08-16-2013, 02:22 PM
Deck,
I have to side with the potential buyer... Your response was rude. The suggestion that you'd dump it in the trash rather than sell it to that person for 50% of your asking price can easily be construed as an insult. All you had to say was, "No... I can't sell it for just $5.00." and I bet the buyer would've not only been fine with your response but also bought the coffee typical. FWIW, I would not of expected you to respond to someone like that. Definitely atypical of you.
I also agree with Bobinmurphy.... Offering just 50% of the asking price isn't necessarily rude. It's low-balling, a common negotiating tactic. Not necessarily the most polite of tactics but not necessarily rude. But, it is definitely silly considering the uber-low asking price of this item. I would've just paid $10.00 and called it done. Why? The price is already so low that it wouldn't be worth my time to haggle.
Robert
I have to side with the potential buyer... Your response was rude. The suggestion that you'd dump it in the trash rather than sell it to that person for 50% of your asking price can easily be construed as an insult. All you had to say was, "No... I can't sell it for just $5.00." and I bet the buyer would've not only been fine with your response but also bought the coffee typical. FWIW, I would not of expected you to respond to someone like that. Definitely atypical of you.
I also agree with Bobinmurphy.... Offering just 50% of the asking price isn't necessarily rude. It's low-balling, a common negotiating tactic. Not necessarily the most polite of tactics but not necessarily rude. But, it is definitely silly considering the uber-low asking price of this item. I would've just paid $10.00 and called it done. Why? The price is already so low that it wouldn't be worth my time to haggle.
Robert