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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 1515846, member: 15309"]Richie,</p><p><br /></p><p>As a seller, I do think this is out of line. The seller lists a BIN price and then gives the option of best offer. I don't mind you telling the seller that you know the coin sold for $56, but to ask him what his lowest price is seems out of line to me and is my pet peeve on E-Bay. Instead of expecting the seller to give you the best deal possible, simply make an offer that you think is fair. That puts the ball back in his court and he then has the option to accept, decline, or counter.</p><p><br /></p><p>When buyers ask me for my best price, I lie. For example, if I have a $100 coin for sale and by lowest acceptable offer price is $80 and someone asks me what my lowest price is, I will usually say $90. It works better than what I want to say which is "what is the most you will pay for the coin?"</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 1515846, member: 15309"]Richie, As a seller, I do think this is out of line. The seller lists a BIN price and then gives the option of best offer. I don't mind you telling the seller that you know the coin sold for $56, but to ask him what his lowest price is seems out of line to me and is my pet peeve on E-Bay. Instead of expecting the seller to give you the best deal possible, simply make an offer that you think is fair. That puts the ball back in his court and he then has the option to accept, decline, or counter. When buyers ask me for my best price, I lie. For example, if I have a $100 coin for sale and by lowest acceptable offer price is $80 and someone asks me what my lowest price is, I will usually say $90. It works better than what I want to say which is "what is the most you will pay for the coin?" Paul[/QUOTE]
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