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Originally Posted by GGG
If the thing really is in worse condition then I think what your doing is ethical. But if they are holding the item for you and telling other people it is conditionally sold you are exploiting their generosity if it is in the condition you expected.
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First guy with cash always gets it. There are so many flakes that I'm not going to commit to anyone until I have money.
If it's in mint condition there really isn't any leverage to grind down further so I'll pay what I said on the phone. If there is anything wrong with it that wasn't explicitly described or photographed, I'll be grinding.
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Originally Posted by GGG
I think it is a dick move to continue to accept offers after a first person has been fairly committed on it. So I guess the question to you is if you showed up to the person's house and they said I already sold it would you be pissed or is that fair game in your world of Kijiji? Because your low balling behaviour encourages a first person with cash mentality.
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If a better deal comes along before I get there, just call me. Take the better offer, but just let me know. I don't want to show up at your house to find you don't have the item.
Last thing I was bidding on was $1300. This is my text exchange:
Me: Hello. I don't mean to lowball you, but I have a pretty tight budget for this. If you'd take $300 I could be at your house in 10 minutes.
Dude's reply: Would you go $500?
Me: Thanks for coming down so much, but it's just a bit out of my reach. I'm sure you could get more than I'm offering, though. Can just take a little time. Thanks again.
I think if you're polite and well-spoken, you're not going to piss too many people off. But do you see how fast a lowball can work? That's why people do it. That guy came down $800 because I wrote three short sentences. It's insane.