer wanted to shoot himself with.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

In the offerers defense that is probably a price at or above current retail for a product with massive deprecation and in moderate to good condition.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

We just got an offer for a conglomerate worth €700, that we had put in for €350. The first offer was someone who only wanted some of it (basically all of the good parts, which is 90% of the value), and only offered €100.

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