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  "What's Your Best Price?"
Maybe it's just coincidence, but I have experienced an increasing number of buyers lately whose only question is "what's your best price?" in response to an "OBO" listing. Should such moronic inquiries simply be ignored -- or is there an appropriate/productive response?
Jeffreybowman2k  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-13-06
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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   after making 3 purchases here on audiogon, and perpetually ...   Noble100

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: T_bone
Nsgarch,
In my country, the personal money transfer function has been turned off by PayPal to abide by the laws on transferring monies. I am told there are many countries where it is not allowed.

T_bone  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


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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