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For me, a lowball offer is less than 25% of the asking price. A lowball tells me that the person doesnt really want the item and is being cheeky on the offchance.
Having said that though, I've offered 25% below the asking price (which was obviously refused) but then negotiated a sensible medium.
It's part of the haggling banter I think. If people get offended at a lowball then they're taking it far too seriously and to be honest show a reluctance to negotiate and miss out on a sale. If you advertise on a forum, you should expect to haggle and advertise a price with that in mind.
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Very true this. I quite recently made what I considered a fair offer for an item on here, and was turned down with some comment. Since then I have got the same item 'elsewhere-bay' for less than my offer. And the seller on here ended up reducing his price below my original offer too just to get a sale! Suppose some people would rather an item hangs around for ages in the hope of making a few extra quid!