Book Board Chat

jhill THat happens all the time at Garage sales, you have every right to refuse.

I like the BIN with lower offer, I sell a lot of stuff that way. I usually run the item first as an auction.
"Haggling" is a time honored tradition, and I am grateful for all the experience I learned when I sold at Flea markets and antique shows. I like to think I got my "BA" in Antiques from those places.
First, there are different levels of bartering, and different intensities. There it depended on the time of day, here it depends on long it has been in the store.
Some items I respond with a counter offer, sometimes I just sit on an item knowing it will sell eventually. These things can only be deduced through experience and intuition.
I think we all agree "pushy" or "threatening" types will not get far, "pleading" and requests by "educational" entities for donations are on the same level. Selling historical material like photos and postcards I get a fair number of these requests, and I usually respond with an authoritative no. Same goes with people asking for copies, ie scans of images. No Way.