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It's time for a new button on Audiogon

Currently, when selling an item, one has three choices in the listing, buy it now, offer, offer and buy it now.

I prefer to vet my future trading partners, however my ads always say "price is firm". In the ad that I am currently running, for a most inexpensive piece of gear, I have had three offers, all well below asking price. I won't respond, as I have been clear in the body of the ad that the price is firm. In some way, this wastes the potential trading partner's time and mine. Why can't Audiogon add a "full price offer" button?

One would still get to vet potential buyers, buyers would understand that the only option is to make a full price offer, just as they do with the "buy it now" option, and those potential buyers that are uncomfortable with the preconditions would be smart enough not to respond at all.

It seems like this option would solve several problems.

Thoughts?
viridian
mental
1,029 posts
 
lmbo...why would you let something so trivial bother you to the extent you have to post about it? Ignore the silliness, you don't have to respond to any of it, especially that troll that asks 10k questions with no intention of making a purchase. He's just bored and playing troll.

I do understand frustration but thats part of the internet. Augon mods have quite a bit on their plates as it is. Chill, and take the silliness with a grain of salt. It's become something for me to laugh about, try to laugh.
doggitter
37 posts
 
Right when I first saw the sales layout I had roughly the same opinion as Viridian. My thought was to give the seller the option to remove the OFFER feature, leaving the prospective buyer the full price option.
doggitter
37 posts
 
Br3098, too many of those points are slanted towards the buyer's favor. I've always felt the opposite was the way things should go. If the seller doesn't offer what I want for the price I want, so be it. But, I sure don't want to be pestered by someone making idiotic offers, and yes, I'd rather it didn't sell if I price I don't adhere to your sales preferences. I really don't care for haggling at all. Rarely have, rarely will.
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viridian OP
4,184 posts
 
I find it interesting that most of the respondants to this thread addressed it from some type of theoretical or philosphical perspective when the question was simply about the efficiency of the mechanical system itself, not about how to sell gear or how to respond to offers. I do however appreciate all of the insight. Happy selling.
raks
468 posts
 
In the Forums, I'd like to see the section that lists the multiple pages moved for the bottom of the page to between the original post and the responses.
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