Tips on getting along with me...
16 years, 11 months & 21 days ago
6th Dec 2007 05:06 When selling to me: If I'm offering to buy your item, and we're haggling, don't just go up on the price without consulting me. Example: If I offer 400k, and you want 450k, the next message you send to me relaying this information should be something like "I'm really looking for 450k. If you'd agree with that, I'd be happy to sell." Firm, effective, doesn't sound like a demand. DON'T mail me with "It's in trades, but bid 450k." This is a demand. If I've offered 400k, I may or may not be willing to pay 450k. This is my choice to make. If you don't like my price, you don't have to sell. That's your choice. There is, however, a difference between this and haggling. I'm perfectly fine with haggling. You want a certain price for your item, that's wonderful. I sell too, so I understand when you want a certain amount of mp. But don't demand and try to make it sound like I have no choice. And if we've already come to an agreement on price (meaning that haggling is over, we've both said that this price works for us), please don't raise the price again. Yes, you're helping me out by selling the item to me, but I'm helping you out by buying it, too. Therefore, neither of us is in a position to order the other around or to suddenly change the deal when it's already been decided. If we can't come to an agreement, the sale doesn't happen, and neither of us benefit. We're on equal ground here, so please don't try to act like one of us is superior.
When buying from me: Once more, I'm fine with haggling, but please don't demand. Sometimes I am flexible with price, sometimes I want a certain price that I won't go below. Saying something like "I'm really only wanting to spend 250k for this item" will get you a lot further with me than saying "I'll buy, but put it down to 250k." It just doesn't work like that. As said before, it's my choice to sell to you. It's also your choice to buy. Equal ground, remember. By the way, if I'm standing firm on a price, begging will not help. At all.
When I give out presents: DO NOT ask me for a more expensive item. If I mail you about it, saying that I'll buy you anything you want as long as it's under 15k, don't message me back asking me to raise this price. I'm getting you a present. You should be grateful. I'm not asking you to get down on your hands and knees and worship me. I'm just asking you to remember that I'm not required to do this at all. This isn't me being greedy or stingy by not buying you a more expensive present, this is me using the mp that I worked hard for to be nice to you. When you ask for more like that, it tells me that you don't appreciate it at all.
When just mailing me in general: Please be polite. I don't mean that you should call me Ms. or anything. I just mean that you should be respectful of the fact that I have a point of view and feelings as well. Don't order me around or ask me to send you stuff out of nowhere or things like that. We can talk to each other as equals without being rude, can't we?