I just tell them I'll take their price as a bid but I'm leaving the ad open for a week.
If someone offers asking price it will be sold. I have the option to take the highest bid after a week.
They usually withdraw their bid.
It depends what you want to do with it:
1) Plink out to 200yrds, a $500 AR will do that
-- 1a) Get the A4 upper and put a $300-$500 scope on it later
2) Step up to lighter materials: $800-$1000 AR
3) A National Match(NM) AR for shooting 1MOA at 600yrds $1500-$1800, add a scope $300-$2000...
I reply to all offers with a "thanks, someone offered more" or "thanks, item sold to first offer".
Here's where is gets tricky, say you get 2 "I'll take it for asking price" responses, but the first offer has negative feedback or the 2nd offer is from same town and you know it would be a...
Are we allowed to post names of members that back out of deals. I had a deal set, time & place a week in advance. 2 Days before I PM they guy to ensure deal was still on, no answer(leave my cell number). I go anyway (it was a shooting range) and was there for 4 hours, no show. I send him...