Ignored Offers


I have been buying and selling equipment on this site for many years. I have noticed recently that sellers are ignoring my offers. In one case my offer was more than the item eventually sold for, so clearly it was not a low ball offer. The other item I bid an amount based on prior Audiogon sales. Any one else notice this trend?
proacman
I just had that happen to me on epay.  I made an offer,at least expecting a counter offer,nope,just crickets. The item was listed with buy it now,and make offer. I also don’t feel that my offer was insulting. The real funny thing was earlier that day, I sent the seller a question,and he responded in about an hour. 
I asked a question about some speaker wire for sale (4 days ago?) and the seller hasn't answered. Lost sale..
Over a year ago I made a very reasonable offer on a Mc amp and never got a response. The amp is still for sale. I would be nice to at least get a "no thanks" or a counteroffer. 
sometimes people are away from their PC or whatever and don't get the memo on offers. the time limit is a bit of a drag too, 48hrs is pretty short as time frames may go, but I guess the cut off has to be somewhere.
 Don't the rules say something like "your offer has been submitted. The seller has x amount of hours to respond"? Meaning if you haven't gotten a reply, assume your offer has been rejected.
While it may be rude (not to respond), it is within the rules.
Some folks have an overinflated value of their gear coupled with a fragile ego. After the items sits unsold for a while, reality sets and they take what they can get.


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