meierlde
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I tried to sell an art deco chandelier on Craigslist for $800. No bites. I was contacted by a local antique shop; he offered me $400 and I took it. Now he has it on his website for $1300. Ouch. Oh well, it was something I can't use and otherwise would just be stored.
Watch American Pickers and you see the folks offer enough that they can pay their business expenses off the deal. They seem to like a 50% margin between what they pay and what they hope to get. It is just like the difference between what a car dealer pays for a trade in and what they sell it for.