How do I snag super underpriced deals on FB marketplace or other platforms WITHOUT tipping off the sellers about what a good deal they are?
I’m good at finding deals. I know my stuff about vintage furniture.
It happens many times I show interest and ask them questions about the item, and then they don’t reply and the next day I see them quadruple the price to the actual value.
Eg I saw a bunch of vintage chairs worth $1000 each and on sale for $20 each. I asked to buy and offered to pick up immediately or the next day.
No reply, then next day they changed the piece to $1000 each.
It’s so frustrating! It has happened many times!
Am I doing something wrong?
What phrases can I use? Do I stop asking questions?
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There’s likely other people seeing the good deal as well and they get tons of people offering to buy the item and come to their senses
“ pick up the next day”.
That’s how you lose things to other buyers
“ I have money on hand and can go to pick up right now”. This is what wins the item.
If you don’t need to ask questions, don’t. Obviously, you still want to clarify things that help inform your decision to buy, but if you know the item is worth buying, just tell them you’re interested and offer the price they’re asking.
If it happens when you don’t ask questions, it was probably a setup/scam from the get-go. Start with a low price to get attention, then change the price to what it’s actually worth (or appears to be worth) and hope the buyer wants it enough to keep going.
Offer more than they’re asking for, pay in cash, and get it from them ASAP whenever works for them.
Just cut to the chase when you contact them and say I’d like to buy, happy to pay your asking price cash and can pick up today if you’re available. If they’re motivated they’ll respond quickly and you’ll have it. If not, then it is what it is and you continue the hunt.
Buy it immediately for the small amount. If it’s not the real deal, sell it again immediately. If it’s a true bargain and worth heaps, the little offsets of the other items won’t matter.