First case of Lowballers

i lowball too. but that's cos the seller asked for it. here's an example of a laptop I was looking around for last time :

me : "how much are you selling?"

seller : "give me a price.'

me : "why not you give me a rough idea how much you looking at then we negotiate reasonably, you don't want me to name a price you won't like it I guarantee that."

seller : "I don't know how much I should sell, so why not you name me an offer"

me : "<insert price tag of usual Ebay x USD conversion rate> or <40%-60% current retail price>"

seller : "no way, too low. I'd rather keep it for myself"

me : "alright thanks for your time."

seller : "you want cheap you go china buy, don't come and give shit offers, loser."

me : "I've been in IT before you even hit puberty, so for a kid who doesn't know the depreciation of IT items, it's not my problem, it's yours. if you feel you got something 'cool' or 'ballsy' to say, we can meet up for coffee and you say it to my face. my treat."

seller : "sorry...just go ask some1 else k?"

so is there like a term for dumba$$ sellers who don't know how to sell their items or accept the price tag of reality? bobosellers ? (derived from bobo shooter) since lowballers = ppl who 'shoot damn low offers' for a start. bobosellers = ppl who barely know how to shoot off a selling price.
 
Nathaniel said:
To be honest, I have lowballed once or twice.

But personally, I don't see whats the big deal? Lowballing is to me a method of negotiation. Like a means to an end.

From my pov, I don't expect to deal at the initial price I quoted. The best case scenario I am hoping for is for me and the seller to do some collective bargaining thereafter to reach a mutually satisfactory price for the both of us.

Worst case of course is to be ignored or getting flamed on threads like the one started by the TS.

But imho, flaming lowballers on forums represents a new low of intolerance. What next you want to send death threats to them or beat them up? Don't like it don't reply. Simple as that.

The economy is as bad as hell anyhow. Lowballers are here to stay

Not sure whether my opinion represents the so-called lowballing cheapo community but that's how I feel.
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There is a big difference between negotiation and lowballing. bargaining is fine. lowballing is offering an unreasonable price. a good question to ask yourself to determine whether your offer is reasonable is - "if i'm the seller, in the right frame of mind, would i sell xxxx at $xx?" just put yourself in the other person's shoes for 10 secs...

lowballing is rude and disrespectful. i have had pple sms and ask many questions abt stuff i wanted to sell and eventually lowballed me. total waste of time and sms-es. indescribably irritating.
 
I can safely say that I have never low-balled before. I always buy at the price the seller sets. To me, low-balling is quite a disrespectful and immature thing to do. No offense but if I was ever low-balled, I'd simply ignore it because it's a waste of time. The owner has the right to set the price.
 
is a give & take thing, like in love & hate relationships..
i low ball my own sales more often.. haha maybe can call it karma?
there are steady buyers too, some even young chaps which surprises me..
nice sellers around gave me too good to be true discounts also got, you know who you are. ;)
 
as much as i can recall, i never lowballed but sometimes i hit the jackpot and score an awesome deal for something thats worth so much more then what im paying for...

the worse of lowballers is that when you already agreed to a very lowballed price (assuming ur item relly no one wanna buy and ur desperate for money), they meet up and say "wah so lousy quality, i give u $XXX amount".. an amount much lesser then whats agreed on the deal...
 
Happened to me too. I sold first-hand products at items $100-$200 cheaper than the market price. There were some (market spoilers) who had asked for at least than half a price lower..
 
While for me I would do research for the "standard" market price on soft first to get a rough gauge before approaching the seller to make an offer. This kinda prevents lowballing(unless the seller is really looking for unreasonable sky high selling price) and also leaves room for negotiation regarding the final price to deal.
 
everyone has been at one point of their lives lowballed in one way or another.

But we all move on and sell our item eventually. So whats the fuss? :mrgreen:
 
i don't understand the retards who say "offer me a price" or "price negotiable" and then complain about lowballing. you only say "offer me a price" when you are desperate and willing to go obscenely low. i don't see the point of having some kind of expectation over the price, but not put it down, and then become fussy.

and i don't understand "price negotiable". if you are really trying to sell your shit then why aren't you advertising the lowest price you are willing to go? you must really be trying to squeeze every last dollar at the expense of a fast and smooth deal.

you might as well say "please spam me" or "i like spam and i like to whine"
 
+10000

this is exactly what i feel too. i dont ever do negotiation, firstly, so that lowballers can stay away, secondly, i dont waste time and msges or pms or whatever negotiating. it makes selling much faster and easier. the only thing a buyer will discuss with u is where and when to deal.

i'll just make sure i give my absolute best and lowest price deemed reasonable by be, and i'll put price is firm. those ppl who pm me or msg me to negotiate, just ignore..
 
but sometimes negotiation will at least guarantee you a higher possibility of your unwanted item being sold, at least IMO. And sometimes I feel it doesn't really hurt if the buyer wants to ask for a little discount, as long as at the end of the day the price he ask for is still relatively reasonable
 
theliverevolution said:
And sometimes I feel it doesn't really hurt if the buyer wants to ask for a little discount,
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i make sure my prices are already "discounted" and the lowest i can go. if no one bites, i'll repost it lowering my price. doing research on the buy/sell market can also give u a gauge of where to price your items.

thats how i sell my stuff. i personally feel that negotiation of price is a waste of time. but how someone carries out his selling policies are totally to him. so no offence to those who do so. :)
 
selling can be challenging & sometime buying can be more mind boggling..

for eg. ad says-
wts: 123/abcde
needs no intro, selling cheap
please offer to tel no. xxxxxxxx

another eg. -
wts: fender strat, kind of new.. for sale cheap... contact so & so

then i try to imagine what is he/she trying to sell?
the ones i understand a bit then i called to ask for price then seller said you offer loh..

the best ad so far -
selling so & so.. collect at my void deck at so so.. because i lazy to go out..

& i go wtf? :confused::confused::confused:
 
he just lowballed me...

but in the end i still sold him Morris at $150...

Initially, even wanted it at JUST $100!!! Wants a cable even.
 
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what?!??!? hey u shouldnt give in to such ppl like him. for age 21, or so he claims, i've nvr ever seen such immaturity.

absolutely no respect for the buyer

u were selling at 250neg right? wtf
 
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