Please explain the "Make an offer" mentality...

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nick20404 escreveu:

The problem isn't people asking for offers, it is people who don't know the first thing about trading...

You know what other thing belongs to the "people who don't know the first thing about trading" category? Exactly, sellers asking for offers.
So, people asking for offers is a problem.

I usually say "make an offer". If I am on then I am busy doing something. I don't have the name and stats of every item memorized. I don't pick up anything under 5c in value in Nemesis, and 90% of offers are lowballs in this game. Getting a lowball offer saves me going back to town, finding the item, and pricing it for someone who can't afford anything worth more than Chromatics. I will give a buyout for any item that I know off the top of my head, but I'm not going back to town 20x a day for people on a small budget.

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nGio escreveu:

I will give a buyout for any item that I know off the top of my head, but I'm not going back to town 20x a day for people on a small budget.

At least your reasons are understandable to some degree. Still you can solve that simply - just tell buyers you'll contact em when get back to town. Ppl usually have no problem in waiting out, and I'm often asked to wait for trader, which is totally understandable.

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Thorien_Kell escreveu:

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Tricen escreveu:

I kind of feel bad when someone asks about an item and I ask them "Would you like to make an offer?". I don't want them to think that I'm trying to screw them over or anything. I'll often times just straight up tell them I have no idea what something like x item is worth.

That is only time asking for offer is justified - if guy is sincere and doesn't know the price then I offer something and we work it out together.

Nobody CARES about what you think is "justified" lmao.

really a funny thread

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Schinski escreveu:

Nobody CARES about what you think is "justified" lmao.

Well it's justified and if you want to weasel out higher price to rip off guy as well. But you have to admit that you are lousy rip-off trader. And that is the problem, right?

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Thorien_Kell escreveu:

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Schinski escreveu:

Nobody CARES about what you think is "justified" lmao.

Well it's justified and if you want to weasel out higher price to rip off guy as well. But you have to admit that you are lousy rip-off trader. And that is the problem, right?

so sweeeeet moaaar plz :D

man im getting diabetes here :P

"offer" or "make an offer" is noob for I dont know the price of my item

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Anuthutantrum escreveu:

"offer" or "make an offer" is noob for I dont know the price of my item

"price" or "have a price" is noob for I dont know the price of the item i wanna buy

Just ignore those who ignore or are clearly fgts. They dont respect - they dont get respect.

If I've got the time, anyone who says 'Offer?" get low-balled. Every. Single. Time. If they're going to waste my time and try to rip me off, I'll be happy to do the same.

If I'm not willing to waste time? No price, no offer, end of story.