Low balling
This College kid calls me yesterday, tells me that all he has is 250.00 for this 370Z intake, (that's exactly what i was asking for) , but he then asked if i could do the install too.
He was very nice & Polite, I said ok to the install, because he didn't try to lowball me at all. He ended up not getting it.
Point of the story is when your cool, Im cool,
But this morning i get a call from this lowballer he asked how much , I say 250.00 socal pick up, he pauses and says 125.00 & he can pick up in thirty minutes .
This guy awoke the beast ,& it was time to make an example of this lowballer!
I say OK , come on out , I also tell him that I'm super broke & need the money fast , He laughs at me & says too bad for you, I give him an address about a mile away from my pad , hes super excited ...thinking hes tha bomb,his drive was about 20 miles or so . he texts me saying that hes getting off the 101 , & I say ooooo bro somebody just sent me the 270.00via paypal, and because your offer was so lowball that i had no problem passing you up,
He was pisssssed, but OH WELL,
that's how you send a message ,
waste my time ,I'll waste yours!
He was very nice & Polite, I said ok to the install, because he didn't try to lowball me at all. He ended up not getting it.
Point of the story is when your cool, Im cool,
But this morning i get a call from this lowballer he asked how much , I say 250.00 socal pick up, he pauses and says 125.00 & he can pick up in thirty minutes .
This guy awoke the beast ,& it was time to make an example of this lowballer!
I say OK , come on out , I also tell him that I'm super broke & need the money fast , He laughs at me & says too bad for you, I give him an address about a mile away from my pad , hes super excited ...thinking hes tha bomb,his drive was about 20 miles or so . he texts me saying that hes getting off the 101 , & I say ooooo bro somebody just sent me the 270.00via paypal, and because your offer was so lowball that i had no problem passing you up,
He was pisssssed, but OH WELL,
that's how you send a message ,
waste my time ,I'll waste yours!
I just ignore the low ballers. I tell them no thanks and make it clear that I'm in no hurry to sell, so they can't pull that "cash in hand, ready to buy" stuff. I've sold all my parts at very reasonable prices and even hang on to parts for weeks for friends, so I haven't had many problems.
I do get what you mean though, OP. Bargaining a couple bucks here and there is fine and expected, but asking for like 50% off the asking price is just insulting.
I do get what you mean though, OP. Bargaining a couple bucks here and there is fine and expected, but asking for like 50% off the asking price is just insulting.
The prices i see in the F/S are
"Hi guys im selling my k&n filter ive had for 4 years. Selling it for $40 + shipping + paypal fees that'd put u up to about $60 even tho its $50 brand new" Everyone wants to get what they paid for 5 years ago its ridiculous
Usually I sell stuff for about half what it is new. Some things I've sold for factions of what it was new (completely depends what it is - I've sold some pretty obscure things, but also completely common things).
But I agree with you - if you want the item sold, price it reasonably... you can tell the ones that aren't hungry to sell, because they price high and wait for months (and complain about low ball in the mean time).
Bottom line - unless someone is offering less than half of what it was new, it's not a low ball offer... if you are selling for more than 20% less than new, your price is way too high.
Several ways to look at things, yes low ballers chap my azz but I have also noticed a trend lately of people asking ridiculous prices for things 
it used to be 50% of new cost was a rule of thumb depending on if the part was a wear item or not. Of course rare or hard to get items are another story but recently I was looking at an item that was best offer, I hate best offer so I PMed what are you looking for...his price was damn near new cost it actually was new cost but he had some options that would cost more but I didn't really want the extras. I never did make an offer because my offer would have been offensive compared to what he wanted : I have no issues paying fair price and selling for fair price but those days seem to be gone 
For what it is worth I noticed many of the 370z are either cheap or new to modifying cars maybe both.
it used to be 50% of new cost was a rule of thumb depending on if the part was a wear item or not. Of course rare or hard to get items are another story but recently I was looking at an item that was best offer, I hate best offer so I PMed what are you looking for...his price was damn near new cost it actually was new cost but he had some options that would cost more but I didn't really want the extras. I never did make an offer because my offer would have been offensive compared to what he wanted : I have no issues paying fair price and selling for fair price but those days seem to be gone For what it is worth I noticed many of the 370z are either cheap or new to modifying cars maybe both.
Last edited by Sylvan lake V35; Jun 17, 2011 at 02:03 AM.
It's the internet, what do you expect? Everyone is looking for a good deal, so it's hard to blame them for pursuing one. I see plenty of people selling things purposely marked higher than it's worth expecting to make a deal with someone more towards the expected price.
And in the end, who cares again? Why let something so insignificant as a low ball even bother you in the slightest? Just chuckle and look at the next offer.
And in the end, who cares again? Why let something so insignificant as a low ball even bother you in the slightest? Just chuckle and look at the next offer.
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