For what it's worth, he might just be coming at the deal from a different place...We have a site called "gumtree" (back in the good ol days we had the trading post, but that was a whole different time and different culture)Anyway, what has happened with gumtree over the years is that people put optimistic prices on things, often 2x what they are willing to accept. So it's not uncommon to enter a negotiation with a solid low-ball.Of course, part of it is attempting to read the seller (and the item) to pick a "fair" price.You were asking $1400, he offered $800...perhaps he was expecting to agree on around $1200(I don't know about the whole USD/CAD thing. How often are y'all doing business in both currencies?)
I don't see any reason to get your blood pressure level raised over negotiation like this. Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for, and people always want to save money, especially with bulk sale and off-eBay. I had people lowball on Craigslist before. The prices were less than my expected minimum, I just flat out said no and moved on. Shouldn't be that difficult.
Quote from: chrono on February 07, 2019, 04:36:17 AMI don't see any reason to get your blood pressure level raised over negotiation like this. Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for, and people always want to save money, especially with bulk sale and off-eBay. I had people lowball on Craigslist before. The prices were less than my expected minimum, I just flat out said no and moved on. Shouldn't be that difficult.