Post a Price..or "Make an Offer?"

Filthy · #1 04-05-2016, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thromdog

"I have a T206 Lundgren Chicago that is a Piedmont 350 back, one of the elite 8 or 12. It's trimmed on the three sides and has a touch of paper loss on the back."

Put a price on it? Tough to do. I'm all for being transparent but when there is not enough data to go with, the best way is to tell folks to make an offer on it. If the offers don't feel right, you just kindly say no and move on.

Once again, as a seller, it's your prerogative to ask whatever you want for a card. But, I don't understand the above? In regards to receiving the offers that don't feel right, vs. an offer that makes you say yes to doing the transaction.

So, if you have a card, and ask them to make an offer. If you are going to say no to $200, and are going to say no to $250..and are going to say no to $300, but if somebody offers up $375...and that offer feels right! So, you agree to it........ why wouldn't you post it up for $375 in the first place? You would already have to internally know what that threshold is.

ullmandds · #2 04-05-2016, 10:27 AM

I agree with the statement that if u want to sell a card you should price it.

BUT...if someone wants to buy a card out of my collection I am not advertising...they must make off Im ok with!

1952boyntoncollector · #3 04-05-2016, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Filthy

Once again, as a seller, it's your prerogative to ask whatever you want for a card. But, I don't understand the above? In regards to receiving the offers that don't feel right, vs. an offer that makes you say yes to doing the transaction.

So, if you have a card, and ask them to make an offer. If you are going to say no to $200, and are going to say no to $250..and are going to say no to $300, but if somebody offers up $375...and that offer feels right! So, you agree to it........ why wouldn't you post it up for $375 in the first place? You would already have to internally know what that threshold is.

That internal threshold may only be reached once he sees what offers are coming in.....in a housing analogy which i tend to use....you see someone list a house on the market for a price thats over market.....they may not accept an offer for 25% less the day after the listing..but if they keep getting offers in for 50% under listing for 2 months...they may now later accept an offer thats 25% under the listing price..

sometimes the first offer is the best offer.....usually the serious buyers know the market and jump on a newly listed item....however for some reason sellers seem nervous to deal with a first offer..

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