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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 101 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I once had some dude offer me $2K under blue book for a car and then taunt me when I told him it wasn't a serious offer. "yeah right like you're ever going to get that for it" he said. Got that price within a week and since I'm petty sometimes, I let him know

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

On the rare occasion that I make an offer for something it will be very low because that is what I'm willing to pay to deal with the whole 'male an offer' process. A low bid is a low bid, not an insult.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Then it would seem you are not like the person I'm taking issue with.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I tried to edit to clarify immediately after but there might be some timer before editing.

Your guy was much of a dick about you not taking the offer as the OP seller was about getting a low budget. People who treat 'make me an offer' as some kind of preset range and get mad that others don't agree make the whole offer process painful.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There's no "preset range", but I would agree that if something is worth anywhere near $300, an offer of $20 is akin to saying "come on stranger, I want this for free"

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Odds are just as high that the example $360 is an insultingly inflated price just like the $20 is likely to be far lower than what someone else is willing to spend on whatever is being sold.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I gave up on marketplaces years ago after looking for a reasonably priced PS3. The number of people who thought their original model with 7 Madden games was worth $500 was absurd.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Maybe I just tune out the high prices, but I don't notice as much of that

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In my experience people will often offer $20 for anything worth up to $1000 and as little as $50, any less and they want it delivered for free.

The number of people who offered me $20 for my $1200 TV was staggering, and one woman wanted me to pay her to take my beanbag chairs.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That is some brazen shit.

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's an insult you are too ignorant to understand is an insult. You wasted their time with your bs

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If people don't want to be 'insulted' by low offer then they shouldn't present it in a format that allows for offers that are 'too low'. It would take less time to reject the bid they allowed to happen than to write a response.

I have personally purchased at least one thing for 10% of the asking price (around $500) because I was the only one who wanted it and they wanted to get rid of it. That was what it was worth to me, I wasn't trying to haggle or anything, just made an offhand offer when walking by.

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago

None of this makes you any less of an asshole