SnwMnkys
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- Orem, Utah
I hate Craigslist Lowballers...
- Thread starter Greg
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Pile of parts
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- Location
- South Jordan
Call me old, but this electronic world is such a chicken way to do things. None of these people would "speak" this way face to face.
That being said, I so wanted to offer Greg $1000 for his truck and call him names in his for sale post.
That being said, I so wanted to offer Greg $1000 for his truck and call him names in his for sale post.
Noahfecks
El Destructo!
- Location
- Glenwoody Springs, CO
Hey, I'm a CL lowballer
I may insult you with my offer but I expect a no most of the time and would not get offended or ever dream of talking sh!t back when my offer gets rejected
I may insult you with my offer but I expect a no most of the time and would not get offended or ever dream of talking sh!t back when my offer gets rejected
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When you shoot someone a low-ball offer site unseen what percentage of people come back with a yes would you say? I'm just curious if it's enough people actually taking low ball offers to keep people encouraged to keep trying.
Noahfecks
El Destructo!
- Location
- Glenwoody Springs, CO
I actually look for posts that have been up for a while so it's a bit of a calculated thing but I would say 25-30%. I have usually engaged in some conversation about the item and I acknowledge that I am making a crappy offer. Sometimes they counter, sometimes they tell me to pound sand and in that case I leave it as an open offer if they change their mind (nobody ever has).
Noahfecks
El Destructo!
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- Glenwoody Springs, CO
Is this a reverse lowballer? Actual wording from an ad I just read
If your car is worth $3000 I am going to offer you $300?
If your car is worth $3000 I am going to offer you $300?
Magerdgr
Have gun, will travel
- Location
- My secret underground lair
When I was a kid my folks bought a '79 Fox body Mustang off the local used car lot. The price marked in big letters on the windshield was "$1500 or MORE!"
@SnwMnkys based on my understanding of "pound sand" I think the buyer got it wrong.
I think it’s called “projection”
Ok, you're old.
Also, I think the same principle applies to driving. I see people drive like raging doueschees all the time and the use of the middle finger is all too common. I like to think that most people are probably pretty decent folks when talking face to face, but get behind the wheel and some people kiss that decency goodbye.
UNSTUCK
But stuck more often.
I had a one in a million two weeks ago:
I get a phone call from an unknown number. I answer and the voice on the other end is of an old man. He's asking about a tool box I had on KSL for $500. He proceeds to tell me his life story all in the effort to bring the price down. He tells me he just missed a similar tool box that was listed at $300. I tell him I was sorry for his loss. I said I have some room to move, but not that much. He says he wants to come look at it. We agree to meet at my work where the box was. I arrived a bit late, but that gave me a bit of time to get it cleaned up. He gets out of his truck and tell me his trailer came off the ball on the way here and had a hard time getting it back on by himself. I looked at the couple and saw there was no pin through it to prevent it from coming open. I find a 1/4" bolt and put it through with a nut on it. Problem solved. We then start on the tool box. He looks it over and is happy with it. He says something like, "well I don't want to insult you...." Then just goes silent. After a few seconds I say I'll take $450 for it. He says he can live with that and gets in his truck for the money. He hands me 5 $100's. I look at it and say I don't have any change. He shakes my hand and tells me since I fixed his trailer he'd call us even. I loaded him up and he left.
I like old guys.
I get a phone call from an unknown number. I answer and the voice on the other end is of an old man. He's asking about a tool box I had on KSL for $500. He proceeds to tell me his life story all in the effort to bring the price down. He tells me he just missed a similar tool box that was listed at $300. I tell him I was sorry for his loss. I said I have some room to move, but not that much. He says he wants to come look at it. We agree to meet at my work where the box was. I arrived a bit late, but that gave me a bit of time to get it cleaned up. He gets out of his truck and tell me his trailer came off the ball on the way here and had a hard time getting it back on by himself. I looked at the couple and saw there was no pin through it to prevent it from coming open. I find a 1/4" bolt and put it through with a nut on it. Problem solved. We then start on the tool box. He looks it over and is happy with it. He says something like, "well I don't want to insult you...." Then just goes silent. After a few seconds I say I'll take $450 for it. He says he can live with that and gets in his truck for the money. He hands me 5 $100's. I look at it and say I don't have any change. He shakes my hand and tells me since I fixed his trailer he'd call us even. I loaded him up and he left.
