It's time for a new button on Audiogon

I think it is quite useful to say your price is firm if that is what you want. The bargaining process can be quite uncomfortable. I generally price my items low enough to warrant no bargaining or haggling, and I reject anyone who starts. That is for smaller items only however, I am open to discussion or trades and compromise on the big stuff price and or physically.

Hi Viridian

I can't believe you are getting insane lowball offers on your item. I saw it and it is really fairly priced as I had the same headphone dac and when I sold it for about the same amount but on another e-tailers site.

I'm fine with the current button options they have here on Audiogon. What I would like to see is an automatic decline option wherein a seller can determine the amount of an offer they won't accept when they are setting up their listing.

E.g. A DAC is being sold for $100. The seller sets up the listing so that they will not accept an offer of at least $70. When the lowballers strike their offers get auto-declined with the seller not seeing the offers. Now a limit on offers should be put in place as well. You put in 3 offers that get auto declined you can't make any more offers through the system and your only option is to buy it now or contact the seller to resolve the issue.

Another thing you can do with the offer option is then select the offer you would automatically accept.

I've seen an option like this set up on another listing site and to me it is very effective. I've listed stuff and saw some really disgusting offers that would have ticked me off. They were auto-declined and that was that.

Audiogon is getting there. They just unveiled a new function called second chance offers.

Also agree with Ejlif, and even if there was a "full price offer" button, I'm sure some would still send a question asking you to take less.

Marty, I think that is what the "Buy it Now" button is for. There is no offer, no negotiation, the person's only choice is to buy it now as stated in the ad. So when you place the ad, make "Buy it Now" the only option.

LOL!! You should know the Audiogon clientele by now, everyone wants a price break no matter how low you price something. That's why I usually play the game and list it higher than my target price. That way both the buyer and myself get what we want. ;)

Cheers,
John