Paleo_joe
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I've listed several $100-$300 items recently with buy-it-now or best offer.
In a couple of hours, I'll get an offer for about 40%-50% of my asking price, which is basically the top market price for whatever scarce collectible I am selling.
I figure it is probably a dealer as a true collector is not looking to blow their chance to get something they want by fiddling around low-balling.
Since it's an insultingly low offer, rather than respond I simply ignore it -- and that open offer seems to make the real collectors hit that buy-it-now button.
I listed something with a b-i-n of $250 last Sunday night, got an offer for $120 a few hours later, ignored it, then Monday morning when I checked my email that item was SOLD to someone else. Sweet. Especially since I only had $8 in it
I have done my share of buying on ebay to resell on ebay, but I've never just shot off low ball offers to other dealers in the hope I can dredge a deal up. It was a little irritating -- until I realized I could turn it to my profit.
In a couple of hours, I'll get an offer for about 40%-50% of my asking price, which is basically the top market price for whatever scarce collectible I am selling.
I figure it is probably a dealer as a true collector is not looking to blow their chance to get something they want by fiddling around low-balling.
Since it's an insultingly low offer, rather than respond I simply ignore it -- and that open offer seems to make the real collectors hit that buy-it-now button.
I listed something with a b-i-n of $250 last Sunday night, got an offer for $120 a few hours later, ignored it, then Monday morning when I checked my email that item was SOLD to someone else. Sweet. Especially since I only had $8 in it
I have done my share of buying on ebay to resell on ebay, but I've never just shot off low ball offers to other dealers in the hope I can dredge a deal up. It was a little irritating -- until I realized I could turn it to my profit.
