The seller might have also been really annoyed by a dealer trying to negotiate a price on a $25.00 poster. I'm much more likely to negotiate the price on a $250 dollar item that didn't sell at auction than I am on a cheap $25 item. It just gets annoying and time-consuming when you get an e-mail after an auction ends that says "You stated that the item was in Very Good+ condition but I noticed a pinhole in the upper right corner. Would you accept $15 instead of $25 for the poster?" Most dealers who are happy to accept counter-offers indicate so and if I get a ridiculous e-mail such as the one I quoted, I usually don't negotiate because it's quite frankly not worth my time. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael B Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Do you think this seller is being fair? ON THE OTHER HAND..... seller did nothing wrong. seller probably was surprised that it did not sell, and listed it for 24.99 (to keep his ebay fee at the listing price cut-off point). seller probably would have been disappointed had it actually sold for 24.99 or so, but certainly understood the risk. it is always a risk to start a poster low: it might sell cheaply when there is no bidding wars. I AM SURE THAT OPINIONS WOULD BE ALTERED IF WE SAW LISTING !!!!! the only 2 times i purchased items after the ebay auction ended from strangers (and i did not bid) were negotiated amounts: 1000 and 225. both those posters were from local sellers and we met face to face. my approaches to the sellers were friendly, and politely referenced recent sales of the titles. but i wouldn't negotiate on either side to chisel down a 25.00 posters: that seems so petty. this reminds me of the days of MCW. in those days, you called, and made an offer and injected humor so the harsh emails of counter-offers is not deemed as insulting. ON THE OTHER HAND...............................I have purchased posters on ebay where i was the sole bidder. You always wonder if the seller would have re-listed it cheaper. If you really want it.........buy it unless the prices is too overpriced. But we all have stories similar to this expereince: i once listed a poster for 400. it did not sell. i re-listed it for 375 with a buy-it-now for 575. i did not sell. i re-re-listed it and it sold for BUY IT NOW at 575. TIMING IS EVERY IN LIFE AND ON EBAY. michael
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