say what you want but the proof is in the pudding. can't expect a buyer to not be smart and take it in the brown eye for a pair of sneakers. sellers have it backwards these days thinking their shoes are more valuable than the buyers cash
don't get a fair offer and a low ball one twisted.
perfect example...
take the ultra boost chalk, highest bid? 270 which isn't much different than what you would see in certain groups from people selling this shoe in this size. you have someone who reportedly paid 440 recently. but with eBay shill bidding happening on 90% of sneaker auctions and someone that maybe just wanted the shoe more than others, you can't really use that as a reliable source as to what market value is...but really it makes no difference because the lowest asking price for this shoe in this size is 620?
so its not just a bunch of low ball offers and sellers asking fair market value...as you are hinting to.
in this case, the smart buyer knows that he/she shouldn't pay more than 300 or so. 270 may be a tad bit low, but its not LOW BALL. if the highest bid was 220, i would consider that a low ball offer.
270 to 350 is what one should be expecting to pay/sell this particular shoe for. (which is exactly where this shoe was valued before the previous "sale")
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another example...why are sellers asking 600 for a shoe that just "sold" for 300? i put "sold" in quotes because i never trust those figures to give an accurate account of what true market value is.
but if i put in an offer of 400 flat, my offer is a "low ball" offer? NO, thats higher than fair market value for that particular shoe and size.
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