We probably have a different perspective to what other sellers are saying on here about offers.
Many of our listings are already MO but when we get offers on listing that aren't set up that way we try not to explode!
Might have a bit of a splutter or laugh out loud moment but then get down to business.
We are here to sell!!! That's our Mantra.
So after taking a deeeeep breath we always reply politely "Thanks for the offer, would be prepared to sell for $......., Sorry can't do for any less, but thanks for your interest....." or words to that effect. Then it's over to them.
The way we see it is-
1 They are looking at our shop,
2 They obviously like the item
3 Probably testing the waters to see what our "real"price (or what we would accept) might be.
So why ignore?
But our rules are: Do Not Negotiate again, That's it! So if they try again, just resend the original reply.
We have many scenarios where we might accept a lower price than shown.
Sometimes it's the profit margin, sometimes the age of the item, sometimes how long it's been listed, or how strange or unique or different it might be, or how sales are going for the month.
They don't know any of that information, so we just give them the first and best price and don't think about it anymore.
Many, many times we do sell the piece, so have learnt to never send back a smart ass reply.
Understand that this wouldn't appeal to all sellers so this is just food for thought.
