Any offers welcome?

But if they already have a minimum price that they are prepared to take (that they see as reasonable) then they should just post that price.
 
Because it entices people into discussion and potentially buying the item. People have a minimum price but usually advertise higher so they can make someone feel like they are getting a deal out of you when they bring you down that £20
 
I didn't articulate this subject very well

I get why people ask it , what i don't get is why people then turn narky after they have posted any offers welcome , they then act like it wasn't very welcome at all. :D

@[FnG]magnolia , thanks for the Ice T Lyrics. :)
 
a) They don't understand the term

b,) more likely, the person offering is taking the urine.

Bartering is an ancient tradition; the best deal is when both parti d feel they've got what they wanted.
 
I've given up selling anything on the likes of Gumtree/Marketplace/Shpock because people are idiots!

List something for £30 (which is a reasonable price for a 2nd hand whatever), cue some complete spanner messaging saying "would you take £7.80"......

No, I won't take £7.80 you complete halfwit, I'd rather invite you round to mine and set fire to it right in front of your face!
 
Most of the time, it is likely because the offer is stupid/taking the ****

For example, if i advertised something that was generally worth ~£100, for £100, but open to offers and i was offered £50, i too would be annoyed.

What people mean is that they may consider 10-15% less possibly if they struggle to sell for a few days/weeks. They don't mean they want people offering half what it is worth.
 
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People usually price things way over the odds to start with. If they don't like what you're offering, well they don't have to take it. No point getting pissy.
 
Ice Tea said:
I didn't articulate this subject very well

I get why people ask it , what i don't get is why people then turn narky after they have posted any offers welcome , they then act like it wasn't very welcome at all. :D
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Because they didn't mean what they wrote. Which leads to the question of why they didn't write what they meant instead. My guess is that they are hoping to take advantage of someone who doesn't know the market value or has misunderstood what is being sold and offers more than it's worth as a result.
 
If someone makes a ridiculously low offer '4 a quick sale', I just ignore it since engaging with them would be a waste of everyone's time. I assume they have a search term for a particular item and send the same offer to everyone.
 
TJM said:
If someone makes a ridiculously low offer '4 a quick sale', I just ignore it since engaging with them would be a waste of everyone's time. I assume they have a search term for a particular item and send the same offer to everyone.
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Therein lies another problem. Often I see things listed, and the model manufacture and other details aren't there, so you've actually no clue what the item should cost.

An example of this was a helms chair I was interested in. Various chairs might sell from anything from £75 -1000. Often the sell is too lazy to properly list their item.
 
I think some people try and use it as a scare tactic that interested parties may lose it to offer in hope that they will offer asking to secure the deal.
 
What is worse is when I post no offers please and some numptie comes along and offers less than half, I really want to punch their lights out.
 
As a buyer the general rule is that if your first offer isn't low enough to offend, it isn't low enough. Exceptions for well priced/high demand items of course.

As a seller on used items there are three tiers of mental resolve to pricing, a) maximising return, b) lowest acceptable rationalised price and c) any cash achievable for liquidity.

It's amazing how many sellers set the price at a++ thinking (c) is an (a) where the market value is b or c to start with; so what is actually a fair offer is percieved as unacceptable.
 
IvanDobskey said:
People usually price things way over the odds to start with. If they don't like what you're offering, well they don't have to take it. No point getting pissy.
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Yea I'm along these lines also, if the seller puts no offers, or might consider an offer if close etc, then fair enough, but if they say open to offers, then don't get offended when people try to get something for not much money...
 
As someone who sells antiques now and then I see this a lot and it annoys the heck out of me. State a price you're happy with and be prepared for people to politely barter with you because that's part of the trade.

The only thing that's worse is those that don't even put a price to begin with and this is especially annoying in person at fairs. I will happily walk past tables of unpriced items rather than stop to ask the prices of them all.
 
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