Bill Noble wrote:
"Ignoramus13927" wrote in message
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I usually say "this is all I can offer".

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my approach has been "that kind of thing might sell for $1000 to the right
buyer, but not to me - to me it will sell for $100 (or whatever I'm willing
to offer) - many times the seller thinks and sells it to me anyway

Same here. I had an email exchange like that just this week, and
recommended the seller post it on a couple of forums specific to the
brand he was selling, at a recommended asking price. And I also made a
fair (lower) offer based on what it was worth to me.