discussion Oh how I hate dealing with FBM

[crazyea]

The trouble with that policy is, the seller is the ONLY person that knows where the line is between a decent offer, and "low baller". If not open to offers, you should clearly state that, or the more common phrase, "price is firm". I've seen LOTS of FBM listings that say, "no low ballers"...... does that mean "not taking offers", or "don't make an offer below the number that's my personal threshold of where low balling starts, but I'm not telling you what that number is"......

I've made offers on items that some people thought were "low ball", and often it's been a case of a seller thinking their item(s) were worth more than they are, AND I've had plenty of people make me low ball offers, in which case I either make a counter offer, or tell them they're simply way too low..... many of those offers(both the ones I've made, and those that others have made to me) ultimately ended up in sales anyway.

I always mark my sales as FIRM. And even then people ask for a discount. If it’s reasonable I usually accept. It’s those people who make offers well below market value that I just ignore.

 

[crazyea]

Someone offered me $150 and can 'pick it up today' for a Canon 17-40 L. TBH I'd rather keep it and never use it again, than respond.

I usually just message them back in a case like this. “I would rather smash it with a hammer!”

Often they don’t message back, but a few have come to their senses and we were able to come to an agreement.

 

[moocow]

I sold my 5090 on RFD for $400 more than the highest suggested price here. LOL.

Yeah we are pretty cheap here also I don't think a lot of us are FOMO or if we wanted high-end hardware we would have them already? Now, do you happen to have a 3090 or 4090 for $500? /s

 

[Cannon Fodder]

I always mark my sales as FIRM. And even then people ask for a discount.

Yeah, I guess there's ALWAYS gonna be those people around.
Personally, if I see "FIRM" on something, I take the seller at their word, and don't bother making an offer, and if I don't think it's worth it, I just look elsewhere.

If it’s reasonable I usually accept.

It’s those people who make offers well below market value that I just ignore.

Understood, although I have made some sales to people that make those kind of offers, i.e. I've occasionally explained why my listing is already a good deal, and a few of them have ended up buying the item(s) after all..... they just couldn't resist the urge to take a shot at getting an even better deal.

 

[Izerous]

last week $40 item. Message was basically "I'll take it buy you need to deliver it".

I'll happily drive across the city for a good deal but not doing a 45m round trip to deliver a $40 item.

 

[Shadowmeph]

Just for reference.

Yes tread is important but what is also important on tires is the age of the tire when they were made the tires on my car are pretty expensive around 600 per tire, a few years back when I was buying tires the local shop had tires on sale I was looking at them, they were 400 per tire I looked at the year date and the tires were already 4 years old but were new meaning they still had the little rubber tab things over the tread meaning there were never used, if i wasn't going to keep my car I probably would have bought them