To all of you who think the OP was being a dick:

What if the ad had said " $1000.00 OBO"? OBO does not automatically mean a lower price. A higher price fits in with the OBO model, as well.

No, I would not interfere. However, if the prospective buyer was trying to knock down the price to something less than the seller's $1000.00 ask price I would not be shy in stepping in and offering the asking price.; either the prospective buyer can step it up or step aside.

All of this is only an issue when an uninformed seller prices his machine too cheap. And then the buyers are like sharks who will eat their own kind while circling in for the kill. Immediately, the seller realizes he priced too cheap and either eats it or makes a half-assed attempt to correct the error and the sharks start turning on each other. There is no love here. Making offers does not seem to be allowed is it is considered playing dirty and trying to steal "deal".


( I wonder how many people contacted that seller within 30 minutes of his ad going up? !!). You guys are fast.

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The other kind of uninformed seller thinks his 1960s POS pin is worth $5000.00 and the pin shoppers put him up on the Craigslist Laughs thread. 'Cause he is such an idiot.

Another kind of seller knows what is machine is worth and puts it for sale a little bit over market price and might get lucky and find an informed buyer. Or he might start getting offers below his asking price. Of course, in this situation, offers are an acceptable item since it is not a "great deal".

And then you have those other sellers who are looking for buyers with the first name of Fish. "It is a rare rare rare machine." "It has LEDs" "Everything has been gone thru"----without defining just what "everything" means.

So, the only time this is an issue is when an uninformed seller underprices his machine.