Off Topic Just a general gripe when selling stuff

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I wanted to just say something and I am sure most of you have had these type people message you.

When you are the seller. Why do people PM you and ask you to give them your best price?

Make an offer people, never assume others will cut themselves short. The best price for the seller is always more than asking price as you can bet they are losing money on the sale.

Thanks (deep breath). I feel better now :-) Heres my EDC of the day for fun.
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Moved from General Knife Discussion, this place is more appropriate. My best guess after being an Exchange mod for 6 years and pouring over thousands and thousands of sales threads, people are always looking for a deal. They don't know how to ask for a deal. They might think if they make an offer it will be a rude low ball offer.
I remember one guy that was selling a NIB Spirograph Damascus Lg Sebenza, told me some guy offered him $250 and a low dollar knife in trade for what was probably a $650+ knife that was hard to get in that specific configuration. Sometimes an offer is not an offer, rather a demonstration of sheer ignorance.
 
When they ask what your best price is you should double the asking price and say thats the best youd hope to get.
 
If my knife is getting a lot of interest, and the price is fair, it always sells close to my asking price. If the knife model has a small audience, and someone is interested in a lower price, I'll try to come down five or ten dollars, just to facilitate the sale. Sometimes it works, especially when a less experienced buyer is afraid of paying too much. It's true that we all loose money on the knife exchange, but the buyer never seems too interested about that.
 
I'll generally make an offer by PM when initiating a purchase, but it's for sure an actual amount. If I'm hot for a particular knife, expect it may move quickly, or the price seems below market, "I'll take it" for the ask. If the seller's price is "net" I'll ordinarily offer that amount G&S. I never buy or sell F&F and think it's lazy/deceptive to not include fees.

As a building contractor, my response to "can you do better?" is a wry smile and a higher price.
 
How true Steve!!
95* outside, customer's house is 95* inside. I give a price for the repair. Can you do better???
Sure I can do better!! Is double ok??
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ChazzyP said:
I'll generally make an offer by PM when initiating a purchase, but it's for sure an actual amount. If I'm hot for a particular knife, expect it may move quickly, or the price seems below market, "I'll take it" for the ask. If the seller's price is "net" I'll ordinarily offer that amount G&S. I never buy or sell F&F and think it's lazy/deceptive to not include fees.

As a building contractor, my response to "can you do better?" is a wry smile and a higher price.
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I usually just politely decline, but sometimes I do like to think about saying "Well, it was $125, but I'll give you a deal at $150..."
 
I always price my knives for a more than reasonable price, and state "firm".
That gives me the option of ignoring lowball or best price requests.
Most of the time someone will come along and take me up on the good deal offered in my sale thread.
If not I put the item aside and relist it at a later date or sell it elsewhere.
I only give my knives away to friends.
Don't get me wrong, you guys are great and I'd share some beer with most of you but money is another thing altogether.
 
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