@millercarbon Thanks for that perspective. I tend to buy and sell fairly often so I'm not really that invested at the initial offer stage, and I've dealt with my fair share of whackjobs over the years, both buying and selling. (nothing much surprises me).
Think of it this way and see if it gets you closer to where I'm at - The seller pays money to list an ad. They take the time to post pictures and write a description. The seller is really the one who is "invested" at this point, not the potential buyer. Someone comes along and submits an offer on an ad which is inviting people to submit an offer. To my mind, that's step 1 of a negotiation. I don't mind if the person comes back and tells me to sling my hook. That would be part of the negotiation process, step 2, if you like. At that point (and not before), I decide how badly I want this thing and either continue the negotiation or walk away. That's how it's supposed to work, I think, and not....submit an offer....then....silence.
In this particular case, had the seller responded and said something like "Look, I really want my asking price". I would have paid it, in full. But paying full price up-front without starting a negotiation when someone is inviting an offer, makes no sense to me.
Think of it this way and see if it gets you closer to where I'm at - The seller pays money to list an ad. They take the time to post pictures and write a description. The seller is really the one who is "invested" at this point, not the potential buyer. Someone comes along and submits an offer on an ad which is inviting people to submit an offer. To my mind, that's step 1 of a negotiation. I don't mind if the person comes back and tells me to sling my hook. That would be part of the negotiation process, step 2, if you like. At that point (and not before), I decide how badly I want this thing and either continue the negotiation or walk away. That's how it's supposed to work, I think, and not....submit an offer....then....silence.
In this particular case, had the seller responded and said something like "Look, I really want my asking price". I would have paid it, in full. But paying full price up-front without starting a negotiation when someone is inviting an offer, makes no sense to me.