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Originally Posted By: linkbelt
Originally Posted By: Olas
If you don't like people's tendency to haggle, throw away instead of selling.
A capital idea!
Agreed.
Also, it's not often I come across a truly firm price, unless the item for sale was well below its true value and soon to be sold. Most "firm" sellers mark down the price within a week, maybe as a result of only being offered reasonably lower bids.
With that said I can understand the OPs irritation with the buyer. I sold a wheel/tire package to some kid who tried to knock 15% off the price after agreeing to meet up and buy at the listed price. He had seen tons of pictures, showing the tread depth indicator in the tire, closeup shots of some minor curb rash that exaggerated the severity, etc. The pics were also taken with brake dust, which I had cleaned up prior to meeting him. The wheels/tires were a steal, so his last-minute attempt to complain about previously evident flaws kind of [censored] me off.
Had he not vehemently stopped me as I loaded the wheels back up, I would have gladly walked away from the sale, just to spite him.
Originally Posted By: Olas
If you don't like people's tendency to haggle, throw away instead of selling.
A capital idea!
Agreed.
Also, it's not often I come across a truly firm price, unless the item for sale was well below its true value and soon to be sold. Most "firm" sellers mark down the price within a week, maybe as a result of only being offered reasonably lower bids.
With that said I can understand the OPs irritation with the buyer. I sold a wheel/tire package to some kid who tried to knock 15% off the price after agreeing to meet up and buy at the listed price. He had seen tons of pictures, showing the tread depth indicator in the tire, closeup shots of some minor curb rash that exaggerated the severity, etc. The pics were also taken with brake dust, which I had cleaned up prior to meeting him. The wheels/tires were a steal, so his last-minute attempt to complain about previously evident flaws kind of [censored] me off.
Had he not vehemently stopped me as I loaded the wheels back up, I would have gladly walked away from the sale, just to spite him.