Quoted from flynnibus:
Negotiating via email/PM when you've never seen the game in the first place usually ends up poorly.
If you want to haggle... get a live conversation going.

Totally agree- low balling or throwing numbers at the seller does not equal negotiating. Your offer was probably insulting to the seller, thus deserved no response. To negotiate, you need facts to back up your offer (comps etc). If someone low balls me, I might even respond with a price just above what I was asking. They're the one that threw out the original price.. Ask questions, get more pictures, find a reason to negotiate. Its not just a matter of trying to find out "what they will take".

#110 5 years ago

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Tbachli

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Quoted from timab2000:
I think buyers can dictate the market, somewhat.
If pinball is so great, then everyone would have one in their home, but that is just not the case. Most people don't want them, don't know how to fix them when they break, don't want to move them and they just take up space. So eventually they will end up like they did years ago sitting used and unwanted and the market will reflect that.
So go on and be offended with lowball offer, they may just end up being the only offers you'll get.

Insult the industry, smart. Now I know why you were ignored. Take that $900 and go buy something you're actually interested in.

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