New way of dealing with Low Ballers?

Bjesien, hilarious. Elizabeth, as usual, not hilarious.

No reason to get upset at lowballers. Just state in your add that lowballers will not be accepted. Personally, I just ignore people that submit stupidly low offers. But, in defence of people that give offers less than asking price, this is true of any negotiations. Do you offer the asking price that is listed on cars? I hope not. When shopping, I always ask for discounts on items. Most stores can give at least ten percent discount. Do you consider them lowballers? So take it with a smile and if you aren't interested, then ignore the offers. Others that know the value of your equipment will present decent offers. This is a non-issue really. Of course, I really have no problem declaring war on mosquitoes. But, Elizabeth, what does ROFLMAO mean?

enjoy

I'm not a huge fan of eBay, but they've added a functionality to their "make an offer" sales that seems like the best solution. It's just an email filter that immediatly bounces back a decline offer if it's below a predetermined amount. If the offer is above the floor, the email goes on to the seller and he/she has the standard 48 hours to accept/decline. It seems to be the best way to weed out offers you absolutely won't accept.

Here's a radical concept - ignore them.

I can't understand why people get so worked up about insignificant things that are beyond their control. Obviously the lowballer doesn't take you seriously, so why should you take them seriously?

I don't buy and sell much. Haven't bought nor sold here for a few years now. Every item I listed was at a price I felt was fair, and always stated "Price is firm." Still had several absurd offers. I didn't lose any sleep over it, complain about, etc. I simply laughed and didn't give them the time of day with a response.

"I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect." - Edward Gibbon

Now if only I could remember that quote EVERY time an idiot gives me a hard time. The first time I saw it, I was at a bar having a few drinks with a coworker. We both looked at it and laughed while thinking about the idiot we were arguing with a few hours before.

Bjesien-love it.