hrender wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:04 pm
greenbean wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:58 am
That guy from Ohio REALLY lowballed you. Wow.
Likely a reseller. That's how they make their money. Same folks you see with two shopping carts full of stuff at Goodwill that they load into the back of a Mercedes.
Offers are offers, and if they offend just ignore them.
But the person offering doesn't know what the seller's situation is (here or elsewhere). Sometimes sellers, particularly seller's of someone else's estate are happy to deal with speed and certainty, rather than holding out for top dollar.
Conversely, services can be highballed for the same reason... after I posted on uShip last night I quickly got a bid for $1100 to get the tuba from Minnesota to Texas in 2-3 days. That's a lot of money, but about what it would cost to do it myself. It's high, compared to other offers in the couple of hundred dollar range, where the tuba tags along with someone already hauling a trailer or whatever.
And for the Goodwill analogy, if those prices are lowballs, then that's on them for setting the prices. It's a store that sells things to whoever wants to buy them. I've been a few times to see what's there. I'll say though, I don't think the typical customer and I were in for any competition. And if you save on clothes (or whatever), that allows you to save for the better car. You don't get rich by writing a lot of checks...
I expressed interest in one of these tubas... I think it's out of my price range, but surely someone is going to want it, and I wish the seller the best with this.
If nothing else this is a caution to me to stay on top of my own inventory, and make sure my wife and kids know what my stuff is worth and how to sell it. And, to not have so much stuff to begin with.
Good luck to the OP, and best wishes to your dad!
