Regardless of what I’m interested in, I’ll get an offer.
So, does the seller think knocking $2 off the $22 asking price will lure?
So, does the seller think knocking $2 off the $22 asking price will lure?
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It’s some type of eBay formula sent to watchers of auctions.
And it has lured me a couple times where I was on the edge of a purchase.
Yes , it will work. Why it's "only $2", it can be enough to move a person from putting something in the maybe category to actually pulling the trigger.
My tendency is to knock $10 or more off because of the shipping. It’s because I know the usual shipping rates.
I've had offers on items I'm watching where they knocked 30% off, so I think it's up to the seller how they set it and when.
Funny related story. I was in Chicago and me and a buyer were dickering over $5. He was planning on buying.a few pipes. Anyway. He said are you going to let me walk over $5. At the time I was thinking to myself yeah I just might as he was a bit rude. But I decided no I’ll drop $5 more. The funny thing is that after all that he literally pulls a bank banded stack of Benjamin’s. Like $5000 to pay me.
For sure, but he’s probably just trying to make a little profit. I don’t mind if people make a little off me - willing buyers and all that, but I resent when someone is trying to earn their entire weeks living off me.
I once bought two items off eBay from the same seller without asking about combining the shipping first. After the buy it now purchase the bastard refused to combine and charged me a shipping charge for each item that was something like $8.95 on each low price item. Topped it all off by sending them both in one box with about $3 actual postage stamped on the box. Prick. My fault for not checking first but his fault for being an asshole. Needless to say I left negative feedback which he vociferously disputed. Yeah, won’t be buying from him again.
One last thought - I recently put an item in my cart and was going to probably buy it anyway but got busy and didn’t complete the sale. A day later I got a 5.56% discount offer so I did actually accept it. Pretty damn skinny but hey, I intended to buy it anyway so no complaints.
A somewhat shady option in a situation like this is to open an item not described case. eBay then forces the seller to pay return shipping an issue a full refund. Buyers win 100% of INAD cases. I wouldn't recommend doing this if the seller was on the up and up. But shady begets shady.
I sometimes put things in my cart and just wait. Every now and again I get an offer from the seller (clearly many more people than just me get it) that takes 10-25% off the buy it now price.
I have a $160 pipe in my list right now that i would pay $125 for. We'll see.
I have a $160 pipe in my list right now that i would pay $125 for. We'll see.
True. I’ve had a seller except a low price and ship via pony express....lol!
You wouldn't believe how much a few dollars motivates people. A woman at an art show wanted one of my more expensive pieces, like $1259, or something like that. Her husband started haggling with me, and I was like, "with the cost of stones and metals, I'm really not making any money as it is." And, then he said, "I'll give you $1255..."
Then he pulls out a roll of Franklins to pay me, and I have to count back more change than money he'd saved embarrassing himself like that, ha ha.
Then, some people pay me more...
I have no idea how people's minds work sometimes.
Then he pulls out a roll of Franklins to pay me, and I have to count back more change than money he'd saved embarrassing himself like that, ha ha.
Then, some people pay me more...
I have no idea how people's minds work sometimes.
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