does saying "offers" scare people

[Haveacamper]

do people prefer to have prices on parts being sold, or do you prefer a price?

also, if there are prices do you ever considering bartering?

it seems like if you put "offers welcomed" on here it scares people off. is my conception of this true or false?

NaFe

 

[aogrady]

do people prefer to have prices on parts being sold, or do you prefer a price?

also, if there are prices do you ever considering bartering?

it seems like if you put "offers welcomed" on here it scares people off. is my conception of this true or false?

NaFe

Hi!

I think, for example on this forum if you a part for say 25 quid - you could always ask the seller, "is that 25 posted?" I think if you want 25, you should say 25 firm, or 25 plus post, so everyone knows where you are at, or even offers around 25?

I do like a barter, as do most folk i guess - plus if you word it right the buyer will think he has gotten a good deal if there is a few quid off.

Though I guess it depends of the item for sale. If it something that you, and a buyer knows how much it is worth, you can be firm on the price. I would offer a fair price mind, I wouldn't take the pee - like 50 quid for 100 quid item.....

Of course, being a Yorkshire man by birth makes me tighter with me brass anyway! As proven by me knocking a water cooler at the show - down to 22 quid from 25 - after my GF chipped in that "I have the 2 quid...." :roll: Could have got it for 20.....Ho hum!

Why you asking - you selling summat?!

Alistair

 

[ib-bus]

I don't like the "make me an offer" line it makes them sound like they don't really know what they should ask for, what are they thinking that somebody will offer them a crazy amount over fair value. If I'm selling a part and really want $100 I ask for $125 so we can negotiate.
Another one "just testing the waters" that one I don't even want to get into :evil:

 

[Haveacamper]

when i put stuff up on here the last thing i want to do is rip people off. more often than not, if its not worth me keeping anymore then i rather get a few quid than chuck it.

however, when i put offers welcomed, i dont seem to get any even if i make the point that i'm not after much money. i wonder if its that saying "offers" scare people off or that they just dont need my stuff.

NaFe

 

[Araon]

the problem is us brits are renowned for our ability to barter for risk of offence.....

very rarely but on occassion I have shy'd away from offering a meager sum for items that possibly the seller may have accepted ....

if it bothers you that much £5 quid the lot posted

 

[Haveacamper]

prices are up but welcome offers if you think its over priced

NaFe

 

[Loxy]

if it bothers you that much £5 quid the lot posted

I already offered £7.50 and a sherbert fountain :lol:

 

[strongy]

well im not scared of by someone saying offers.but at the same time the seller shouldent be offended by a very low offer

ive asked prices in the past and people will say "make me an offer"so i have ,then got the responce"its worth more than that"well put a bloody price on it then :mrgreen:

 

[D-FENS]

'Offers' falls into the same catergory as 'price on application' in my book. Both should signal buyer beware. In the first case the seller 99% of the time will have a clear minimum price they want for an item, if someone 'offers' more than that sum they're quids in. I don't buy that line that "I don't really know what it's worth", clearly they've figured out how to switch on the PC, so go check out ebay and see what stuff sells for there or on other forums. As for "price on application", what's the problem, £ sign broke on their computer?, got a phobia for numbers? Price is way above the market more like. The paradox here is that the sellers who don't price their ads will probably get far less interest than if they listed a figure. Countless times I've seen cars with 'for sale' printed in the window, often with masses of info and a phone number but no price, why would I waste my time calling these chancers? Doubtless if I did, they'd say 'offers'

Grrrrr.

 

[Justin & Muttley]

It's a tricky one this - if I put 'offers' on an ad I'd expect a potential buyer to go in low and we'd haggle from there - that said, I'd only put 'offers' if I really didn't know what something might be worth.

That said, I like to have a rough idea what sort of money a seller is expecting because I don't want to waste anyone's time chasing an item I can't afford (but would really like!).

I can confidently say that I've just contradicted myself terribly, but it just goes to show what a tricky one this is.

In summary, ads with 'offers' don't seem to get the interest they may deserve; the answer: put 'offers around £25' instead and go from there.

Or stick it on eBay :lol:

 

[Doris]

ideally for me, e.g. £25 or best offer. although, I do prefer to know where I stand before going to the trouble of offering, then the person coming back to you saying " I was thinking more £35" ....... I think, - well say £35 o.b.o then i.m.o. !!!

 

[Clem]

I like to be clear on price. Sometimes Ill sell on eBay and link here saying Ill take forum users offers, but that is always based on the SP of the auction. When I advertise cars etc Im usually firm(ish) on price and advertise at my lowest price.

Cleanest deal ever was a few weeks back on my Passatt I sold. I took a phone call -

'Im calling about the passatt .... will it make it to Poland?'

'Yes'

'Ill be there in an hour and will give you £xxx'

'OK, no less though, see you then'

True to his word, he turned up, counted out the cash and left. Top job!

 

[therotbox]

Personally I don't like offers as worry that what I would offer is going to insult someone unintentially. But if teh give a price and say open to offers I figure it's a guide and haggle accordingly to see if I can get it into my budget. I was brought up to play fair and therefore try to do so

 

[mginty]

ok, speaking as someone who has recently posted my Dormobile interior for sale ....
I think some of the comments on here are a bit harsh as not everyone is a 'professional seller' or knows how much something is worth....like me! I'll agree that I get narked when I see an advert in a magazine from a company and it says POA - I think that's just snobbishness. As my dad said to me once: "If you have to ask you can't afford it" :lol:
However, in my post I said 'make me an offer' as I don't know how much it's worth and whilst there has been some interest I've not actually got rid of anything so I'd tentatively agree it does scare people off.
As an example, I had interest in the long unit which doesn't have the tap fitting/ is missing the foot pump and I've possibly misplaced a door - so it's incomplete. I looked on ebay and other places but only ebay had some for sale. Someone had a unit with a buy now @ £150 whilst another in better condition was going for £200 plus. So that's where I valued it - between the two. Was that right or wrong? I certainly don't know.

I'd guess it's worth what people are willing to pay which is why ebay is successful as something may not be worth £100 but someone desires it enough to pay £100....
Anyway, i'm still confused so maybe I'll have to do more research and revise my post..

 

[dandaz]

Offers scare me...

Especially buying a van or something big ,I don`t usually bother...

You could affend people very easierly... :|

 

[rustydiver]

Like to know a price first, so that i can be a judge if its a fair price or not. If its not a fair price then i will offer what i think is.

If dont ask you dont get. When we bought our fisrt property, i knew the people were desreiate to sell (they had a bridging loan) so offerd 15k under the price. Was about 15yrs ago, they accecpted it.

Hate it when you see cars advertised on the side of the road with no price, jus ring 000000000.

 

[Justin & Muttley]

...jus ring 000000000.

What area code is that - it looks familiar!! :lol:

I don't think there is such a thing as a silly/low offer - you have to start negotiations somewhere and I certainly wouldn't want to go in too high. I usually make the lowest possible offer and hope that a) It gets accepted b) We start haggling c) I don't get punched in the face and told to f**k off! (all 3 of these things have happened at some stage!!).

Stay in your comfort zone - if the sale concludes and you're both happy then it's all good!

 

[froggy]

Open to offers does scare people. If i look at something and think i quite like that but theres no price then in all honestly i will probably ignore it.
The seller knows how much he wants for for part so advertise it slighty higher to enable a bit of haggling.
Personally i look through other threads / ebay to get a rough idea and price it accordingly, i would rather get something for it rather than it just sit in the garage