What would you do with this eBay buyer?

Yeah that's usually how it works for me. If you offer less the seller goes the other way. Or proceeds to explain that they have buyers lined up at a higher price than my offer already.

 

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I agree with resisting the urge to make a snide comment. Instead of doing that, I posted about it here to get it off my chest.

 

I purposely don't "allow offers" in my listings because I don't want to encourage people to lowball me. Sometimes someone will message me anyway with an offer and I'll consider it but I honestly want them to pay the asking price and most people do. If you allow offers you're probably going to get them.

 

The last few times I sold, I did allow offers. I got really lowball offers for a couple of coins. It didn't cost me anything to decline them - except a very little bit of time and attention; I value those highly, but at the volumes I was selling, the burden was negligible.

 

Update as of 5.30.26...I have not said anything since this thread was made and today see a new message offering 125. Maybe if I continue ignoring, there will be an offer of 135

 

Just reply back that $135. Is the lowest price that you will go. I’m sure you’ve considered shipping costs but if this guy buys the coin you should ship it so he signs for it. A lot to keep most cost but safer and easier to prove he got it. Regular tracking just shows it was delivered.

 

Let's try an Experiment
Lower your price to $140.
Post up the item number, a few people on here will put it in their carts...give the person that made an offer a week of looking at the item with it showing it's in multiple carts and they'll bite the bullet and buy it.
Call it marketing
IF that doesn't work out the price back to $150.

 

I would just ignore for now. If this person becomes a repeat offender then I would block.

 

Honestly I'd either just say no, or say nothing at all, but that doesn't seem block-worthy to me, yet. To me blocking should be saved for something more egregious than just bad negotiating tactics.

 

If you want to help with the marketing, then I would appreciate it.
I posted a thread here that takes one to the listing (it's the Eagle).

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/toned-silver-eagle-morgans-donkey-token.422609/

 

Okay in my Cart
Good luck with the sale...the marketing strategy works wonders but that listing although toned might be a tough one at $140.

 

Thanks! I see it now shows as in 2 carts. The experiment continues.

 

I'd like to believe people on eBay can be dealt with by using b) "ignore," but I agree with mpcusa on this one and BLOCK him.

I have been burned by red flag-exhibiting buyers before. Do not ignore the red flags.

 

Make that 3 carts and 7 watchlists now.

 

4 and 8

 

Today's spot price didn't help your listing.
As a side note:
I found a nice SP70 piece of gold closing today and helped the high bidder spend an extra $100.

 

Much appreciated!

I also wanted to mention that I recently saw a video where a person was selling a service where it will add views and watchers to an eBay listing. He claimed it helped sell some listings as he had another version of the same item with no "artificial" watchers that did not sell. I would think over a large sample size, the extra watchers do help convince some buyers that the item will sell if they don't buy but how much is a service like that worth and what is the end result if everyone starts using it (do we just get back to the same spot we were at originally)?

 

I might need spot to get back to 100 to be able to sell it off eBay for $110 unless someone appreciates the patch of toning.

And the eBay seller community thanks you for helping some of their listings.

 

I know right, I should ask about some Outside Sales Rep Bonus each time I upsell a product

I bid on another site where the seller is local, that gives me a slight advantage on bottom line pricing Because I can pick up the item locally. (Saves on shipping costs)

I've made them Thousands of dollars in the last few months alone...I jokingly asked if there was some incentive program
But sadly no, I did get a thank you Atta Boy keep it up though.