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[Hollywood1892]

3 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

You could have cleared that up 10 pages ago 

Sorry....

[Ride the Tiger]

Is this the new Ebay trend? I've gotten a few offers thru emails on books that have a set price.

[Hollywood1892]

52 minutes ago, Ride the Tiger said:

Is this the new Ebay trend? I've gotten a few offers thru emails on books that have a set price.

As a buyer I like to haggle, even if it's only a couple dollars,

 

[1Cool]

2 hours ago, Ride the Tiger said:

Is this the new Ebay trend? I've gotten a few offers thru emails on books that have a set price.

Definetely!  Always set your price knowing people will want a discount.  People are frugal and only getting cheaper.

[Hollywood1892]

24 minutes ago, 1Cool said:

Definetely!  Always set your price knowing people will want a discount.  People are frugal and only getting cheaper.

Guilty..

[1950's war comics]

1 hour ago, Hollywood1892 said:

Guilty..

never offer full price unless it is a personal grail that does not pop up very often ,.. and if that happens buy it right away before someone else does !!!!!

[PeterPark]

When I sell something, lower offers do not entice me to take less money. I don't see them as serious so thank them and decline rather than accept or thank them and counter.

[THE_BEYONDER]

23 hours ago, 1Cool said:

Definetely!  Always set your price knowing people will want a discount.  People are frugal and only getting cheaper.

I just use BIN/best offer for everything.

 

[1Cool]

29 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

I just use BIN/best offer for everything.

 

Smart way to do it.  But I find you have to price the book at $20 if you want to get $15 - $17 for it just because everyone is deal happy and usually won't buy the book unless they feel like they got a discount.

[THE_BEYONDER]

2 minutes ago, 1Cool said:

Smart way to do it.  But I find you have to price the book at $20 if you want to get $15 - $17 for it just because everyone is deal happy and usually won't buy the book unless they feel like they got a discount.

I’ve had a few BINs popped because I priced too low, but I usually leave room to haggle.

[Hollywood1892]

1 hour ago, 1Cool said:

Smart way to do it.  But I find you have to price the book at $20 if you want to get $15 - $17 for it just because everyone is deal happy and usually won't buy the book unless they feel like they got a discount.

So true

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 9/19/2019 at 9:40 AM, Krishosein said:

no I think its unethical, its colluding, yes how successful it is might be a separate issue but the act of colluding is still the same unethical action. 

I accomplished the goal of bringing light to unethical practices - regardless of whatever term we'd use to describe said practice. That's what matters.

Backtracking a single instance doesn't corroborate innocence, either. < This isn't aimed at you.

[slym2none]

On 9/19/2019 at 8:13 AM, Hollywood1892 said:

I need some help when it comes to the definition of "shilling". I understand its reference to bidding.

But if I am buying a product and I make an offer, and my friend makes an offer that is less than my offer, is that shilling.

In my defense the seller always has the option of declining both offers, whereas when it comes to pushing a bid higher, they have reached a point of no return.

 

Thanks

Don't... don't do that.

 



-slym