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I thought this chair was pretty awesome and could fit in with that black/white decor I was talking about in this post. She was asking for $50 for it but I'm not really the type to spend much of anything on used furniture. I mean, yeah, this is an awesome chair but it's used. And, it's not like Audrey Hepburn used it. A stranger on Craigslist used it. It's not new. It's used.
Anyway, the reason I emphasize this point is because as really cool as I thought this chair was, I only really thought I'd pay $25 or so for it. So, I wrote this email:
Hi,
I kind of really love this chair that you posted on Craigslit. Would you be willing to take $25 for it? I think it would look perfect in my new apartment!
Hope to hear from you soon.
Really nice, right? Actually, much nicer than I usually am when interacting on Craigslist. Usually, I just say, "Hi. Would you take $25 for this?" but this time, I decided to take a different route. And, what was her response to my unusually nice email?
| no |
Uh.. what? Like, fine if she didn't want to sell it for less than $50 but am I crazy to be a little annoyed by this one word, curt response?
As Stephanie Tanner would say on Full House:
ReplyDeleteHOW RUDE!
(great chair BTW... hopefully an even better one will come along!)
one word here to : " Irritating!!!"
ReplyDeleteactually i would say it's good that you got a response at all. she could have blown you off... and some people have busy days where all they really have time to do is shoot as quick a response as possible to emails...
ReplyDeleteI loved the chair, is very vintage!
ReplyDeleteHave a awesome day!
Xoxo
Susie
www.myfashionview.com
$50 for the used chair is quite a bit (and who knows what they did ON the chair?!), and just "no"? at least write it in a sentence. like no sorry $50 is my final offer or something. whatever, NEXTTT :D I'm sure there are other chairs as good looking around!
ReplyDeleteHehe, I second the "How Rude!" comment! She could have at least said, "I'm sorry, not at this time," with a little smiley or something. Would a smiley have killed her? My goodness.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find many nice chairs sold by many nicer people! :)
uhmmm... that's super frustrating. what a jerk. i hope that she never gets even $5 for it. that's what she deserves. hahha...
ReplyDeletei'm sorry she was so rude. i hope that you have luck finding a different chair.
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Whatever. Is it hard to say no that is too low? Sigh, so sad that common courtesy isn't common!
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People are such assholes, sometimes.
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I hope you find a nicer chair. It's a bit that some people treat email this way - would she have reacted the same way on the phone? Or in person?
ReplyDeleteAhhhh Craigslist. My husband and I figured out a little trick to that site. He saw something on there he really wanted and he said, "I wonder if she'd take $25 less for it?" So he called, planning to wait until he got there to try to bargain down and she said, "Someone called earlier this morning about it and said they'd be here around 10:00, but I told them it was first come, first served." My husband jumped in the car like his butt was on fire. I said, "You know...she could have just been saying that to make you get there fast and pay full price." We decided if we ever sell anything on there again, we might try that trick!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it wasn't a her?? For some reason, I always think the person I'm working with is a female because of a name, way of writing, whatever, and it's an old middle aged man who thinks I'm crazy for being nice and putting smiley faces on things. Lol.
ReplyDeleteI think if people want the price they've advertised for something, they need to put what they paid for it. I sold a 2 chair and table set for $80 recently, and I had it listed for $100 since I paid $300 when it was new. While I was willing to come down a bit (partly because I sold it to a friend and I'm all about friend discounts!) I wouldn't have taken, say $50. People need to be realistic, but sadly a lot aren't. I've learned if I really want something, I just have to suck it up and pay what they want. It sucks, but it's worth it to me in the end.
Wow, rude! I'd just ignore her...you will find a better chair regardless :)
ReplyDeletehaha this made me laugh because how unexpectedly short the response was! Yes it is totally fine that you are annoyed - how rude!
ReplyDeleteUgh I hate curt responses like that! I'd be irritated too. Forget her and that chair. You'll get a better one. And lets see how lucky she gets....
ReplyDeletethat is a really awesome chair. i got a response from craigslist one time just filled with profanities because i was asking for a discount as well. at least all she said was no!
ReplyDeletewhat a weird response. i think she could have tried to bargain or explain why she wanted $50 for it. and your email was very nice, too!
ReplyDeleteThat's a bummer! If it were my chair I would have been like, "um yes, I'm trying to get rid this chair, you can have it for $25." Too bad it wasn't my chair!
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Well, I live in Zurich, Land of Grumpiness, so I am not terribly shocked. Perhaps the chair owner is Swiss, too? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on not paying too much for used furniture. That is kind of a weird response, you would think people would be a little friendlier when trying to sell something.
ReplyDeleteYou would think they would at least give some sort of counter offer, or something. But maybe they don't really want the chair to sell or something....
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well, i think she could have been more polite in her response & i don't know her or anything ... but ... as a seller on Etsy, I get emails from people all the time who want discounts. on the item, on the shipping.... and many times i'm willing to oblige. maybe i'm running a sale already, or maybe i'm in a good mood. or i'll combine shipping for sure if the customer is buying several items. but i err on the side of caution with shipping. i lost money a few times on sales because i didn't charge enough up front. so when someone asks me to discount something, and then discount shipping, and gives me a detailed description of how i should package their item and send it for cheaper .... well, no. i'm more polite in my response than just a no. but shipping will include lots of bubble wrap and peanuts for say breakables, which will have to go in a bigger box. it goes for thank you cards, packing paper, business cards, and even a little gift. so when someone wants to get something that's already half off and wants half off on shipping ... well, sorry, but no.
ReplyDeletestill think her response could have been nicer!