The thing I hate is "what's the lowest $ you'll take?" so I always give them a price higher than the actual minimum I decided on. It's the cost of not having a clue.
kijiji ettiquette
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The actual value has nothing to do with what the sellers listed it for. Compare it to other listings and figure out what it's worth to YOU.
There are some people that know the value of something, then there are others that will give you a lower offer even if it's already a good deal. Unfortunately there are many more of the latter on Kijiji. If you're not in a rush, it will sell at a fair price.
Have a friend that would always offer $xx below the asking price, regardless if the asking price was too high or low for whatever the item was. People are too lazy to do their research and figure out what something is worth. They figure if they bargain, they're guaranteed to get a good deal. Can work in the seller's advantage if they start off with a higher price, always assuming the buyer will bargain. I've actually done this a few times, and ended up selling xyz for more than it was really worth.
Have a friend that would always offer $xx below the asking price, regardless if the asking price was too high or low for whatever the item was. People are too lazy to do their research and figure out what something is worth. They figure if they bargain, they're guaranteed to get a good deal. Can work in the seller's advantage if they start off with a higher price, always assuming the buyer will bargain. I've actually done this a few times, and ended up selling xyz for more than it was really worth.
I don't really like BS so I do my homework as to what the average price of something I'm selling is, then add $10-20 on top of that which is what I'll usually knock off when haggling. Anyone with ludicrous offers gets ignored, if someone's close I'll enter into dialogue. I don't usually sell anything to make a profit on Kijiji, just cover my costs or free up space in the house/garage. I sell a lot of motorcycle gear that I bought online and it either didn't fit or wasn't quite right. I work out what it cost me for postage, fees customs etc and I usually sell it within a few days. That way I just go back and order the right size next time and the only thing I've lost is a few days or a week's time waiting for the item to arrive.
87m6chris
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I love to haggle as much as the next guy but haggling is done on the spot with money in hand, not through an email.
If something is priced fairly or below what it is worth I hand over the cash and say Thank You.
When I post an ad on kijiji I ask for what I'm going to get and I don't back down, I've sold everything I have posted.
If something is priced fairly or below what it is worth I hand over the cash and say Thank You.
When I post an ad on kijiji I ask for what I'm going to get and I don't back down, I've sold everything I have posted.
Scary
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I agree with you to a point. If the buy is local, then yeah, show up and haggle on the spot. If I have to travel 1hr+ to see it, then I haggle through email or on the phone so I'm not wasting my time driving all the way out there for nothing.
And for what it's worth, I ALWAYS go in low on the price - real low. I expect others to do that to me as well so I price my stuff accordingly.
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19891989
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I have my bike posted for sale on Kijiji and could not believe some of the messages I have received. Some of them are actually hilarious like to trade their DELL laptop along with earphones for my Ninja 250. Or to put only a deposit down and ride the bike around to practice while it's still under MY insurance, lmao. And of course the low offers which was expected anyways. Some people are dreamers, that's for sure.
cbcanada
Banned
"no email offers will be responded to"
use that line and save yourself a ton of headaches. there is cheap aholes on their that would ask for a discount even if you listed it for free and still not bother showing up cause their nuts still have yet to drop.
a serious buyer will show up with cash and then u can haggle all you want
use that line and save yourself a ton of headaches. there is cheap aholes on their that would ask for a discount even if you listed it for free and still not bother showing up cause their nuts still have yet to drop.
a serious buyer will show up with cash and then u can haggle all you want
losttourist
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For the most part Kijiji has been a good experience for me, both buying and selling. Im not a great haggler and most of the stuff I've bought I paid asking price mostly because I thought the price was fair to begin with and the condition of the items were good. Personally Im glad Kijiji is there to use. It's almost like ebay but local and no waiting for the stuff to come in the mail. On an additional note most of the people I've dealt with have been decent people as well, really !
