I have been in the same spot you have been in and it sucks. However, I have been on the selling side as well. I have got offers that just want me to say "Are you serious?!?!?!?" meaning that they offer me $2000 for an item that is worth $8500. I have gotton all kinds of stories from, "Prices are dropping and that price was valid 5 or 10 years ago." or I can buy those up at Hershey for $1000 every year." I simply tell them "Go ahead and go to Hershey and buy them for $1000, I will buy every one of them for $3500 all day long." They then come up with some ***** story. The other thing is all the scams that go on, people are sick of not knowing if they got a real bid or ghost bid. I think sellers are realizing "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush." Love it or hate it, that is life at this point in time. So my advice is if you really want something, aggressively go after it and if that means "Making an offer they cant refuse", then do it or somebody else just might do it. One more piece of advice; If you decide to make an offer, dont insult the seller. That is a good way NOT to get the item your trying to purchase. You would be surprised at how many people read these forums and dont comment or create a profile.
