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If I don't get any offers while I'm online and I log in to a few different offers, I will find the best offer and accept it, then let the next few people know that a deal has been struck, but I will update them if it falls through.

If I offer someone something but get a higher offer after I've said "yes," even if I haven't accepted any money yet, the first person's offer stands. I sold a game for $40 once and the next guy said "I would have given you $80" after I told him it was sold... tough for him... I didn't put it up for auction. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=97704 2013-03-06T12:21:53 -05.00 BenPlusPlus 13 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=97704 2013-03-06T09:50:49 -05.00 BenPlusPlus 13 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=97704 2013-03-06T09:15:30 -05.00 BenPlusPlus 13 Originally posted by: BenPlusPlus

In the first case, I want to be thoughtful toward all interested parties. But I also don't really want to make it look like I'm trying to jack up the price of my item. And this method might seem too much like an auction, so I might have been better off putting it on the auction board if I was going to run it that way.

  This is the way I feel about these situations, I can't stand pm auctions.  Except it's even worse than a normal auction because you cant know for sure there is someone else actually bidding since it's all private. I usually say I'm no longer interested when these situations happen. 

If it is actually something really rare a fair way to take offers is let everyone know ahead of time how long you will take offers. If you want you could make a provision that you will only charge just above the 2nd highest offer, that way people would be comfortable making their true best offer.  You still have to trust the seller in that situation.

If it is a more common item I say just take the first offer you would be ahppy with, don't string people along in hopes of squeezing out a few extra bucks.

]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=97704 2013-03-06T08:48:01 -05.00 BenPlusPlus 13 Thanks for the additional input. The arguments are very convincing for either option.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to give everyone at least one opportunity to raise their offer. I kind of feel like I would want the chance too, when I'm in the buyer's place.

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Some people do get butt-hurt when things don't go their way tho. If you are worried about everyone liking you, be polite, and don't waste their time. I think if you spend too much time going between potential buyers, whoever loses out will be left feeling like you wasted their time, and probably wont be too happy about it.

There is another option. Just simply counter offer them. Nothing wrong with a little haggling. It's your property, and you choose what it's worth to you. But the best advice I can give is to be straight forward, and timely with your reponses. Don't keep people hanging, waiting on a PM. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=97704 2013-03-06T01:06:11 -05.00 BenPlusPlus 13 If I made an offer and got a PM saying mine was the highest offer atm but will give it another day to see other offer, and then they just went and sold it to someone else without giving me the opportunity to reconsider a higher offer I would be a little upset.
I know this is debatable and I'll probably get blasted for saying this. "There's an auction thread"... "List it as FS with a price then"... blah blah.

Eg 1)
A game only shows every 3-4 months. The last one sold for $1,000 and the one before $900.
With inflation it's hard to put an exact figure so I would offer $1,000.
I don't want to rip the seller off but not going to offer 2k just because I'm willing to pay that.
If there was a higher offer I'd expect a courtesy PM stating the highest offer and would expect to be given the opportunity to make one more final offer.
I wouldn't expect the seller to keep going back and forth because then that becomes an auction.

Eg 2)
An item is very rare and shows once every year but when it shows it always fetches around $30 due to it's unpopularity.
I'd make an offer of $30, even if I would be willing to fork out say $60 for it.
Sometimes it's about just having the item and not wanting to wait another yr for one to show.
If there's another feeling exactly the same way I feel and offers $40, I'd be cut if I didn't get a PM letting me know.

Ridicule me all you want but that's my opinion. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=97704 2013-03-06T00:18:19 -05.00 BenPlusPlus 13
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