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"fishing" - A disreputable practice by an online Rug Seller/Dealer who is well ready to accept a significantly lower price than advertised. Namely, the use of an over-inflated "Buy it now" price with the option of "Best Offer" in hopes that a buyer will base their figure upon the inflated price or, worst case, purchase outright.
Problem:
It is in the best interest of a seller to make a fair profit. However, items which clearly have an established "Retail Market Value" within the industry should not be made available to unsuspecting buyers with outrageous prices. In many cases, we have seen items represented on ebay with upwards of 5 to 10 fold what would be considered a "Fair Online Price" and have still sold with a "Best offer" of more than 3 fold fair value or even the full asking price!
While not all "Best Offers" are buyer beware, we have established that it is the one of the largest problems with online rugs, second to general misrepresentation of origin, age, KPSI, and genre.
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