What is "low ball"

.

It is called courtesy.

No, it is called negotiation.

if someone asks you your bottom line and you give it to them, then don't bother offering lower because it is the bottom line.

That's not the way the way the real world works. When you give your bottom line you may be firm, but a lot of people respond with a price higher than they are ultimately willing to take. Since I don't have any idea whether you are firm or not I have to offer lower to find out. Again, it is called a negotiation.

If you are so easily offended then don't negotiate. Say so in the first place and list it firm then ignore anything below your price. Once you open the door to a negotiation it is ridiculous to get "offended" at an offer, any offer.

.

So in other words, give it away.

.

Your straw man argument is idiotic. Please quit making things up and attributing them to me.

I said you should not get offended by an offer. I did not suggest you had to accept it.

.

Let me put it another way. If that person opened with their offer, I would have negotiated and not had a problem with the offer. We certainly would never have reached an agreement though. The bottom line is not known until you get there. When my best offer is asked, I have already negotiated against myself. Negotiations are done at that point, period. No different than your suggestion of listing a firm price.It is exactly that, firm. If that price is too high, look elsewhere. Don't ask for a significant reduction from the lowest price. That is a lack of courtesy. I have negotiated deals many times on this site without incident. Many were successful, some were not. This was the only incident that I have felt that way, so don't tell me I have thin skin. One thing I certainly do when my best price is asked since that incident, is ask the buyer to make their offer. I will not negotiate against myself again. At that point, we can negotiate or not. If the sale doesn't happen, no big deal. If you still don't understand my POV, I don't really care.

A-men.