• snooggums@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      I tried to edit to clarify immediately after but there might be some timer before editing.

      Your guy was much of a dick about you not taking the offer as the OP seller was about getting a low budget. People who treat ‘make me an offer’ as some kind of preset range and get mad that others don’t agree make the whole offer process painful.

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        17 hours ago

        There’s no “preset range”, but I would agree that if something is worth anywhere near $300, an offer of $20 is akin to saying “come on stranger, I want this for free”

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          13 hours ago

          In my experience people will often offer $20 for anything worth up to $1000 and as little as $50, any less and they want it delivered for free.

          The number of people who offered me $20 for my $1200 TV was staggering, and one woman wanted me to pay her to take my beanbag chairs.

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          17 hours ago

          Odds are just as high that the example $360 is an insultingly inflated price just like the $20 is likely to be far lower than what someone else is willing to spend on whatever is being sold.

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            12 hours ago

            I gave up on marketplaces years ago after looking for a reasonably priced PS3. The number of people who thought their original model with 7 Madden games was worth $500 was absurd.