What is "low ball"

Apparently Elizabeth has never used audiogon to sell anything. Her stance is ridiculous.

If a person says "no lowball" and also allows the "make offer" button, they are clearly willing to accept less than their asking price. It's just not clear what is too low.

When I sell, I usually price below the going rate and do not allow the "make offer" button. So I clearly communicate my bottom line. But many sellers prefer the "start high and take offers" approach. Which is fine with me, but then they add this "no lowball" thing which requires the buyers to guess what that means.

And then you have people that won't respond to your offer if they deem it below this unnamed low ball line. That's really offensive. How is the buyer suppose to know you would deem the offer beneath your dignity to even reply to?

Seller sets the price. No offers. It's the sellers that buy something they can't afford to keep that help out the bottom feeders, as long as the price is fair, especially if the item has always been handled with gloves and treated with the utmost care. If a buyer doesn't like a price, they can pay retail.

I don't use the make offer option any more because of all the bottom feeders that want to offer 1/3 of the asking price. Any comments that disagree with lowballers = bottom feeders must be offended because they are guilty of it. I have always gave asking price and never asked for anything less.

Come on guys, you know what a lowball offer is.

" I'm thinking less than 75% of asking price is where "low ball" kicks in....."

Really? Geesh

Apparently Elizabeth has never used audiogon to sell anything. Her stance is ridiculous.
Jaxwired

You are only half right as Elizabeth has sold items. ;)

I agree with the first poster in that it depends on the asking price and how realistic the asking price is. I just sold an item which I listed for $650 OBO. I received three offers, $400 (lowball), $550 and $600. I accepted the $600 offer as that was my target. Unfortunately, with the new system I could not communicate with the other potential buyers once the offer was accepted. Oh yeah, the item sold the day it was listed.