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[ADAMANTIUM]

[Hollywood1892]

1 minute ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

Why are you texting EBay sellers?

On Ebay messaging, that's what I meant...sorry

[THE_BEYONDER]

1 minute ago, Hollywood1892 said:

On Ebay messaging, that's what I meant...sorry

But why message them before actually making an offer?  What’s the point?  Make an offer, and see what happens.  If the seller counters, then you can open dialogue.

 

If you want deals on EBay,  maybe you should try to develop symbiotic relationships with the sellers who offer the stuff you collect.  

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

I gotta get back to work

 

I’ll leave you with this:

Honest sellers like honest buyers

[Red84]

2 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said:

%100 I told my friend about what I wanted I said I offered him $1100 why don't you offer him $1000. The seller didnt respond to my friend, the seller responded to me. The seller could have said he wasnt interested, but he said I'll accept your offer, submit it and I'll sell it to you.

Unethical. 

[1Cool]

I say its in line with house sellers saying there is a bunch of interested offers on a home to get the buyer motivated to buy quickly and not think it over.  My problem is your friend sending the message is kind of like having a friend come to an open house and pretend to be interested to make then fake offers all seem more real.  It all seems very scammy and I'd not expect it from legit buyers or sellers.

Edited September 19, 2019 by 1Cool

[the blob]

I have received multiple offers on items and rejected all of them as too low. Sometimes I don't even take the highest offer if one buyer looks problematic. While I am not sure your multiple offer scenario is shilling per se, it is weird. With that said, maybe it works sometimes for you. Is it collusion in a legal sense, probably not, but close. If I was a seller in this scenario who found out this happened I'd have a crappy view of the buyer. Of course, life is full of little dishonesties. I dunno. It's not something I would do.

Edited September 19, 2019 by the blob

[Hollywood1892]

In the end my friend didnt submit an offer

he just inquired about the product

Edited September 19, 2019 by Hollywood1892

[revat]

That's a shill baby!!!!!

(Picture the Austin Powers meme, I don't know how to make them)

[Hollywood1892]

1 minute ago, revat said:

That's a shill baby!!!!!

(Picture the Austin Powers meme, I don't know how to make them)

Easy

Type in Austin Powers meme on google

Itll do the rest for you

[ADAMANTIUM]

Professor Shilly Shally! - The Big Bang Theory  I'd post the video, but does anyone want to "hear from Sheldon's Counsel of Ladies?"  

[Red84]

This behavior is the other side of the same coin when it comes to shilling.

Shilling is done to inflate the value of a product so that the seller receives more than the product is worth.

What you have done is sought to depress the value by making the seller think the value of his product is lower than it actually is.

Like I said before, it's unethical.

[1Cool]

12 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

In the end my friend didnt submit an offer

She just inquired about the product

True - the devil is in the details but I still stand behind my example.  If you had a couple friends come to your open house and ask questions and maybe mention how cheap the home is wouldn't you consider it a scammy way to trigger the fear of losing out emotion in a buyer.  Not as bad as a shill bidder who puts in an offer and then backs out if there is no counter offer but still bad in my book.  Some may consider it good salesmanship but I don't like people manipulating me or other buyers / sellers.

Edited September 19, 2019 by 1Cool

[Hollywood1892]

1 minute ago, 1Cool said:

True - the devil is in the details but I still stand behind my example.  If you had a couple friends come to your open house and ask questions and maybe mention how cheap the home is wouldn't you consider it a scammy way to trigger the fear of losing out emotion in a buyer.  Not as bad as a shill bidder who puts in an offer and then backs out if there is no counter offer but still bad in my book.  Some may consider it go salesmanship but I don't like people manipulating me or other buyers / sellers.

Makes sense...

[Hollywood1892]

3 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Professor Shilly Shally! - The Big Bang Theory  I'd post the video, but does anyone want to "hear from Sheldon's Counsel of Ladies?"  

Yes....we do

[ADAMANTIUM]

4 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

Yes....we do

Spoiler

 

 

 

[Hollywood1892]

12 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

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[jcjames]

1 hour ago, ThothAmon said:

Shilling can only be done by a seller or “hawker” as the definition puts it (working with a purported buyer). Whatever this is, it isn’t shilling. 

Collusion: "secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others."

 

[jcjames]

1 hour ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

But why message them before actually making an offer?  What’s the point?  Make an offer, and see what happens.  If the seller counters, then you can open dialogue.

 

If you want deals on EBay,  maybe you should try to develop symbiotic relationships with the sellers who offer the stuff you collect.  

 

Yeah, pretty slimy to me.

I've gotten messages with no offers from "interested buyers" who start off with a message like "Hey I'm a serious buyer, are you flexible with your price"..... and no offer.

Those kind NEVER buy.

 

[Hollywood1892]

Just now, jcjames said:

Yeah, pretty slimy to me.

I've gotten messages with no offers from "interested buyers" who start off with a message like "Hey I'm a serious buyer, are you flexible with your price"..... and no offer.

Those kind NEVER buy.

 

Weird

I'd rather enter dialogue with a seller before I just blindly submit an offer, and I do that all the time.

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