The polite response. I really hate to hang, waiting for answers on other things not related to pinball right now as a matter of fact. A simple reply of 'no thanks' pr 'not interested' will do. Just ignoring, well, kind of makes that person more the jerk.

Everybody here assumes that both parties know exactly what might be considered a lowball offer. Maybe in this case you feel your somewhat reasonable $3800 offer is categorized as a lowball offer. Someone said earlier "lowball offers get no response". Which I think is really assuming a lot and being rude. Could you imaging what might happen if this were a face-to-face contact, such as being ignored at an automobile dealership? People don't put the number in the ad "X is the lowball offer and if you suggest anything below this I'm not going to deal with you at all." Negotiation often seems more a stupid charade than art.

Of course if I put the word FIRM in, then you get folks that say they won't deal with you either, because they expect to play some sort of game. So then I am supposed to make the price higher and chase away another category of buyer just so I have room to play the game? It's expected. I guess that's how a lot of folks do it. I think it's ridiculous, there really seems to be no perfect solution either.

Seems everyone else knows the art of negotiating better than me.

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Hmmm, could have been a block of scrap wood in there and resealed. I wouldn't buy it in the box without opening it either.

I'll tell you what you should be asking even if I am not buying. Free of charge.