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11-08-10
Then i'm the exception. i only ask if i intend to buy. Baka1969
11-08-10
that explains why you have no feedback. Tvad
11-08-10
I just joined agon but have 47 transactions at head-fi. all ... Baka1969
11-09-10
You're not him. Audiofeil
11-09-10
welcome. if your opening line when responding to a listing ... Tvad
11-09-10
I agree with tvad that asking for "the best price" ... Mrtennis
11-09-10
Soon after reading this post i received an email (just yeste ... Markpao
11-09-10
I have to add that on head-fi (and on other hobbyist sites) ... Baka1969
11-09-10
i don't believe replying with, "what's your best offer? ... Tvad
11-09-10
Baka1969, you are right, up to a point. it is just business. ... T_bone
11-09-10
that's pretty funny. in your example, both buyers paid $500 ... Tvad
11-10-10
Tvad wrote; i don't believe replying with, "what's you ... Markpao
11-10-10
Tvad, the buyer knows what is "true" for him/her, ... T_bone
11-10-10
My "best price" is the most i can get. but circu ... Macrojack
11-10-10
T_bone, i don't think anyone here disagrees with your point. Tvad
12-07-10
Asking a seller "what's your best price" as your f ... Jeffreybowman2k
12-07-10
that says it all, jeffrey. never negotiate against yourself ... Swampwalker
12-07-10: Noble100
After making 3 purchases here on Audiogon, and perpetually being a potential buyer, here are a few thoughts from a buyer's perspective FWTW:
1. When a seller lists an item for sale, especially with the "OBO" stipulation, I, and I believe most buyers, consider the asking price to be similar to a MRSP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) for new products. We could, if we were complete dorks, call it the SSP (seller's suggested price).
2. The seller's asking/listed price is his optimal or highest expected price. But the buyer may accrpt a lower price.
3. When a buyer asks for the seller's best price, I agree with sogood51 that he is basically saying: "I know your optimal price but let's cut to the chase, what will you sell it to me for?" Understandably, this is irratating to sellers since they are now required,in effect, to make the opening bid in the expected price and terms negotiations. The seller, rather than just denying or counter offering the buyers' bids in the expected negotiations, has lost the initiative to the buyer and must instead decide what price is actually acceptable to both parties.I think sellers should determine this price prior to negotiating with potential buyers.
4. If the seller uses the "Firm" designation, confusion is eliminated since the buyer knows the asking price must be met in order to obtain the item.
5. I take offense at the suggestion that asking What's your best price? is moronic. I am a noted and very obvious moron of the highest order and I never asked for a best price but I might have, I'm not sure. After all, I am a moron.
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12-08-10
"obo" means just that. make an offer--a specific ... Don_s
12-08-10
I believe most here, including myself, who won't acknowledge ... Markpao
12-08-10
I realize that my position here, which i am restating, is in ... Trelja
12-08-10
I think some of you sellers would like to turn obo in to an ... Sogood51
12-08-10
Has anyone reading this thread decided to alter his/her appr ... Tvad
12-08-10
Sogood51, i am not sure if you were referring to my post or ... Don_s
12-08-10
yes i have. at least for agon transactions..... ... one thi ... Jea48
12-08-10
"has anyone reading this thread decided to alter his/he ... Jedinite24
12-08-10
Don_s no, not directed at any one post. i think we have man ... Sogood51
12-08-10
In my opinion, the market is fluid. as a seller (or a buyer) ... Tvad
12-11-10
Lol! 4 years later this is still spinning....kinda like watc ... Jmcgrogan2
12-21-10
Jmcmorgan, you're right, this thread was initiated in ... Noble100
12-23-10
Has no one here on agon heard of, or used, paypal's personal ... Nsgarch
12-23-10
Nsgarch, in my country, the personal money transfer function ... T_bone
01-01-11
Lowballer's typically use that phrase as a water tester. &qu ... Coltrane1
01-01-11
Coltrane1, i end up not caring whether i put obo or not. mo ... T_bone
01-01-11
Nothing but sharks left in the pool. Macrojack
01-01-11
With regard to best price you never know what is in a seller ... Entrope
01-04-11
I'd add to the "what's your best price?" query the ... Steveaudio
01-04-11
Hi steveaudio: the reason an item is sold , in mnay cases, ... Mrtennis
01-04-11
agreed. a question from someone who won't sign their name i ... Tvad
01-05-11
generally i only care if an item is available to buy for a ... Entrope
01-05-11
I had a friend who infuriated me as every single time he bou ... Nonoise
01-05-11
if the buyer's first question is something like "i don ... Jeffreybowman2k
01-05-11
As a seller, consider this hypothetical situation: a buyer ... Mrtennis
01-05-11
Jb2k - based on your logic the seller is also worse off beca ... Entrope
01-05-11
I've only been around a'gon in recent years. when the econom ... Jedinite24
01-06-11
To those who have argued that sellers shouldn't let their fe ... Dougmc
01-06-11
There's a special circle in hell for people who ask that que ... Onhwy61
01-06-11
When you post an ad, you provide a price. if you also indica ... Macrojack
01-06-11
Bin = no lengthy phone conversations, no irrelevant question ... Andrewdoan
01-06-11
What's your best response??? Entrope
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