Audiogon Anti-Lowball Offer setting

Selling an item for $1000 . Twenty percent ($200) is max i would even consider if listed conservatively . 

Feel free to serve up low ball offers to anyone selling overpriced cables though 

Anyone offering up silly offers do not care if they buy what you are selling . It has happened where a buyer started low and after numerous counter offers by me got within my asking price ,then a new bidder comes along with the same offer . Who do you think i sold the item to ? Well that does not really need to be said does it ? The most frustrating aspect of the lowball bid is seeing the email that you have an offer . You think great i most likely have a sale . You get your hopes up and turns out to be that lowball crap . Thats the biggest reason why it sucks !

Part of the problem is many jack up their asking prices past market value  . Someone makes  what they think low ball offer and that offer gets accepted . They do the same on the next item for sale that is priced right and bam ! you have your low ball . Some blame can be attributed to the high price listings .

3 weeks ago a listing for a Simaudio w-5 amplifier came up . I had some interest as i owned the matching pre at the time . The seller was asking 2k . It sold the very next day for $1500 . 25% off original listing . Had I known he would accept that i would have made an offer or would have done a buy it now . The lesson to me is make any offer (within reason) .