Anybody else ran into this type of person before???

I'll be honest mate, I don't think the laughing emojis helped.

I hate the performance aspect of negotiating. People feel as buyer that they need to start with a very low offer to set expectations; and as seller, to laugh off an offer as ridiculous. If only both parties could be rational and open from the start, then it would get done quicker and with less strife. However, I know it has to be that way, because that's just how it works.

The trouble is that you are always second guessing what the other guy's intentions and level of knowledge is. In this case, it might have been that the offeror just didn't know that this particular Casioak was particularly valuable. Alternatively, maybe he just read a book on "how to negotiate" and thought it's normal to start low and work up. His offer wasn't expressed offensively though. Cultures are different, but I think just laughing back at an offer is a bit rude, and it was only going to be downhill from there. When the negotiating is done over an app, it is also easier to misconstrue a message than face to face. It's easy to forget that there's another person on the other end of the computer screen; not a chatbot. If he's got it all wrong, then better to tell him so, politely, and invite a more reasonable offer.

I see and respect your very well informed and knowledge opinion. You are absolutely right. However, for me the negotiation ended the moment he offered 40% of my asking price. He has over 400 reviews on his account, so he clearly buys and sells constantly. I'm not posting my watch to be purchased by a scalper and generating him profits. I've easily sold over 50 pieces (all different) and i know the type of people worth negotiating with... From the start he was not one of them, so i laugh, didn't plan on selling to him, associating with, spending time with an individual such as himself. He called me "homie" in the message, idk if you know what that means here in the US, but that's how gang bangers (cholos) call each other. So clearly i made the right call to immediately dismiss him.

The saying, “there’s a sucker born every minute” should be replaced with “low balling asshole” in this case, on an app like OfferUp. $250 is beyond a fair price and I’d be irked AF if some clown offers 60% below my ask. I’d say you handled it well🤙

"clearly i made the right call to immediately dismiss him"

That's your call. Of course you have every right to turn down an offer for something you're selling. As long as you're not physically hurting someone else, you have the right to do most anything in a negotiation. However, having the right to do something doesn't necessarily mean you should do it. How you negotiate a transaction is a reflection on you as a person and your character.

I think you should have just said no, the offer was too low and for the moment at least you are staying with original asking price. You're say an experienced seller. Why would an experienced seller get offended when low balling is a known and common tactic by buyers since the beginning of time? Maybe if you clearly stated your expectations (price firm, no low ballers, etc.), you could avoid such offers. Your response comes off to me as arrogant, entitled, and disrespectful. I wouldn't do business with you, associate with you, or spend time with you if I saw that response online. I think you owe the guy an apology. Who knows...you may end up making a sale.

Well, agree to disagree. I respect your opinion, but cannot embrace it. But thats the beauty of this world/life, isn't it? We can make our own choices, and deal with life and everything in it as we see fit. I was hoping he wouldn't buy the watch or talk to me at all after, i'm not in need of money, so didn't need to listen to him. He wanted to talk to me about respect, well he shouldn't have undermined the value of my item and my hard work to earn the money i paid for it. I genuinely laughed when i saw his offer, and couldn't help show it. From there on, i only replied accordingly, maybe i should've sweared like he did, but i wasnt really angry to go that far. Perhaps, your approach is most fitting for you, but in my case, my approached accomplished it's goal, maybe this buyer will think twice (perhaps not) before low-balling other people.

Best I can do is about tree-fiddy..

"tree-fiddy" Are you the Loch Ness Monster??? Lol 😂🤣

Very common for people to offer very low but that was way to low. I understand your response but for me I would have simply said “your offer doesn’t move the needle at all for me. If this is your best offer we are to far apart. I don’t want to waist your time.”

And would copy and paste that response because it probably won’t be the only to super low offer you get.

You know what you have!

With all respect, you can't blame a prospective purchaser for seeking to obtain an item for the lowest possible amount. If you didn't want to budge on the price, a simple "Thanks for the offer, but the price is firm at $250" would have been sufficient, or "I have a bit of flexibility, but not nearly that much. Unless you can come up significantly, I don't see us making a deal". If he's a serious buyer, he'll make a more respectable offer. If he's not, he won't. The emojis were overly dismissive, IMHO.

Low ballers should be ridiculed. I'm not above blasting emojis to someone with a ridiculous offer