How Do You Answer This Question on Ebay When You Get It? 0

[Key Largo Comics]

I keep getting this question on my ebay auctions lately: "What is the lowest you are willing to go on this book?" 

I feel like saying back "Well I set the starting bid at $XX dollars so obviously that's the minimum I feel the book is worth HELLOOO."

Or should I turn it around and say "Not sure, what is the highest you are willing to go on the book?"

How do you all usually handle this question?

[1Cool]

There was some good responses in this recent thread.

Edited October 2, 2019 by 1Cool

[Buzzetta]

Write an answer in multiple languages or code for fun. 

[miraclemet]

The better question is if you give him an answer, and then he offers under that what do you say!?!?

Buyer: What's the lowest you'll go?
Seller: $400
[Buyer submits offer for $350]

Response A:
Seller: Do you understand how numbers work? 

Response B: 
Seller: 

[Domo Arigato]

37 minutes ago, Key Largo Comics said:

How do you answer this question on Ebay when you get it........"What is the lowest you are willing to go on this book?" 

[classicaaron]

id just ignore it

but I have had dumb enough buyers to counter offer my price with a higher price which I obviously accepted and they paid.  ive also had several occasions where they send a best offer higher than the buy it now price.  I don't understand their logic but the extra money is nice.

[Buzzetta]

In all honesty I don't answer that question and I do not counter lowball offers. 

[revat]

If its an auction:

"Thanks for your interest, the minimum starting bid is listed."

If it is BIN:

Do whatever you want, if you want to throw out a number do it and go lower than the list.  If not, say "thanks for your interest, we believe the listed price is a great deal!"

 

If it is Best Offer:  "Thanks for your interest, we will consider all reasonable offers."

 

If they press on, you can go to snark-town.  But for a first inquiry, I don't really mind the question.

[kav]

Say "You like money-I understand that-thats why you want to pay as little as possible.  Unfortunately, I also like money, and want to get as much as possible.  Asking me whats the lowest I can go is equivalent to saying that you like money more than me, and thats simply not true"

[Grib]

I had 3 best offers submitted to me that I accepted and they all decided to not pay ( new sales tax maybe, or testing the water on price), I asked eBay how to solve this and the suggestion was to not allow offers. Set a price and let it sit. So that is how I'm handling it. So far it works and the best part is the buyer has to pay instantly. Less BS. 

[Jaylam]

2 hours ago, Key Largo Comics said:

Or should I turn it around and say "Not sure, what is the highest you are willing to go on the book?"

[the blob]

I just say "make and offer" and forget about the other nonsense

 

[jcjames]

2 hours ago, 1Cool said:

There was some good responses in this recent thread.

My favorite response from that thread:

On 9/10/2019 at 4:52 AM, KirbyJack said:

"Am I negotiating with myself here?"

[silversurfer275]

if its buy now I would say my best offer and if he says in it an auction I will tell him to bid

[Key Largo Comics]

Some great suggestions here. Thanks folks.

[vheflin]

'most I can get is lowest I go'

'make an offer'

'I can't go under the money'

'I gotta eat too'

'take it or leave it'

'get '

[Heronext]

The other day someone IM’d me on eBay with an offer.  I said yes that’s fine and sent him the offer so he could accept.

A few hours later I said when do you plan to accept and pay? He responded with a lower offer.

 

[divad]

3 hours ago, Key Largo Comics said:

How do you all usually handle this question?

These are generally people you don't want to sell to . . . 

Or you could say, "Talk to me."

[architeuthis]

Recent exchange...

Buyer: "Hey, what's the lowest you can go? I got like $40."

Me: "I have it listed for $100, BUT juuuuuuust for you, I'll do $125"

B: "What, that's more... I don't wanna pay more."

M: "Sorry, that offer has expired now.  $150 is the minimum now."

B: "Why do you keep raising the price?  I'm looking for a deal."

M: "Oops, too late.  Now it's $175.  Because you're annoying me."

B: "But, it's still listed at $100?"

M: "Yeah, and you can quit annoying me and just buy it for that.  Since I'm at $200 JUST FOR YOU now."

B: "Dude, you're messed up."

M: "$400 now."

B: "Seriously man, you have a problem."

M: "$800... oh, wait, that's expired now too.  Blocked."

 

 

 

 

I have too much time on my hands, apparently.

[aszumilo]

2 hours ago, architeuthis said:

Recent exchange...

Buyer: "Hey, what's the lowest you can go? I got like $40."

Me: "I have it listed for $100, BUT juuuuuuust for you, I'll do $125"

B: "What, that's more... I don't wanna pay more."

M: "Sorry, that offer has expired now.  $150 is the minimum now."

B: "Why do you keep raising the price?  I'm looking for a deal."

M: "Oops, too late.  Now it's $175.  Because you're annoying me."

B: "But, it's still listed at $100?"

M: "Yeah, and you can quit annoying me and just buy it for that.  Since I'm at $200 JUST FOR YOU now."

B: "Dude, you're messed up."

M: "$400 now."

B: "Seriously man, you have a problem."

M: "$800... oh, wait, that's expired now too.  Blocked."

 

 

 

 

I have too much time on my hands, apparently.

This is basically how I negotiate for a car.  I make my offer and when the Salesman comes back with a $200 off the price, I drop my offer by $1000.  When they ask why my offer is going lower, I tell them "you are making a ridiculous offer and so am I"