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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
I often wonder what is the line between asking for a discount as part of a negotiation, and what is an offensive “low ball”? For your example above, $21 would have been my opening for an item priced at $30, with the expectation we would wind up somewhere from $25-$27.
I’m always polite “Hey, I know this is a low ball, but it’s what I can do, if it doesn’t work for you, no problem, good luck with your sale.”, but I wonder what sellers think is the line between an appropriate opening and an inappropriate one?
Thoughts from sellers?
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If the buyer asks me good questions, come sees the thing in person (and arrives on time), and generally puts in some modicum of effort into justifying the lowball offer, I might seriously entertain it and make a counter-offer.
Most of my stuff over the years has been priced to sell though, so I usually don't encounter lowballers.