How do you handle a low ball offer?

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Posted By: Scott L

and this is how I handled it. A gentleman on another board was soliciting offers for a PSA 3 Sam Crawford "batting" that was recently graded. The last two offered on ebay closed at $103.50 and $114 respectively, I offered $110. The response I got was that my offer was "low" and was provided a link to a recently closed auction for a Crawford "throwing" that went for $150. It was also pointed out to me that only 3 have been graded with a Polar Bear back.

I responded that he was comparing 2 different cards and cited closing prices from VCP for each. The last 2 throwing versions closed for $150 and $140 someting. I also indicated that the throwing version typically seems to sell for a premium over the batting version. My offer was based on the closing price for the example he was selling. I also explained how PSA has essentialy created another set of pops by separating the cards that have the back on the flip from the ones that don't and it wasn't correct to assume that only 3 polar bear backs had been graded.

I finally offered him my well wishes on the sale and moved on. I admit I was a little fired up at his response initially but thought before I responded and decided to go with the reasoning behind my offer. Life is too short to get worked up over a baseball card (for me at least).

Best,

Scott