Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"?


Assuming the person wants to sell the item and is accepting offers (since he didn’t say the "price is firm") then why say "I will gladly ignore low ball offers" ?

Why not make a counteroffer to the low ball offer? Thats how cars, houses and most anything that doesn’t have a "firm" price is purchased.

If its because the seller doesn’t want to waste their time negotiating they should say so or simply grow-up a little bit and not get so easily offended by a low offer. Besides, a buyer has no idea what the seller is willing to accept unless you negotiate it.

I’ve sold and purchased a number items after negotiating from a low first offer.

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do we still have to wait 48 hours for a counter offer response before selling to someone else ?

@jl35  You can accept another offer even if you already have a counter and are waiting for a response.   

Reading these comments tells me why items sit on Audiogon for months and sometimes years. From a buyers' perspective I don't usually buy from sellers who have a checklist of caveats to a sale.