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[comix4fun]

After this entire Swick debacle, I think I'm going to have to revisit my negotiation tactics. Swick came in $400 dollars under the ask. That is impressive and took some series cajones.

 

The incredible thing is it seemed to work. Then he dug in deeper asking for a second book in what was virtually a two for one at that point.

 

From now on, I will low ball the hell out of everyone and just start swinging my balls around.

 

 

 

Well, the $400 under the ask put the seller about $50 ahead of where he would have ended up selling it on Ebay at 90 GPA. So it wasn't a horrible offer, given the starting price and the lack of fees.

 

The second book offer, well, that's another story.

[HarveySwick]

After this entire Swick debacle, I think I'm going to have to revisit my negotiation tactics. Swick came in $400 dollars under the ask. That is impressive and took some series cajones.

 

The incredible thing is it seemed to work. Then he dug in deeper asking for a second book in what was virtually a two for one at that point.

 

From now on, I will low ball the hell out of everyone and just start swinging my balls around.

 

 

 

Well, the $400 under the ask put the seller about $50 ahead of where he would have ended up selling it on Ebay at 90 GPA. So it wasn't a horrible offer, given the starting price and the lack of fees.

 

The second book offer, well, that's another story.

 

 

Thank you for saving me the headache of finding my post with the math from last night. It wasn't this crazy, Jedi mind trick, lowball offer. It was a reasonable offer based on current GPA figures - 13% (no fees).

 

And people are missing that it wasn't even MY offer. I was telling Chris he should offer $1600!

[revat]

After this entire Swick debacle, I think I'm going to have to revisit my negotiation tactics. Swick came in $400 dollars under the ask. That is impressive and took some series cajones.

 

The incredible thing is it seemed to work. Then he dug in deeper asking for a second book in what was virtually a two for one at that point.

 

From now on, I will low ball the hell out of everyone and just start swinging my balls around.

 

 

 

Well, the $400 under the ask put the seller about $50 ahead of where he would have ended up selling it on Ebay at 90 GPA. So it wasn't a horrible offer, given the starting price and the lack of fees.

 

The second book offer, well, that's another story.

 

I agree. Not a lowball by any stretch of the imagination IMO when you think about fees, etc. Seller wasn't offended either.

[wombat]

The other lesson here is when you get a good offer take it.

[comix4fun]

The other lesson here is when you get a good offer take it.

 

 

And then hope the seller doesn't get a better one.

[Transplant]

The other lesson here is when you get a good offer take it.

 

 

And then hope the seller doesn't get a better one.

And hope the seller doesn't have some idiotic rule negating an agreed upon deal in PMs.

[comix4fun]

The other lesson here is when you get a good offer take it.

 

 

And then hope the seller doesn't get a better one.

And hope the seller doesn't have some idiotic rule negating an agreed upon deal in PMs.

 

 

That's a big risk to take. To pull something like that you'd have to be some kind of a Daredevil.

[HarveySwick]

The other lesson here is when you get a good offer take it.

 

 

And then hope the seller doesn't get a better one.

And hope the seller doesn't have some idiotic rule negating an agreed upon deal in PMs.

 

 

That's a big risk to take. To pull something like that you'd have to be some kind of a Daredevil.

 

[ChrisInBaltimore]

The other lesson here is when you get a good offer take it.

 

 

And then hope the seller doesn't get a better one.

And hope the seller doesn't have some idiotic rule negating an agreed upon deal in PMs.

 

 

That's a big risk to take. To pull something like that you'd have to be some kind of a Daredevil.

 

Don't forget you'd have to have big balls too!

[VintageComics]

I give up.

 

Don't give up. Just learn to be patient. A conversation has it's own life and you need to give it a little time to find it's way.

[HarveySwick]

I give up.

 

Don't give up. Just learn to be patient. A conversation has it's own life and you need to give it a little time to find it's way.

 

(thumbs u

[wombat]

Nothing is going to be guaranteed 100%. But if you accept an offer as soon as it is given the seller is certainly going to have to work a lot harder to negate your sale.

[comix4fun]

I give up.

 

Don't give up. Just learn to be patient. A conversation has it's own life and you need to give it a little time to find it's way.

 

Aren't those the lyrics to a Wilson-Phillips song?

 

They've should be if they aren't already.

 

 

[GACollectibles]

ok, so there was no "I'll take it". Then why are we even talking about this? No deal was struck, no offer accepted then reneged. Probably would have been better to just say 'no' on the new offer by Harvey without saying it was sold (if it wasn't).

 

But as we don't have firm evidence of any wrong doing by the seller (and I certainly don't think he should have to produce it), what are we talking about here? Maybe he told a white lie to Harvey, maybe he reneged on his phantom 'buyer (or the buyer reneged on him)'. But who can say for sure, and why do we even care as no one is worse off here? other than MAYBE the seller.

 

 

 

Given how it looks, and the implications of how it looks, I think any person who wants to do business here would want to come and clear the air if there is something simple and honest behind what certainly looks bad.

 

 

Does he post anywhere else but the sales threads?

[VintageComics]

I give up.

 

Don't give up. Just learn to be patient. A conversation has it's own life and you need to give it a little time to find it's way.

 

Aren't those the lyrics to a Wilson-Phillips song?

 

They've should be if they aren't already.

 

Naw, just showing Swick that he doesn't need to be a spazz. ( ) People read posts and then process them. They don't always reply immediately.

 

 

[VintageComics]

ok, so there was no "I'll take it". Then why are we even talking about this? No deal was struck, no offer accepted then reneged. Probably would have been better to just say 'no' on the new offer by Harvey without saying it was sold (if it wasn't).

 

But as we don't have firm evidence of any wrong doing by the seller (and I certainly don't think he should have to produce it), what are we talking about here? Maybe he told a white lie to Harvey, maybe he reneged on his phantom 'buyer (or the buyer reneged on him)'. But who can say for sure, and why do we even care as no one is worse off here? other than MAYBE the seller.

 

 

 

Given how it looks, and the implications of how it looks, I think any person who wants to do business here would want to come and clear the air if there is something simple and honest behind what certainly looks bad.

 

 

Does he post anywhere else but the sales threads?

 

Sometimes he makes an effort in Comics General to tell people how dumb they are.

[greggy]

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[seanfingh]

I give up.

 

Don't give up. Just learn to be patient. A conversation has it's own life and you need to give it a little time to find it's way.

 

Aren't those the lyrics to a Wilson-Phillips song?

 

They've should be if they aren't already.

 

 

 

 

[VintageComics]

Wait, what's wrong with Wilson-Phillips?

[comix4fun]

Wait, what's wrong with Wilson-Phillips?