Anyone else receive low offers right away ?

To Crwindy's post

I've seen sellers do the same thing. They will re-list an item higher than before. My theory is they are trying to catch people who don't visit the site frequently. I remember a seller selling a preamp starting at $600 then it went to as low as $250 when the listing was able to expire. Then after it ended a new listing started $700.

To me there is some gamesmanship now with buying and selling here. There are sellers that want as much money they can get and there are some buyers who want a deal or pay as little as possible. I'm sure there is some wiggle room with both parties but the buyer is going to try and see what they can get away with first. It's part of the game. Heaven forbid someone pay fair market value.

I haven't sold here in awhile but before when I listed at what I thought was fair MV from researching I still got some headscratching offers.

For me. If I see if something I like I'll put in an offer based on how much I want or am able to pay. If the seller doesn't like my offer then they can decline it.

"Sellers are also being ridiculous. I have seen a few amplifiers that didn't sell. When they were re-listed, the asking price was higher rather than lower than the original"

Seems to me this is common practice in a retail stores. The price goes up after the sale is over.

The seller can do whatever he wants. The item belongs to him. He wasn't put here just to satisfy low ballers.

With the internet there is an aspect of anonymity. It is similar to the the driver that cuts you off then gives you a dirty look and a hand gesture, the finger. The same person would not do that in line at a grocery store.
Years ago before the internet there was a paper called the Want Ad Press.
Buyers would contact sellers on the phone and make an appointment at sellers home. There are also buyers that are not happy unless they haggle the price down even if it is very reasonable to begin with.
A buyer came with his son to by a hard to find item which his son really wanted.
Dad tried to talk me way down for a half hour on an already great deal.
It became insulting. I finally said that it was no longer for sale. He then agreed to my original asking price, where I explained that I had decided to keep it. (I just didn't want to sell to him at that point) He then began arguing that I HAD to sell it since It had been advertised.
I politely asked him to leave, which he refused. I gave an option of physically throwing him out or having the Police escort him out. He called back after he got home to again offer to buy at my original asking price.
I think he wanted to teach his Son how to haggle. That lesson backfired.

"The seller can do whatever he wants. The item belongs to him. He wasn't put here just to satisfy low ballers."
Same goes for the buyer.
Question for the people that are insulted by "low ball" offers: What is a "low ball" offer to you? less 10%, 20%, 30%?
When I get a low offer it's not inulting to me and I don't get defensive. I just say no. It's easy. I am not sure why a low offer is insulting or offensive to some of you.

Orelayer,
"Same goes for the buyer"

Like I said, the seller owns the item. It might be a buyers market right now, but the seller is still in command. I think a lot of buyers think all sellers are in some financial trouble and need to sell the item. Not so. Read the post above yours.