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Bullying a Seller

KelliH said:
Do these people not understand how the pm system works?
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So many problems in online forums could/would be solved if people just used PMs at the appropriate time. I don't believe I've ever publicly responded to a request for price negotiations in a thread, always a PM, always...that's why God made them private :)
 
Willow said:
Ok....So I am noticing more and more in the classifieds people seem to think its ok to pretty much bully a seller on their prices or the animal they have for sale

First off to lowball an offer to a seller can be insulting in the first place, but when that offer is declined, its just flat out RUDE to keep pushing the issue

Either increase your offer, or move on. Half of the asking price is NOT a good offer....I mean really...no one cares how much you paid for the same morph from someone else...no one cares what your opinion on the quality of the animal is or how much it looks like you expect it to...these are signs that its time for you to moooove on

Continuing to badger a seller for more pics, more info, better price, basically trying to call the seller out on anything and everything simply because your to immature to deal with REJECTION!!!

Calm the heck down people. Sellers have the right to put whatever price they wish on their animals...do you really think that trying to push and push and push and push and push (pulls out the pink bunny with the drums) is really going to get you anywhere?

Sorry for the mini rant...but when I first wake up in the morning it really irks me to log on and see people feeling high and mighty about themselves and think they have the right to pretty much be rude and disrespectful to their fellow man because they cant handle being told NO

I can only imagine the temper tantrums these people had as kids if their parents didn't buy them that shiny new toy they wanted.
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:iagree: Well said Willow
 
I agree with everyone here , so many times have i received an offer that might seem reasonable to the person doing it , seems offensive to me .The boi thread that inspired this is a joke just being spiteful because the said person could not get a sweet deal.
 
sschind said:
I'm just curious as to why you feel this way.
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just a personal preference, because locked ads give me the impression the person may have something to hide. Also some of the questions asked are very pertinent (what is it feeding on, trades?, etc) and can give added info for other interested parties that might sway them one way or the other.

I also skip over those classifieds ads that are one or two lines long with no name and a ph#. I prefer at least one photo (or link), some background info (even if it is "I just got these in a trade..") and a name. Just my preference.
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sschind said:
I'm just curious as to why you feel this way.
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I tend to skip over several of them. First reason being, most are from big breeders who I prefer to stay away from for personal reasons. Second, it appears (but may not be the case at all) that they have something to hide. i.e. someone will post "that's not a real super pastel" or "that's my buddies snake that was stolen" or a link to a bad BOI thread. All stuff that may or may not be true, but it's enough for me to turn the other way. I guess this point is moot anyway since threads can just be deleted and recreated.
 
I'm new to herps and try to not lowball sellers. I know my local petstore prices and other prices I see on this forum. I have offered trades and I dont know if you can lowball with trades, but I try to respect the seller while trying to understand why their prices are what they are so I can learn what reasonable prices are.

That being said if I ever offend anyone I hope they let me know and are willing to tell me what offended them about my offer so I dont do it to another seller later on. =)
 
candace313 said:
I'm new to herps and try to not lowball sellers. I know my local petstore prices and other prices I see on this forum. I have offered trades and I dont know if you can lowball with trades, but I try to respect the seller while trying to understand why their prices are what they are so I can learn what reasonable prices are.

That being said if I ever offend anyone I hope they let me know and are willing to tell me what offended them about my offer so I dont do it to another seller later on. =)
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Personally, I don't find lowballs offensive the first time around. I have the right to ask a price, and unless it says firm, someone is allowed to make an offer. Granted, sometimes I think lowballs are funny, but not to the degree in which I am gonna get upset about it.

Pestering, insulting, relentless lowball offers and negative comments are what gets me. If you don't like it, don't leave comments like this... move on, lol:

im interested, but price is a lil high for a ****** by far
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If the ad says, PM for negotiations, why make a comment like this??
 
I don't necessarily find lowball offers offensive....but they do end the conversation quickly. They are NOT a starting point - they are an absolute endpoint, no further discussion involved.
 
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