New way of dealing with Low Ballers?


Just saw a new tactic for dealing with offers including unwelcome terms in an ad: "Please make an offer only if you agree to my terms, otherwise I will give you negative feedback."

Does the feedback system allow for this? Should it?
jdoris

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Elizabeth, what does ROFLMAO mean?

"Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off."

I believe that Elizabeth was signaling that she -- unlike Jaxwired and perhaps others in group -- found her own comment very amusing.

I didn't mean to start another "lowball" thread (tho I often find them entertaining); I was mostly curious about whether once could get negative feedback for making an offer that a sensitive seller (henceforth "noballer," per Sebrof) finds inappropriate.

Cheers,

John
It looks like the new system does allow sellers to leave feedback for anyone that makes an offer.

This doesn't sound like a great idea. Someone could in principle have lots of feedback while *never* having completed a transaction. Not very informative, to say nothing of the endless potential for disputes; in adjudicating disputes, will the moderators make determinations about what counts as "lowball"?

John
I'm with Sthomas, too. Can we give negative feedback for people who offer "as new" or "I can't find a flaw" or "rare" pieces for 15% off (a wildly inflated) MSRP? And we can start heaping abuse on them as "highballers" or maybe "dreamballers." ;)

John
"Riff raff"?!

How quaint! I'm not sure I've ever seen a real person put that in a real sentence, with a straight face. ;)
Depends on your definition, I guess. I propose we reserve "riff-raff" for any "persom" who uses "additude" for "attitude." That way, I'm in the clear.;)