Anyone else receive low offers right away ?

This debate over who thinks low balling is OK and who doesn't is going to go on forever.
My only comment is for those few who suggested listing their product for "Buy It Now" so they won't get the low ballers. That's not a good idea. Many here, including myself, won't just sell to anyone. While we entertain offers, we also get to see who is interested. I won't sell to someone who has a history of negative feedback or seems difficult to deal with.
Happy Holidays!

Lately I get worse than lowball offers. I get offers and then they never come through with the cash. It happened to me twice in the last 2 weeks. That pisses me off!

I'm pretty new to Audiogon and fairly new to high end audio, so I don't have a lot of experience here. I have bought a pair of Sennheiser HD650s here and I'm very happy with them. I think I got a good deal and I hope the seller was happy as well. (I must give him positive feedback soon!)

I am looking for an amp right now in the sub-$2000 ballpark. That means I will try to pay a little less for some amps that are/have become available if possible. I may/will offer $1900 to $2000 for amps that are being offered for $2200 to $2400. I'm not doing it because I'm a cheapskate; I'm doing it because I'm at my upper limit. I may really want that amp, but I just cannot pay more. That is not disrespect to the seller. Rather it is my reality.

If I someday make you an offer, I will try to be respectful, but I will quite likely try to get a lower price. If I can save a couple hundred today, I will have a couple hundred more when I am able to upgrade to a nice CD player.

BTW....this site is awesome! I'm so happy I found it.

Michael

Regardless of what the offer is the seller always has the right to say NO. This is business, it's not personal.

I've made some lowish offers. I do this to get the ball rolling. And to my surprise, my first offer is sometimes accepted.

If you don't think the item is worth it. Why offer anything at all for it then? Lowballers should stick to garage sales.