I'm not sure if this is sucky, scam, or just not getting it.
My booth on an online selling site has a section where I put stuff that I'm selling on consignment. That section is exempt from coupons and offers have to be run by the item's owner (9 times out of 10 the offer's perfectly reasonable and it's okayed).
I have three makeup 'planners' from a certain name listed. All 3 are limited edition material/colors that were only available for a few days at local events (which are only open to people on a small telephone list), the large one also has more 'pages' and a new set of brushes, so it's listed at a higher price than the two smaller ones.
Small: gray, pink
Large with brush set: baby blue
Someone messages me about the gray one: "I want this but your price is almost as much as a new one". I check with the owner; the asking price is 60% of new, which is pretty good considering all the colors have been out of production for a few years. Buyer wants to go lower; after a few rounds with the owner she says OK. I reply telling the buyer that (this is important) I can do $30 for the gray planner.
Yesterday morning an offer (not a finalized sale) comes in. I never process any sales until I have the item in my hand ready to package, I had a feeling about this one so I triple-checked it. $30 shipped for the large blue one. Almost 70% off the asking price. No. The item's owner would kill me and I'd be expected to make up the difference.
I tell buyer that her first inquiry was about the small gray planner and I can't do $30 for the big one, that price was firm. I could probably give some sort of discount/free shipping if she bought both, but that was all I could do.
Her reply: "You said you could do $30" (all messages are stored in the system, I doublecheck and her question was definitely about the small gray one).
Rinse, repeat above. As of right now there's no reply.
My booth on an online selling site has a section where I put stuff that I'm selling on consignment. That section is exempt from coupons and offers have to be run by the item's owner (9 times out of 10 the offer's perfectly reasonable and it's okayed).
I have three makeup 'planners' from a certain name listed. All 3 are limited edition material/colors that were only available for a few days at local events (which are only open to people on a small telephone list), the large one also has more 'pages' and a new set of brushes, so it's listed at a higher price than the two smaller ones.
Small: gray, pink
Large with brush set: baby blue
Someone messages me about the gray one: "I want this but your price is almost as much as a new one". I check with the owner; the asking price is 60% of new, which is pretty good considering all the colors have been out of production for a few years. Buyer wants to go lower; after a few rounds with the owner she says OK. I reply telling the buyer that (this is important) I can do $30 for the gray planner.
Yesterday morning an offer (not a finalized sale) comes in. I never process any sales until I have the item in my hand ready to package, I had a feeling about this one so I triple-checked it. $30 shipped for the large blue one. Almost 70% off the asking price. No. The item's owner would kill me and I'd be expected to make up the difference.
I tell buyer that her first inquiry was about the small gray planner and I can't do $30 for the big one, that price was firm. I could probably give some sort of discount/free shipping if she bought both, but that was all I could do.
Her reply: "You said you could do $30" (all messages are stored in the system, I doublecheck and her question was definitely about the small gray one).
Rinse, repeat above. As of right now there's no reply.
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