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djgorey
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Posted: 21 February 2017 at 10:22am |
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So I've got my logic x300 bins up on the bay of fleas at the moment with a start price of £450. Link is in the for sale section.
I've just had a chap message me and offer £350 and say that he would bid "if it were a reasonable price" Am I well out on my estimation for my start price? I don't mind if it's a bit expensive, but am I dreaming?! |
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APC321
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450 seems more than reasonable to me, those are very good boxes.
I would ignore the offer. If you accept it, then you are selling outside of ebay and are vulnerable to the person turning up and doing the old "ive only got 300 quid on me...take it or leave it" type of scam. As an alternative could try pricing them as say "500 buy it now" or "best offer". Then you are protected as a seller, and have flexibility over what you will take. I think that the main thing is "do not rush to sell". Hold out for a fair price. |
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I agree - I'm not desperate to sell these yet - if my wife would let me, I'd have them in the living room, so I'm quite happy to relist them again if they don't sell and if they still don't sell, maybe come back in a month and try again. |
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Original drivers are going to cost anyone a hundred pounds each plus at least a hundred for the cabs, particularly if you have the grills.
I would think someone is trying to low blow you. The 18's will sell for £800 ish a pair in good nick. OOPS, 800 a pair, sorry. Edited by midas - 23 February 2017 at 8:58am |
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BASSHORSE
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drivers in these cabs total a grand,.phl not cheap..was goin to just email with an even more ov a discount,. nice cabs..well worth the 450
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Lots of people on ebay are pisstakers, ignore them. Do not reply to them!
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The thing with eBay is sometimes you have to be a cheeky cant
If I make ten silly offers to people on kit and one of those ten people doesn't know what they've got and accepts the offer, who's a dreamer and who's just got a business brain? |
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djgorey
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The bloke first messaged me and asked if I would accept £350 and I replied and said "Thanks for the message, but no. If you are interested, please feel free to have a bid" - perfectly polite I thought. He then came back this morning with (and this is a straight quote) "Sorry but at a decent price I would bid, I already have, if your willing to do a deal send me your number then can have a chat "
This is a fair point and I can see where you are coming from, but I think it was his follow up that annoyed me more than offering £350 in the first place! |
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edit : double reply
Edited by djgorey - 21 February 2017 at 1:48pm |
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his follow up wasn't rude tbh. no harm in taking a chance. don't ask don't get.
you can't expect everything to sell quickly though.. you'll have to hold out for the right buyer at the right time to get your price. and till then, just say no thanks repeatedly probably. that's how it goes. |
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I'm prepared to accept that I was just being over-sensitive and it is difficult to convey tone in an email |
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Buying and selling is as always a spiky subject, after all money is involved, if someone has respect and appear to be genuine then I am prepared to have a deal but otherwise not, doesn't make much business sense but there it is, making an offer is fine unless your add states otherwise.
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