Make an Offer, Why?

[Kenny Cole]

I don't have a dog in this fight, but my personal position is that I will always pass on a "make me an offer" post from a seller. Maybe that works for others. It has never worked for me. If I have a number I can see and work off of, even if I think its high, that's fine. If the seller doesn't seem to know what he/she wants for the card, then I think they need to get that figured out and not depend on me to inform them what their card might be worth. My $.02.

[benchod]

Agree with what Kenny wrote above.
Also a set up to get in a protracted waiting game while better offers are being solicited

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by benchod

Agree with what Kenny wrote above.

Also agree with Kenny's comments.

[ullmandds]

I ALSO...agree w/Kenny!

[DixieBaseball]

Guys - I get your point on not making offers if a seller is soliciting offers, but isn't that the seller's right to do so if he wants just as it is your right to not make an offer if you want ? I understand your side, but I see the other side of this as well. I typically put a price when I sell on BST, but recently I won an oddball lot with about 20 cards, and about half of them I knew nothing about, so I solicited offers and got plenty of eager offers and I actually accepted the first offer on almost all of them. This may be the exception, but there is another side. "Put yourself in someone else's shoes" and typically you can see the other side of things. My 2 cents -

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by NashvilleBaseball

Guys - I get your point on not making offers if a seller is soliciting offers, but isn't that the seller's right to do so if he wants just as it is your right to not make an offer if you want ? I understand your side, but I see the other side of this as well. I typically put a price when I sell on BST, but recently I won an oddball lot with about 20 cards, and about half of them I knew nothing about, so I solicited offers and got plenty of eager offers and I actually accepted the first offer on almost all of them. This may be the exception, but there is another side. "Put yourself in someone else's shoes" and typically you can see the other side of things. My 2 cents -

Sure, it's the seller's right. All we're saying is it's our right to pass on the item.

[ullmandds]

It seems to me...in this age of immediate...seemingly infinite information available at all times...one should have more resources available than ever...to find enough info to price their cards?

[Ladder7]

The odds aren't great of course. But I've rec'd low offers and sold at a sizeable loss at times. Also, Ive scored great bargains here on occasion. Never know, unless you try. Sometimes I get no replies and sometimes I neglect to reply, no sweat. It ain't the freakin prom.

This is a game. Buyers shouldn't take rejected or snubbed offers personally. Seller receiving low-ball offers, likewise. Don't let the chickensh!t eat at you. Besides, I think we're men?

As far as the OP's post, surprising... Too bad it had to be dragged out here. The target could have easily been many of us.

While Im at it. To those Ive snubbed or will be snubbed in the future, my apologies

Go Sox,
Steve

[ullmandds]