Ah, one of the eternal questions; quite a few past threads on this.
As everyone is noting, this is pretty subjective, but I'm quite sure that 75% is too high for the lowball line; for example, pristine dealer demos, b-stock, or just sale items often come in with markdowns more than 25%, with warranty. I think it pretty reasonable to look for 60% of msrp for used electronics, and sometimes less for hard to ship speakers.
I've both bought and sold for 60% with no cries of lowballing, but this may be due the fact that I tend to ignore adds with things like "lowballers will be politely ignored," "no tirekickers," etc, because I prefer not to trade with people who initiate transactions by insulting potential buyers. If the seller has a firm limit, they should say so. If the seller doesn't want to list a firm price (thus leaving wiggle room in order to maximize their return), they should entertain offers.
Just my 2c. Takes all kinds.
John
As everyone is noting, this is pretty subjective, but I'm quite sure that 75% is too high for the lowball line; for example, pristine dealer demos, b-stock, or just sale items often come in with markdowns more than 25%, with warranty. I think it pretty reasonable to look for 60% of msrp for used electronics, and sometimes less for hard to ship speakers.
I've both bought and sold for 60% with no cries of lowballing, but this may be due the fact that I tend to ignore adds with things like "lowballers will be politely ignored," "no tirekickers," etc, because I prefer not to trade with people who initiate transactions by insulting potential buyers. If the seller has a firm limit, they should say so. If the seller doesn't want to list a firm price (thus leaving wiggle room in order to maximize their return), they should entertain offers.
Just my 2c. Takes all kinds.
John