If you’ve ever seen the movie, there’s a scene where a young Chris Rock goes into a BBQ joint and wants some ribs and a drink. The problem is he doesn’t want to pay full price for anything. Instead of ordering a rack of ribs, he wants just one rib. What’s worse, he doesn’t want to pay for a soda either. He wants them to just pour it in his hands.
After going back and forth with the restaurant owners, Chris Rock pulls out a wad of hundred dollar bills and asks them if they have change for a hundred.
After selling on Ebay for a year, I feel exactly like the restaurant owners.
Ebay is a funny place. It’s a fun place to buy, and a fun place to sell. the problem is always the people.
The low ballers are an interesting type. I wish I could see pictures of these types. I picture someone who thinks they are the shit, even though they live in their parent’s basement.
I can also see them trying to negotiate at a Goodwill.
Scratch that. They don’t even negotiate.
I can place something for sale for $10 and they will offer me $4.99. If I counter at $8, I’ll never hear from them again. They don’t even have the decency to decline. They just disappear, making me wonder if my counter bruised their egos.
Which makes me wonder about the mentality of a low baller. Do they really think they’re going to get me, or any other seller, to thank them for their offer and bow down to them?
Poor me trying to push my wares on Ebay. Here comes Low Baller Man to save the day!
Most days I get a kick out of them. They want half off. They don’t like my shipping preferences, even though it’s free to them.
The worst part is if I do sell to them, they have the power to leave me a negative review. “Price sucks. Shipping sucks. Etc.”
Maybe I need to stop complaining, open up a store, and kick these morons out.
Not likely.
These types never show their faces.
Get Off My Desert Lawn! 
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