"What's Your Best Price?"

I have asked that question. Guess what? In many cases we've made a deal. I've been asked that question. Guess what? In many cases we've made a deal. If it's OBO the price is negotiable. When I ask a question, I'm serious about buying. Plus I have money. If I'm ignored, that's a lost sale.

How about when the seller's posted asking price is way too high? Why should I just ignore it if it's an item I want? It works both ways. When I ask a seller what their best price is, it's so I can gauge how flexible he/she is without actually insulting them with what they might think is a lowball offer.

Anyone that asks any question is a potential sale. Money is money. Business is business. A deal's a deal.

its obvious that from the sellers point of view the best price is the highest price he can get., whereas from the buyer's vantage point the best price is the lowest price enabling him/her to purchase the component.

so, if a buyer asks the question "what's your best price", tell him that it is the listed price, because that is the price the seller would like to receive.

if the buyer wants to buy the component, he will probably offer a lower price.

some ads do not include "obo" . this doesn't mean, a seller won't accept less than his stated price.

a little humor sometimes helps.

@Mrtennis... If the sellers only replied with "the listed price" there would be many unsold items. Negotiations are part of the process. That's how items get sold.

What I'm beginning to hate is making the offer on the "make offer" page and nobody ever answers you....No yes , no maybe, no nothing.....Then I'm stuck, I lose another deal because I can't bid.....I quess you could e-mail the seller and tell them that you bought something else, you with-draw your bid......I would think the seller wouuld try and help you out....But I'm beginning to think that they don't really don't care....

Autospec,
I recently had someone make a lowball offer (call it 50cts on the dollar), which I rejected within minutes. I then rejected it, only to get the same offer back (same price, same "buyer") within a few minutes. I rejected that one, and got yet another low offer (barely higher), which I did not respond to. Two days and one minute later I got yet another just a tad higher. Sometimes it is not worth my time to simply reject a string of offers which I don't view as serious.