Dealer mad for good reason?

[wondo]

You did nothing wrong. If the dealer doesn't want to engage you in negotiations, that is his perogative. Personally, I see no difference in what you did than in what a dealer does when he puts an aggressive list price on the card in the first place.

[Peter_Spaeth]

You're overthinking all this.

[1952boyntoncollector]

i not saying dealer has to sell...he can keep the card...but would a reasonable person in the business be offended with the scenerio i described

[Donscards]

I would say it depends on the card you are trying to buy if it is a high end card and you are lowballing, yes, he could be offended---The dealer most likely knows what he can get for the card at a show etc.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I get lowball offers all the time and while I'm not offended, I don't understand the point either. Offering 50 percent of what a card regularly sells for is not, in my view, a good faith negotiation.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I get lowball offers all the time and while I'm not offended, I don't understand the point either. Offering 50 percent of what a card regularly sells for is not, in my view, a good faith negotiation.

I have had offers of 50% countered at 60% and bought the item. I have had a million low ball offers made on my items and have never been offended. Other things offend me, low ball offers not so much.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have had offers of 50% countered at 60% and bought the item. I have had a million low ball offers made on my items and have never been offended. Other things offend me, low ball offers not so much.

60 percent of the list or 60 percent of what the card regularly sells for?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have had offers of 50% countered at 60% and bought the item. I have had a million low ball offers made on my items and have never been offended. Other things offend me, low ball offers not so much.

I usually just laugh...I get $1 offers all the time on my items in my store listed at $9.99 OBO...I send them back $9.98 counter offers.

I also do not understand the majority of offers I get on my items end with .99...does the prospective buyer not understand the psychology of offering one penny more is more likely to get him/her the item?

And in the "Did you know" category, did you know that you can offer MORE than the listed Buy It Now? A lady offered me $11 on a $9.99 item...I accepted it just to see if it actually would accept her offer and it did. I threw a dollar bill into her package.

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I get lowball offers all the time and while I'm not offended, I don't understand the point either. Offering 50 percent of what a card regularly sells for is not, in my view, a good faith negotiation.

I've had lowball offers way less than 50% of the asking price. Damn right I get offended at those types of offers. I'm not running a goddamn charity.

[prestigecollectibles]

I have an early 1970s Trader Speaks on eBay (BIN) with Best Offer. It was priced at $18 and I offer free shipping. I got an offer of $3 which I declined then $4.50 which I ignored and now $5 which I will ignore. I am surprised he didn't offer that I send it for free and pay him as well.