Opinion on seller behaviour

[coelacanth]

@nuttun

@coelacanth

Speaking of etiquette and requesting/evaluating photos of cards as a buyer, would it be considered rude to politely provide a reason that one is best offering below the buy it now? For example, say a raw card in moderately played condition is being sold at a price reflective of minty versions of that raw card according to recent price data. Is it more polite to simply offer below their listed price without an explanation of this, or would it be better to be transparent and to politely say that the condition of the card is the reason one is offering the price one is as a buyer? I realize this is maybe a sensitive topic, but I’ve been curious, as I want to be as transparent as possible with buyers when I can, but also I realize that it might come off as rude to say anything negative about a card to a seller, is if I were trying to degrade their item as a seedy psychological tactic (I would of course want to avoid doing this or giving the impression of doing this at all costs).

From my experience, the most amicable way to do it is either:

1. Simply offer the lower amount and thank them for their time.

2. Privately message them, say “hey I am interested in your item, but are you okay if I offered X amount? Reason being is because I noticed there’s damage on the card so I felt this was the price I am comfortable at. Thanks for taking your time in considering this!”

Usually either one the seller would respond to, and then its up to them to accept or deny.

There’s not enough space in the best offer box to write a nice explanation, so making a succinct one makes it feel rude every time I sent one, and it usually resulted in not receiving any replies back.

Ah, this makes a lot of sense and is extremely helpful. Thanks a lot. I very much agree that the limited space of the best offer message box prevents a more courteous explanation of these things.

[zorloth]

Wild guess: STFGaming?

And yes, I will agree with others that the seller didn’t do anything that wrong here. Not the nicest thing to do, sure, but there was no sale yet. Up until the point that the item is purchased, the seller has no obligation to do anything. And next time you buy from STFGaming, don’t send an offer. Just buy it now. Whenever he receives an offer at close to his asking price, he raises the price. That’s just how he operates. Also, his cards are all PSA 6-7 quality – don’t expect to get anything great off of him. He’s like the Troll and Toad of eBay, except there’s a 0% chance of getting a PSA 9+ quality card instead of a 5% chance.

[nuttun]

@coelacanth

@nuttun

From my experience, the most amicable way to do it is either:

1. Simply offer the lower amount and thank them for their time.

2. Privately message them, say “hey I am interested in your item, but are you okay if I offered X amount? Reason being is because I noticed there’s damage on the card so I felt this was the price I am comfortable at. Thanks for taking your time in considering this!”

Usually either one the seller would respond to, and then its up to them to accept or deny.

There’s not enough space in the best offer box to write a nice explanation, so making a succinct one makes it feel rude every time I sent one, and it usually resulted in not receiving any replies back.

Ah, this makes a lot of sense and is extremely helpful. Thanks a lot. I very much agree that the limited space of the best offer message box prevents a more courteous explanation of these things.

No problem, glad to help!