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[FuzzyGrub]

The way I see it is if a seller is asking 1,500 he's really looking for $750. If he wants $1,500, he best ask $3k and let the seller bargain the price down. I was taught to NEVER pay anyone's asking price no matter how cheap it is.
I offered him $500 for the boat and he flipped out and said he'll crush it before he'll sell it for less than its worth.
It was a nice boat and likely the best price out there for a rock solid boat but if there's no room to bargain there's no deal. If he had put FIRM in his ad maybe I'd have offered him a bit more.

Yep, that drives people like me that try to price items fairly, crazy! As I have slowly sold my old Mercruiser stuff off on FB marketplace, been holding to just a little adder to make buyer "feel" good. To my surprise, many didn't try to low ball, and paid full price. A couple guys that tried to lowball, quickly realized that their gas and time wasn't worth going home with nothing.

 

[Stevum]

The way I see it is if a seller is asking 1,500 he's really looking for $750. If he wants $1,500, he best ask $3k and let the seller bargain the price down. I was taught to NEVER pay anyone's asking price no matter how cheap it is.
I offered him $500 for the boat and he flipped out and said he'll crush it before he'll sell it for less than its worth.
It was a nice boat and likely the best price out there for a rock solid boat but if there's no room to bargain there's no deal. If he had put FIRM in his ad maybe I'd have offered him a bit more.

Loose screw,
So do you expect to have the Supermarket knock 50% off the items in your cart @ checkout? That's basically what you're saying. When I offer any item for sale I determine what I would feel comfortable paying for it as a buyer. If the person is sincere & respectful I may drop the price 3-5 % but no way in hell am I knocking off 50%. Sounds like you would be one of the type that I would physically remove from my property after advising you that the negotiations are over. Just saying....

 

[OldSailor85]

Price your crap fairly and state it is firm.

Reduces the tire-kicker traffic.

 

[gillhunter]

The way I see it is if a seller is asking 1,500 he's really looking for $750. If he wants $1,500, he best ask $3k and let the seller bargain the price down. I was taught to NEVER pay anyone's asking price no matter how cheap it is.
I offered him $500 for the boat and he flipped out and said he'll crush it before he'll sell it for less than its worth.
It was a nice boat and likely the best price out there for a rock solid boat but if there's no room to bargain there's no deal. If he had put FIRM in his ad maybe I'd have offered him a bit more.

You must have some relatives in Georgia. We usually show them the door. LOL