"What's Your Best Price?"

I'd add to the "What's Your Best Price?" query these: "Is it still available", & "Why are you selling".

This may be highly non-PC here, but at least on fee-bay, items usually either sell, or they don't. People may ask legitimate questions, but you generally avoid the endless tire-kicker questions.

Also, I tend not to respond to one-sentence e-mails with no name attached.... just my 2 cents....

hi steveaudio:

the reason an item is sold , in mnay cases, is the owner doesn't like the component any more. obviously, it would be poor advretising to say that "i am selling the xyz amp because i don't like it". thus asking why an item is being sold is usually redundant, and the naswer receieved may or may not be truthful.

however, how many are curious as to the reason an item is being sold ?

I tend not to respond to one-sentence e-mails with no name attached....
Steveaudio (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

Agreed.

A question from someone who won't sign their name is a question from someone who is not serious about buying.

Generally I only care if an item is available to buy for a price I am willing to pay. But why someone is selling can sometimes be used as leverage to make a better deal if you are mercenary in your buying.

I had a friend who infuriated me as every single time he bought something, he'd ask: "Is that the best you can do?" It didn't matter if it was a high end store, or if he was at at a swap meet. The only place he wouldn't embarrass me was at a restaurant. It was always done with direct eye contact followed by a heavy sigh. Kind of a pantomime. He would fit right in here with this discussion.