Who buys cheeseburgers on these runs?Offers are one thing. No worries. I state reasonable offers considered.
But if I take a lower price I am driving out 50 miles to deliver it.
50 is my limit anymore unless I know you or repeat deal.
Who buys cheeseburgers on these runs?Offers are one thing. No worries. I state reasonable offers considered.
But if I take a lower price I am driving out 50 miles to deliver it.
50 is my limit anymore unless I know you or repeat deal.
Everything is subjective, offers and asking prices. There is whining to be done about both.
Some stuff sells, some stuff don't.
Anyone ever tracked some of the adds that are bumped almost daily for months on end?
I have made some incredibly low offers on items in my many dealings in life. Many of which have surprised the heck out of me when they were accepted.
I was about 11 years old and was selling fryer rabbits to my dads buddies. My dad worked at a slaughterhouse house in Muncie that closed in the 70's, so I has a great mentor on how to use a knife.
My business was growing faster than I could raise them. My dad told me that he knew a guy that had a bunch of young rabbits for sale. We went to go look at them.
The guy had 40 rabbits for sale and was asking $1.50 each for them. I think I was getting $3.00 each for a dressed out fryer rabbit.
I asked Dad if he would loan me the money if I bought them all. Dad said he would loan me the money.
I asked my Dad to offer him $1.00 each if we took them all. Dad said "nope you go ask him"
I walked over and offered him the buck a piece for the 40 rabbits. The guy said "Nah I can't go that low, I'd do $1.25 if you take them all. I looked at my Dad and said "Let's go home" as I was getting in the truck.
The guy was scratching his head as I walked away. Just as Dad started the truck the ole guy said "Hey hold on a minute, you will take em all for a buck a piece?" I said yes Sir.
We loaded all 40 rabbits in the back of the truck and I paid the man. I knew I was going to have to feed the rabbits and take care of them for a week or two before they were ready to butcher so I felt my offer was fair. Plus it was a substantial investment.
As I stated in another thread, I don't get emotionally attached to negotiations.
When I see "Low ball offers will be ignored" I just pass on by because I feel they are already too emotionally attached.
That brings up a very good point. Is it still the dreaded "low ball" if an offer is made on an item that is obviously not selling after weeks listed? A week listed, bumped everyday?
To me, a lowball offer is OK. I am free to take it or leave it. Years ago I was trying to sell an RV. After many months of advertising nationwide a guy came out to look at it. I wanted $26K, he said he would go $23K. I could have played games but really wanted to get rid of it and he was my first nibble. I let him have it. It helped that he was a likable guy.
To me a lowball would be $16K when the RV was worth $23K.
In my eyes, lowball is not a simple "can I save a few bucks and knock him down a bit?" but instead "I'll offer him less than the item is realistically worth in hopes he is desperate to move it." Offering $450 on that listed $500 Glock is not a lowball. $300 is as the Glock is OBVIOUSLY worth more than that.
Lowball is offering $20 bucks, a bag of weed, and a couple playstation games. Oh, and you have to come pick it up because my car doesn't exist.
I think the term lowball = unreasonable offer.
I recently bought a rifle here on INGO. It was very fairly priced but had been up for sale for a couple of months (frankly I was surprised it hadn't sold), so I asked the seller if he would consider an offer of (10% below his asking price). He politely said he really couldn't (and he didn't have OBO in the ad). I said, "Fair enough. I just had to ask. I'll take it at your asking price." No hard feelings, he sold his rifle, and I got it for a price I was happy with. But like I said, I had to ask. You never know unless you ask. That's the way offers should be responded to IMHO, even the lowball ones. As has been said, it only takes a few seconds to type "Sorry, but no thanks." and post the reply.
The amateurs that post "lowball offers will be ignored" are the same people who want to tell you what they paid for each accessory on the gun. "PSA lower: $39.95....Magpul rail covers: $12, tmbzed pins: $2.58 + shipping $8.59. Total: $1285.74... will take $1150." They'll probably also message you back with an explanation of their perceived slight. "I paid over $1250 for this thing and I had to wait 12 weeks for all the parts to arrive. Then, my mom called me up for meatloaf TWICE while I was assembling it. There's no way I'm going to sell it to you for $450. Even if I DO get to keep the YHM gas block I custom installed."
They're either that guy or the old man who really is going to ignore your lowball offer because he has more money than he knows what to do with. "I'll just put it back in the safe."
As many others have said in this thread - offer what you want. This is Murica. Capitalism always wins.
That brings up a very good point. Is it still the dreaded "low ball" if an offer is made on an item that is obviously not selling after weeks listed? A week listed, bumped everyday?
That is a fair statement BW. I'm interested to see the replies to this.
Its like doggie bags in the fridge. We have a 24 hour rule in my house. Even if yo name on it, if it's still there after 24 hrs then it's fair game.
"PSA lower: $39.95....Magpul rail covers: $12, tmbzed pins: $2.58 + shipping $8.59. Total: $1285.74... will take $1150." They'll probably also message you back with an explanation of their perceived slight. "I paid over $1250 for this thing and I had to wait 12 weeks for all the parts to arrive. Then, my mom called me up for meatloaf TWICE while I was assembling it. There's no way I'm going to sell it to you for $450. Even if I DO get to keep the YHM gas block I custom installed."