In his completed listings all the $65.00 items he has accepted the best offer - now we can't see what it sold for. He is making the buyer toss out the first serious offer. I hate haggling, let me know your price and I'll buy it or move on. If you ask me to make an offer, take it or wait for a better offer. Ebay dropped listing fees and some people lost all restraint.
At the pawn shop last week I was digging through the wrenches and some sockets. I found 58 wrenches (craftsman v, vv, bf up to blue point) & 22 sockets (c underline craftsmen and better.) I showed him what I had, he asked me what I thought it was worth. I told him, based on buying similar wrenches there a couple of weeks before that I thought $50 to $60 was fair. He said $55.00 was fair. As I was going he said "Thanks for not offering me $20.00 for that." I asked if he gets a lot of that, he said that I wouldn't believe the people who come in there, dig through to find the snap-on tools the shop missed and offer pennies for them.
In that venue I liked the price, and I got pick. At auction or estate, buying bulk or flats or whole boxes, I would expect to pay half that.
On the haggling, maybe this dealer comes from a haggling background. Could be cultural. I don't like haggling when we travel. Looks like I should avoid Wisconsin. The broken grammer could be a clue. This dealer may think guys like me are rude when I don't counter offer.
The other strange thing is the snappy oe's are in the low price group, while lesser quality are in the higher priced group. Not willing to combine shipping either.
After all that, my diagnosis and final prognostication is this: The long, cold Kenosha winter has addled his brain, and sales will suffer.
Chilly, but not that chilly, over and out.
