What's with the buyers these days??

Ten years ago this site was a great place for hobbyists to by, sell or trade gear. Those days are gon for good. Progress marches on but it ain't always pretty.

A lot of sellers aren't much better. I've sent questions, and made offers to several Sellers lately and received absolutely no response. You would think if the ad is still up that they would at least respond if the item is sold.

I think the WORST question I get is "What's your lowest price?". Really? The ad has a price and a Make Offer button. Why would you ask someone that?

The duke, very typical nowadays.

What's your lowest price?

Answer is, the price that I accept. I usually just tell those folks to, "make an offer."

I would much rather answer the question,

If I offer you $X, will you accept?

I usually answer that question right away because I respect that a serious buyer doesn't want their offer tied up for 48 hours. It is not unusual that I have the offer/acceptance agreed upon before the formal offer is made by the buyer.

Theduke, if you want to negotiate maybe the best thing to do is ask what price the buyer has in mind, which you can accept or deny. Mrvordo, you might also try this, or simply not reply.