Btw, as a buyer (i did that myself a sealed multiple deals) if you want to buy cheaper, just offer your price, don’t ask what’s the lowest you will go, just name your price. If it’s 5-15% less, there is a chance that seller will agree.
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there are a lot of ways to barter and negotiate prices. no right or wrong way. all the grievances stated here exist because there is no one way about this. i’ve been on both sides and can understand the tactics. just be nice. either ignore or a simple reply will do with any inquiries and offers.
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one thing i do hate is when a buyer counteroffers my offer just a few dollars below (for an item worth a few hundred dollars). I offer 255, and they counter with 250. clearly, that’s just wasting everyone’s time. that reminds me of a youtuber online who sells MTG. that youtuber was negotiating a deal and i just kept smh…
Best post of the year. Glad to have people like you on the board buddy.
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I had an item with best offer up for $115. Guy offers $85. I counter with $98 (netted me $80 after shipping and fees which is why i chose this number) saying its the lowest id go. Guy countered with $95. Instantly rejected. If you are gonna do something like that its just an indicator that the rest of the transaction would no go smoothly. Something else will come up and its not worth my time. Someone bought for full price the next day. If that guy didn’t nickle and dime he wouldve been a lot better off.
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This is always the most fantastic feeling as a seller.
I also agree with you 100 percent. Countering after the seller explicitly tells you “this is the lowest I’ll go” is beyond annoying.
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It’s also kind of annoying when someone will offer me $97 on a $100 item. Very rarely is someone willing to pay $97 but not $100, so I typically just counter at $99.75 and they always accept lol.
People on eBay do not know how to negotiate. Yesterday, I had someone offer me $4 on a $50 item (no, I did not have autodecline enabled). I declined the offer and almost immediately received another offer from the same buyer with a snarky message:
Needless to say, I declined and blocked the buyer lol.
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hopefully the amount of time wasted dealing with that was enough to remember autodecline option every time
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Just ignore them. No need to start an argument with them and waste your time. Also you can block them
With the highest I can think of
I now just ignore the question. I have a price listed, and I don’t negotiate with my own price.
I used to respond with either my lowest price or “please make an offer“ and it’s never resulted in a sale. In my experience people asking this either want a huge discount or they aren’t serious buyers.
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I answered this question on one occasion. Think was listed at £60, I said I would take £55 as my lowest.
…will you take £50…
Wow.
This!!! I constantly get this even with like 5 and 10 dollar cards lmao.
If you set your cards at what you want to sell them at, you can just ignore messages and offers and live your life until you’re notified that something sold and it’s time to pack it up.
If you set your cards at high prices because you like bartering with people nonstop, then just answer honestly at what you’d take for the card.
Try this:
The item is listed for 100.00.
Them: What’s the least you’ll take?
Me: I paid 150.00 so I’d really like to break even.
Them: But it’s listed for 100.00?
Me: Okay. For you I’ll do 100.00:)
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Think real hard about the number you would want to sell it at. If that number is above market price then accept that for now you won’t be selling it. Don’t sell anything in your life, material or otherwise, for less than what you want to sell it for.
I usually offer a price slightly below the listing price (maybe 5%) and mention that I am in no rush to sell. If they still want a cheaper price I just ignore them. More times than not they or someone else will come along eventually and I will get the price I’m looking for.
This is my absolute least favorite and most annoying question that can be asked to me.
I get it that members don’t want people to be “snarky” but here is the problem. I have learned the hard way that giving people an honest “lowest amount” hardly ever works. The majority of people that ask me this question, later on will do one of two things. A) Immediately try to start a new negotiation from my already said “lowest price” or B) ask me to see more pictures and then find some flaw in the card(s) and try to get a lower price.
In my opinion, this question is poor etiquette and should not be asked. If you buy enough and have asked the question enough, you know that you’re going to piss off sellers, hence if you ask the question, I’m going to make the assumption (whether right or wrong) that you don’t know what you’re doing. Instead of asking what’s the lowest you’ll go, just make a low offer…IMO, that’s a much better option. then start going from there.
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Would this work?
The item is listed for 100.00.
Them: What’s the least you’ll take?
Me: 150.00
Them: But it’s listed for 100.00?
Me: Damn intern mis-listed again? But since you contacted me, I will let it go at 100.00, before I correct the listing.
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What another poster said; I just don’t respond.
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