Im confused and thinking about getting sad.

I just meant that 5% of my lowball offers get through, not that I offer 5%.  I offer like 40%, just incase they just want to sell.  If they get offended, then I probably didn't want to kick it with a sensitive girly man anyway, so no skin off Deez.

-movie star status coming soon-

No, again, you don't get it unfortunately. Better chance next time.

Unfortunately, there's no right way, you do your things yours and I'll do it mine.  Looks like 125 people have been happy with the way I do things so I'll take my chances. 

Honestly guillavoie has pretty competitive prices. Prices are only dictated by what someone is willing to spend. Just because you were willing to spend $150 on a Clayfighters manual, doesn't make it worth $150. It seems a bit ridiculous to think that prices are dictated by one persons offerings and that alone. I'd say a manual of this rarity is worth about $50, because that is, in honesty, what I would probably pay for one.

Same thing on my side.
I meant the subject we're debating here is simply being nice or mean against lowballers, period.
You always extrapolate in such manners that the subject completely deviates from its original content.

I was just saying, no matter what was the exact context, ''I'm always nice to everyone, even with lowballers.''

EDIT: And yes, like Qix just said, I'm not only doing overpriced BINs with OBO. There's full range of strategies in my pricing, though I will give you the right that I don't do Auction + BIN on some items that I should consider listing that way.
Anyway, most of the time, my sale finish off-ebay, with a cut on multiple purchases.

that is pretty bad logic to go by... feedback helps, but doesn't mean you are perfect.

http://nintendoage.com/index.cfm?...

Anyone listing on eBay on a high dollar OBO item ($600+), they could list it here for $50 cheaper and net the same amount of money due to eBay fees.  Or for cheaper items, it could be listed here for 15% cheaper.  So while "competitive" it still has some puffer built into it.

And my how quickly we forget.  MRN offered $10k for an SE box and everyone, even yahoo, stated "Box is worth $10k!" Then he got it and the price plummeted.

As much I would like to, you are correct that I cannot dictate the Sculptor's Cut manual market.  However, I just tried selling one and knew what offers came my way considering I had 6 legitimately interested parties (aka $100+).  But what do I know.

Do you know why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

No, but I know that Trix are for kids

dix are for batty, that's what i know.

You would know!

^yes, you've seen my hands and how big they make you look.

EDIT: Holy shit, dixmaster just made by day.

Well, just as an update, nothing yet. The guy has 2 locations - one of them has been closed the past couple days and the other location isn't answering their phone.

Ahh...the life of a hunter!

Thanks for putting this thread back on track Bill.

^ and also hopefully not as sensitive as some sellers on here if he wants a little more than you offer, maybe he will negotiate.

As someone who buys and sells stuff other than video games, I tend to do everything I can to let the seller---the person who has inherently said, I make a living by coming up with prices for things and hoping that you pay them---set the price and go from there.

We all know how the song and dance goes...."How much you want for it?" "Well, what's it worth to you?" In these instances I try to cut the tension with something like, "Hey, I can't buy it AND sell it." If that gets no response, I usually try to feel them out with a "Well, what do you have in it?" Most people don't want to volunteer that information or do but tack on some profit to it.

Another good one as the situation escalates is to say, "Well, I don't bargain against myself--what were you hoping to get?"

Whatever the case may be, I think it's immensely powerful to get the seller to set the price because value is relative to everyone, but if a seller does his/her job and sets the price, no one's feelings are going to get hurt and you can do other deals later.

I'll leave you with a quick story...friend of mine was at an auction bidding on Civil War calvary swords. Just a guy's house, swords passed down through the family, no one knew what they were any more, etc. etc. Bidding started at $10. Got up near a thousand or so (the price he knew he'd have a buyer at) as one other guy just matched him dollar for dollar. He finally let them go, the guy won. My friend asked him later, "Sir, do you know what you've got there?"

"My buddy's swords. They hung over his fireplace for years. I don't know why you wanted them so bad, but I was prepared to give anything for them because I knew how much he liked them." He had no idea their open market value, just their "value" to him.

Collecting goes like that sometime.

Hopefully I was helpful....long-time lurker, infrequent commenter. This site is awesome.

KSK

^ You're awesome.

Great post.  I enjoyed reading that.  Thanks for sharing.

Really great post!

great attitude.  let me ask you this.   how do you deal with people that are doing it just to piss you off.   Like when you list something worth about your BIN (Say 1000) but maybe not too many people know its valuable and they offer you $1 and you know they are just doing it to piss you off because they think (but are wrong) that the price is way off.   Like say on a rare sealed black box where the collector is used to seeing it cib for 50 and incorrectly thinks it must be only a hundred or two sealed.     I usually respond by counter offering $999 heheh.

Hahaha, I think I've responded a couple times with a "one dollar under BIN price" offer as well.

Usually I just let the offer remain there until it expires. Well thought, a one dollar offer is still a pending offer and might push somebody else to offer his price. So basically I consider these lowballers as more helpful than anything.

I usually let them sit for the same reason. But a few times when, as Dan said, they are intentionally trying to piss me off, I'll counter 1 penny under the BIN. Then when they counter again, I'll drop it ANOTHER penny with a "You'd be crazy to pass up a deal like this" message.  

I'm gonna start a new thread since this one got so off track...I bought the game. I think I got a good deal even if it is a reseal. Check new thread...

Aw, you guys, trying to make the noob all welcome and stuff.

Anyhow, glad it looks like he bought the game and got a great deal on it. Thanks for sharing--I always love hearing about people's great deals.