What's your bottom dollar?

[Oaktree]

I always ask what is your lowest acceptable price. If it's more than I want to pay, I move on. If it's not, I buy it. That way I don't waste the seller's time or more importantly, mine.

I don't understand why any seller would want to give up all their bargaining power by telling you what the lowest price he'll accept is, unless they're really desperate to unload something. I get that you might not enjoy dickering, but that's just part of the game.

Well , i have been through that ruse to.
Guy shows up wanting to buy a 1st gen Mazda RX7 I listed for parts with a toasted rotary I bought it for the interior and spare rear axle for my other RX7.

the guy shows up, then wants me to (donate) it to the church group he is part of and they are going to restore it and then do a raffle.

And why should it make any difference to you, the seller, if a "church group" wants it? I think you did the right thing.

 

[crashz]

I did this with a college textbook. Paid $60, the school store offered to re-purchase for $0.25

So I tore it apart in front of them. Best money I ever spent.


BTW- it was a textbook on Ethics!

 

[two_bit_score]

I have to admit that there is a certain satisfaction in doing this. :thumbsup:

It's pretty immature to destroy something you own just because someone offered you less than you wanted for it. Doing it in front of them is even stupider.

If some one did that to me I would start pointing out other things they had and lowballing them just to see how much of their own stuff they would ruin in their pathetic attempt to 'spite' me. :cool2:






TBS

 

[snymat68]

I did this with a college textbook. Paid $60, the school store offered to re-purchase for $0.25

So I tore it apart in front of them. Best money I ever spent.


BTW- it was a textbook on Ethics!

College book buyback is the biggest racket going. Even more than movie popcorn!

 

[two_bit_score]

I did this with a college textbook. Paid $60, the school store offered to re-purchase for $0.25

So I tore it apart in front of them. Best money I ever spent.


BTW- it was a textbook on Ethics!

And do you think they actually cared? You just looked like an idiot.

 

[atsah]

Regarding selling used stuff online. Is this some kind of Millennial thing? I don't recall 20 years ago people saying whats your bottom dollar? or what's the lowest price you will take? That would be like negotiating against myself. I would say 99% the people that pull that are not going to buy it. If you say firm, it seems to weird a lot of people out. I'm dealing with three people today and all just want a steal. It's like they are too lazy to go look at an item and wave some cash.

If I'm going to drive more than 30 min I will make an offer on the phone, as long as it's in the condition the ad states, I go get it if they agree.. Done it lots of times. It saves my time and money and doesn't put the owner out either..

 

[jaxs]

I know a guy that builds and repairs farm equipment. He claims that the cutting torch is for people who give him a hard time. Destroy the thing that they were getting a good deal on but didn't want to pay that, right before their eyes.

Now THAT ^^^ guy is a screwball. Do you suppose he would consider it fun for all concurned after he destroyed his property and potential buyer burned a $100 bill "right before his eyes"? If the guy owned a lot of nice things and potential buyer had deep pockets,they could have them selves a real enjoyable afternoon destroying all of it. :confused3:

 

[two_bit_score]

Now THAT ^^^ guy is a screwball. Do you suppose he would consider it fun for all concurned after he destroyed his property and potential buyer burned a $100 bill "right before his eyes"? If the guy owned a lot of nice things and potential buyer had deep pockets,they could have them selves a real enjoyable afternoon destroying all of it. :confused3:

That is just how stupid some people are.

Now if a lowball offer really torqued me off that bad I might say, "I'm donating it to the Salvation Army tomorrow. Stop by and see what they want for it."


TBS

 

[Shaneard]

I did this with a college textbook. Paid $60, the school store offered to re-purchase for $0.25

So I tore it apart in front of them. Best money I ever spent.


BTW- it was a textbook on Ethics!

You didn't who-doo the book store out of anything, it was your book you destroyed and cost yourself money. You could have sold it to another student and got some money back.

 

[Shaneard]

Now THAT ^^^ guy is a screwball. Do you suppose he would consider it fun for all concurned after he destroyed his property and potential buyer burned a $100 bill "right before his eyes"? If the guy owned a lot of nice things and potential buyer had deep pockets,they could have them selves a real enjoyable afternoon destroying all of it. :confused3:

Well said.

Pride can be a good thing, or it can cost you money. Which do you prefer? I prefer it to not cost me money.