I like old guys.
I've been trying to sell my wife's old car for a while, and we've dropped the price over half of what we first listed it for. I had a guy text me today offering $1200 for it (it's listed for $1900), I said no thanks. He then offered $1500, and I said no again. He came back with "You have it listed for 1900 but wont take 1500?" like he was doing me a favor. I then proceeded to give him a lesson on proper bartering etiquette. He didn't like that, and left with "You can't even sell that car for $1200, good luck boss." Then why did he offer $1500? This year has been the most frustrating year for selling stuff on ksl. I'm hesitant to even list my old set of tires and rims. I might just let them sit in the backyard and save me the aggravation.
This year has been the most frustrating year for selling stuff on ksl. I'm hesitant to even list my old set of tires and rims. I might just let them sit in the backyard and save me the aggravation.
Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
- Location
- Saratoga Springs, UT
I'm terrible at bartering. I drove down to Fountain green a while back to pick up a boat motor for my dad, about a 2 hour drive, guy had something come up so I ended up waiting another 20 minutes for him to show up. Checked out the motor it ran, looked like what we want so I handed him the full amount. I think I threw him off, he ended up giving me $40 back because that's what he was happy with and expected the folks on KSL to talk him down to.
I think I'm more than fair when they show up and talk to me in person. We can talk about potential issues, get a feel for each other, and usually strike a deal. Fair is fair. I think that goes a long way. But when the first correspondence is "what's the lowest you'll take?" that kind of seals your fate with me. If they continue with attitude, they don't even get the chance to buy it. Call me petty, but I hate that crap.
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I will sometimes make offers before I meet someone, but only on small items that I know exactly what I'm willing to pay, and never before having a decent dialog before hand. I let them know that their price is reasonable and that they'll most likely find someone to buy it. Then I'll tell them where I'm at on price with no disrespect intended, and either way they decide, there's no harm no foul. Then neither of us waste time showing up to a meeting that doesn't end in a purchase. I'd never do that on a big or unique purchase though. Giving an offer isn't a bad thing, just depends on how it's delivered.
glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
I have started responding with, what is the most you will pay? Sometimes they make an offer, then I add 25% to my asking price. It throws them off, then I stop responding. Like has been said, show up, look at the item and assess if it has issues, then make me an offer based on that.
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
I mostly just don't list stuff anymore. List it here, give it away or throw it away. But when I do, I mostly just don't respond to the obvious bottom dwellers. Once in awhile, I'll reply to a low ball offer by raising my price, I'm asking $100, they text and ask if I'll take $50, I reply "For you, $150". But, mostly, I just ignore them.
The ones I hate though, are the "Do you still have?". Because some of those, are legit, I have responded and ended up selling to that person. But seems like about 90%, if I respond that I still have it, I never hear from again and I'm left wondering exactly what sort of scam I just fell for and how many crappy lists my number is now being sold to as "verified".
The whole ordeal of selling on KSL pretty much just sucks ass.
Reminds me though, I have a pair of KC fog lights that just came off my LJ, 100w halogen, still work perfectly fine. $20 from someone here or I'm just throwing them away.
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The ones I hate though, are the "Do you still have?". Because some of those, are legit, I have responded and ended up selling to that person. But seems like about 90%, if I respond that I still have it, I never hear from again and I'm left wondering exactly what sort of scam I just fell for and how many crappy lists my number is now being sold to as "verified".
The whole ordeal of selling on KSL pretty much just sucks ass.
Reminds me though, I have a pair of KC fog lights that just came off my LJ, 100w halogen, still work perfectly fine. $20 from someone here or I'm just throwing them away.
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- Never Far From Nowhere
Corban_White
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- Payson, AZ
Whenever people try to negotiate via text or even on the phone (does anyone know how to use those anymore??) I simply reply that I will only negotiate in person. I've even started putting in my ads (can anyone read those??) "offers accepted in person".
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
Calls and texts (I only accept texts on that line) come through the GV app.