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inhawaii · ‎04-16-2019

I need six 1" glass marbles for a project.

I came across a listing for 2 pounds of 1" glass marbles for $23.99 with free shipping.

I'm not sure how many marbles are in 2 pounds but i'm sure t's way more than i need.

I messaged the seller and explained how i only need 6 marbles. If he would be willing to sell me 6, let me know how much.

The seller replied with "sorry such a small amount is not cost worthy for me to sell". Why would he say that without knowing how much i'm willing to pay for 6 of them? Why not make me an offer? 6 marbles for $5 or 6 marbles for $10 or 6 marbles for $20 ... whatever he thinks is worth his time and effort? But to just say "NO" is very poor business sense in my opinion.

Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs

readabouthorses · ‎04-16-2019

@mg152 wrote:
Inhawaiis prices aren’t bad for th candies. Most of those are available at the Navy Exchange here for very similar prices. I don’t buy hard candy but the chocolates she has are very good.

But it would be if you get a bag of candy, eat one piece and don't like it. I don't know another living soul around where I live that would want a bag of pineapple candy (those are the ones I am interested in ... the various pineapple ones).

If I got one and didn't like it, it would be a remorse return and the OP doesn't take returns and I would never lie and say I found a bug in it or something. LOL

jeannicho22 · ‎04-16-2019

@inhawaii wrote:
@jeannicho22 wrote:
You are absolutely right... Everything is for sale for the right price.

Some people on the thread will disagree with you. That 1972 Ford pinto sitting on the front lawn is NOT FOR SALE FOR ANY PRICE!

I suspect family sentimental items are not on par with broken up inventory.

ms.rodriguez* · ‎04-16-2019

At least they answered. I stopped answering any question that raises my blood pressure. That seller would need to retake the photos and re-write the ad. That is time consuming. Not everyone has time to waste re-doing ads. Sometimes time is worth a lot more than a few dollars. No way you were going to pay a ton of money for a few marbles, right?

inhawaii · ‎04-16-2019

@sodelight wrote:
Why not go to another seller, there are thousands of marble listings here! Why get upset over this one seller. They have a right to sell the way they want, they know what's cost effective for them.

I'm not upset.

Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs

jeannicho22 · ‎04-16-2019

@jeannicho22 wrote:
@inhawaii wrote:
@jeannicho22 wrote:
You are absolutely right... Everything is for sale for the right price.

Some people on the thread will disagree with you. That 1972 Ford pinto sitting on the front lawn is NOT FOR SALE FOR ANY PRICE!
I suspect family sentimental items are not on par with broken up inventory.

@inhawaii

I see you live in Hawaii (obviously). I don't know if you are actually native Hawaiian, but knowing what I know of the Hawaiian people, I suspect that if you are and someone tried to purchase your family land It would not be for sale at any price. One man's Pinto is another man's land.

I "own" 3 pups that are the love of my life. They are not for sale at any price. The moment I accepted any amount of money for them would be the moment I would have to admit I have no heart and my life would be over. I often tell my family that if we got into a survival situation and I had to choose between them and my pups, they better hope they were really really good to me that day.

inhawaii · ‎04-16-2019

Born and raised here.

For me, with the exception of family members (and their organs) .... everything's for sale at the right price! 😃

Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs

lugro_30 · ‎04-16-2019

@inhawaii wrote:
I need six 1" glass marbles for a project.

I came across a listing for 2 pounds of 1" glass marbles for $23.99 with free shipping.

I'm not sure how many marbles are in 2 pounds but i'm sure t's way more than i need.

I messaged the seller and explained how i only need 6 marbles. If he would be willing to sell me 6, let me know how much.

The seller replied with "sorry such a small amount is not cost worthy for me to sell". Why would he say that without knowing how much i'm willing to pay for 6 of them? Why not make me an offer? 6 marbles for $5 or 6 marbles for $10 or 6 marbles for $20 ... whatever he thinks is worth his time and effort? But to just say "NO" is very poor business sense in my opinion.

