It’s an insult you are too ignorant to understand is an insult. You wasted their time with your bs
Comment on what
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 21 hours agoOn the rare occasion that I make an offer for something it will be very low because that is what I’m willing to pay to deal with the whole ‘male an offer’ process. A low bid is a low bid, not an insult.
michaelmrose@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
If people don’t want to be ‘insulted’ by low offer then they shouldn’t present it in a format that allows for offers that are ‘too low’. It would take less time to reject the bid they allowed to happen than to write a response.
I have personally purchased at least one thing for 10% of the asking price (around $500) because I was the only one who wanted it and they wanted to get rid of it. That was what it was worth to me, I wasn’t trying to haggle or anything, just made an offhand offer when walking by.
michaelmrose@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
None of this makes you any less of an asshole
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Then it would seem you are not like the person I’m taking issue with.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I tried to edit to clarify immediately after but there might be some timer before editing.
Your guy was much of a dick about you not taking the offer as the OP seller was about getting a low budget. People who treat ‘make me an offer’ as some kind of preset range and get mad that others don’t agree make the whole offer process painful.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
There’s no “preset range”, but I would agree that if something is worth anywhere near $300, an offer of $20 is akin to saying “come on stranger, I want this for free”
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Odds are just as high that the example $360 is an insultingly inflated price just like the $20 is likely to be far lower than what someone else is willing to spend on whatever is being sold.
binarytobis@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
In my experience people will often offer $20 for anything worth up to $1000 and as little as $50, any less and they want it delivered for free.