Wonderful World of eBay Sales

[iart]

We get a low ball offer.

We counter and state FIRM PRICE.

We get another low offer.

We counter with our same firm price.

Another offer.

Another counter with the firm price.

Buyer accepts.

Buyer cancels.

[lakefor94]

BBL for sure

[clown_car_driver]

Yea, you shudda blocked the first time.

But ... do tell me that you have the blocked now ... right?

Lie to me if you have to ... they're blocked, right?

[12345jamesstamps]

That's drama for sure...good old blocked buyer list ASAP.

I don't need a 'drama' buyer.

Life is intense as it is in San Francisco where I live.

[rugerskick]

First time they replied ignoring your counter, block them.  Seriously.  They are just playing around with you wasting your time.

[dbfolks166mt]

     Yet another example of why I quit using OBO LONG ago. 

[vintagecraze50]

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@iart wrote:

We get a low ball offer.

We counter and state FIRM PRICE.

We get another low offer.

We counter with our same firm price.

Another offer.

Another counter with the firm price.

Buyer accepts.

Buyer cancels.

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Solution. BUY IT NOW.

[vintagecraze50]

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@dbfolks166mt wrote:

     Yet another example of why I quit using OBO LONG ago. 

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GOOD CHOICE.

[kako_5344]

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@dbfolks166mt wrote:

     Yet another example of why I quit using OBO LONG ago. 

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[reallynicestamps]

We counter with our same firm price.

Another offer.

Another counter with the firm price.

Buyer gets annoyed

Buyer accepts.

Buyer cancels.

Buyer laughs and laughs.

You can avoid the whole mess by setting up Best Offer with parameters.

Below one parameter and automatic polite letter of rejection from eBay.

You never see the offer or the rejection.

Above the parameter the Offer is automatically accepted. You get instructions to ship.

I got an automatically accepted Offer tonight which had received three previous rejections, so the message from eBay must be very polite and encouraging.

[chapeau-noir]

You dragged this out...why?

[robbie31415]

If it's a low ball offer I just ignore it and let it time out.

I'm not going to decline so they can send another low ball offer.

I found this shows them down.

[digiz34]

this is very informative post  very helpful

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

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@iart wrote:

We get a low ball offer.

We counter and state FIRM PRICE.

We get another low offer.

We counter with our same firm price.

Another offer.

Another counter with the firm price.

Buyer accepts.

Buyer cancels.

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IMHO Here is where you went wrong

You should never counter non-serious low ball offers, I feel those should only be declined. Countering those encourages them. ..... also, I never like using the phrases "firm price" or "best price" unless I'm dead pan serious... I like to say "we think this is a fair price" ... or ... "we think this is fair and therefore is our best price".

Whenever a buyer says "BEST OFFER" with their unacceptable offer, I just decline. They almost always then increase their offer and I have a good laugh as clearly the lower price wasnt their best offer. Those words are always a lie.

[watchinspect]

The strongest negotiating tool is the ability the walk away. If a buyer starts treating you this way, don’t be afraid to decline the offer and say I’m sorry I don’t think this will work out. Often times they will come back to the table with a higher offer.