I understand your point however you don’t know the details of the sellers business to make the judgement that saying No in this instance is “very poor business sense”. I’ve had buyers ask me to take a single item out of a lot before. However the time to redo the lot minus the piece and relist plus list the one item at the price the buyer wanted wasn’t worth my labor. That’s why it’s in a lot. That is probably why your marble seller had 2 pounds. He probably had good business sense in saying no. Sometimes being a business savvy woman means not sinking time into less profitable ventures.

hillbillymedia · ‎04-16-2019

@jason_incognito wrote:
Just a general comment, but it takes actual work to run a business.

People who have successful businesses often put in years unpaid to get it up and profitable.

The chef that refuses to add something to a meal. Maybe they could learn something new.

Coke makes freestyle machines. Add any flavor you want, customize it your way.... Now they offer Orange Vanilla everywhere because they saw how popular it was on their machines....

People walk into a restaurant and ask for vegan options. You can whine that 20 people a day ask you for vegan and you don't make vegan food. People need to stop!.....

Or you can see a niche and add vegan to your menu and hang a banner out front telling the world that you have added vegan options to your menu.

In the end, how many successful businesses tell their customers no all the time?

You make some valid points but, Ebay does exactly as they wish and when someone complains don`t you tell the complainer it`s their site and they can run it as they choose? Has ebay taking a hardline hurt their business? Isn`t it the same principle?

Why is it so many buyers assume all sellers on ebay need to sell their items to eat/survive or that every ebay sellers goal is to have someones version of a successful business?

"There`s always barber college" - Dalton - Road House

castlemagicmemories · ‎04-16-2019

@jeannicho22 wrote:
@inhawaii wrote:
@jeannicho22 wrote:
You are absolutely right... Everything is for sale for the right price.

Some people on the thread will disagree with you. That 1972 Ford pinto sitting on the front lawn is NOT FOR SALE FOR ANY PRICE!
I suspect family sentimental items are not on par with broken up inventory.

True enough, but the statement was, everything is for sale for the right price. Everything includes family sentimental items and broken up inventory.

acrc3113 · ‎04-16-2019

You could've bought the lot, used what you needed, then resold the rest at $1 each, or best offer, with free shipping.

jeannicho22 · ‎04-16-2019

@castlemagicmemories wrote:
@jeannicho22 wrote:
@inhawaii wrote:
@jeannicho22 wrote:
You are absolutely right... Everything is for sale for the right price.

Some people on the thread will disagree with you. That 1972 Ford pinto sitting on the front lawn is NOT FOR SALE FOR ANY PRICE!
I suspect family sentimental items are not on par with broken up inventory.
True enough, but the statement was, everything is for sale for the right price. Everything includes family sentimental items and broken up inventory.

I suspect I will have to walk that statement back a tad. I was really thinking of broken up inventory when I made the statement.... not family heirlooms, family members, family land or my pups

jeannicho22 · ‎04-16-2019

@acrc3113 wrote:
You could've bought the lot, used what you needed, then resold the rest at $1 each, or best offer, with free shipping.

@the-fan-van

Hey.... this could be a good low cost item to raise the "sales" of another member in another thread. LOL

acrc3113 · ‎04-16-2019

Somehow, I don't think I'll get the "solution check" on that suggestion !

jeannicho22 · ‎04-16-2019

@acrc3113 wrote:
Somehow, I don't think I'll get the "solution check" on that suggestion !

I'm thinking you're right. Hey, if it were my thread, I'd give you the solution check.

dinpavent0 · ‎04-16-2019

I get messages all the time with potential buyers asking me to break up a lot to sell one of the items. It is too much work to do that sometimes especially if it would be $5 and then free shipping. Not worth it and and I not going to end a listing and create two new ones for maybe a $1 profit, after shipping and fees. I like to accommodate ppl as much as possible but that is not worth it. I just had someone yesterday ask how much just for pendant instead of necklace and pendant for $10 with free shipping (this on another venue), I said sorry, not interested in breaking listing up. No one would buy just the necklace.