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mfad2w ago
Yakkeks

Haggling and Questions on secondhand Sites

When shopping for stuff secondhand Im never sure if it is smarter to haggle first and ask questions later or ask questions first and only haggle once those are answered. What are your experiences with this? How do you approacht this?
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grandpacore
grandpacore2w ago
Its not a hard and fast rule and im sure the exact etiquette will vary between sites, but i like to ask questions first to make sure the product is to my specifications. Sometimes if the seller is really unresponsive or seem to deliberately avoid answering, ill skip the listing all together
chopper
chopper2w ago
Go in at 50% lower than asking and hope for the best
kewlpinguino
kewlpinguino2w ago
Depends on the question and the site but I’d say ask questions first
raina
raina2w ago
is this genuine advice? just asking because i never know how low is "rude"
chopper
chopper2w ago
don't do this unless you want angry messages back
kewlpinguino
kewlpinguino2w ago
yeah if you look at places where sellers ask for advice, lowballers to that degree are kind of loathed as timewasters 20% is gonna probably be the max people will negotiate for at least on poshmark and depop, you can try more like 30% but they'll probably counter pretty hard (that's assuming the price is high enough for them to even bother haggling, some people aren't open to offers if the price is already really low)
I'm Lagging
I'm Lagging2w ago
Can personally attest to getting pissed at random chucklefucks sending a 25% offer with absolutely zero context I'm more open to negotiating if people can reason through it more but I set most of my stuff at 50-60% of the MSRP and usually bat below the median sell price as is so if someone still lowballs that tells me they're either a supreme cheapskate or have done no research :caught:
deltic
deltic2w ago
i almost always hit sellers with a 25% if it’s something i could like kinda fancy, but if it something i really want i’d message first
kewlpinguino
kewlpinguino2w ago
yeah thats usually my strategy as someone who sells some stuff and also buys a decent amount id only go more than 25% if there's some really obvious flaw in their pricing
I'm Lagging
I'm Lagging2w ago
nonono i mean they send an offer for 25% of the listed price 😭 absolutely delusional
deltic
deltic2w ago
yeah that’s bonkers
grandpacore
grandpacore2w ago
Also sellers are generally more willing to haggle if the listing has been up for an amount of time vs. Something that was Just Listed Ah....that does change the context
grandpacore
grandpacore2w ago
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