A lot of people hope to score items at bargain basement prices on kijiji, often with the hope that they can eventually re-sell it later and break even or possibly turn a profit. I'm one of those people, however, I respect the price that people have set for their wares as long as I think it's within reason.
I think a lot of sellers also need to be educated on what "low ball" means. It seems 30% of sellers on kijiji think "no low ballers" is slang for "non negotiable"...if you mean to say the price is firm just say FIRM and hope for the best. A "low ball" offer means negotiation is possible just don't waste my time. The other 70% all have different ideas of what exactly constitutes a low ball offer. Would be interesting to hear what range people consider low ball.
I think a lot of sellers also need to be educated on what "low ball" means. It seems 30% of sellers on kijiji think "no low ballers" is slang for "non negotiable"...if you mean to say the price is firm just say FIRM and hope for the best. A "low ball" offer means negotiation is possible just don't waste my time. The other 70% all have different ideas of what exactly constitutes a low ball offer. Would be interesting to hear what range people consider low ball.
I've done many transactions through kijiji, and generally have had good experiences. But lately I feel that I've been getting more useless replies than usual....I'm thinking it's just the wrong time of year to sell a bike.
But I've definitely learned that no matter how reasonable I think my price is, there will STILL be cheapskates out there looking to lowball, as if they couldn't POSSIBLY offer the asking price or at least something somewhat reasonable. It also makes absolutely ZERO difference if I state 'no lowballers' or 'price is firm' in the ad, as I'll still be spammed with ridiculous offers.
So why even bother trying to be reasonable with price in the first place? I'm just going to do what others have recommended, and price high to allow for room for haggling. It's too bad that I can't just cut to the chase and bypass the bargaining phase.
But I've definitely learned that no matter how reasonable I think my price is, there will STILL be cheapskates out there looking to lowball, as if they couldn't POSSIBLY offer the asking price or at least something somewhat reasonable. It also makes absolutely ZERO difference if I state 'no lowballers' or 'price is firm' in the ad, as I'll still be spammed with ridiculous offers.
So why even bother trying to be reasonable with price in the first place? I'm just going to do what others have recommended, and price high to allow for room for haggling. It's too bad that I can't just cut to the chase and bypass the bargaining phase.
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suzuki2000
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Then nobody will respond to your ads because your price is unreasonable until you lower the price to a price the market will bear and you will get back into receiving stupid low offers,...
If I've priced an item at a price that's middle of the pack to comparable items, and you still offer 40-50% of my list price, I consider that a lowball offer. Ultimately, first person with money to my door, wins. I've had good success with kijiji, like was mentioned earlier, you just learn to weed out the silly people over time.
This sounds like a no-win situation....
No, I'm not going to price unreasonably high. Just higher than what I'm ultimately willing to settle for.
It's a ******** game that's for sure. Reminds me of this hilarious conversation between some of my friends.
Background info: Dude 1 has a **** buddy. Dude 2 is best friends with Dude 1, Dude 3 is another guy in same group of friends.
Dude 3: So how does the whole arrangement work? Do you just show up to her place and ****?
Dude 2: No no man. Can't do that. You tell her you're gonna watch a movie. Both of you know what's going to happen but you go through the motions anyways. You show up, pop the DVD in, get comfortable on the couch, maybe even throw a blanket over you two, than you wait about 5 minutes for the movie to start and you start getting it on. After you're done you turn off the movie and you leave. That's how it works.
Dude 1: Yep, pretty much.
Me: *Laughing*
Yep, just like selling on Kijiji. LOL Wish you could just skip the BS but this is what you have to do to make the sell. Frustrating to say the least.
killerkeith
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Maybe kijiji should charge a commission that way you can justify complaining about a free service.
Fair enough, I'd agree with you that's a lowball. On the other hand, I made an offer to a seller once who listed for X price "obo". My offer was maybe 10% below asking price. He responded back and told me "no lowballers!" I shot back, "your ad says best offer so I made an opening offer". He said "oh".
No one's complaining about kijiji. We're complaining about some of the people on kijiji.
