I recently joined a Facebook group that advertises handmade items for sale. I have been posting a few items a day with a link to my Folksy shop for people to buy. I have been getting messages from people on there making me ‘offers’ for my items…less than what I’m selling them for. The first offer was silly…£5.00 for a make up bag I’m selling for £7.50. I said no obviously. Today the same person has sent 2 messages offering me £7.00 each for 2 different make up bags, which I’m selling for £7.50 each. I don’t think she wants both…just one of them. Seems silly just to try and save 50p.
Is this how it normally works on these groups? Do others accept these offers?
I don’t really want to start accepting reduced offers for my items so I’m wondering whether to stay in the group really…
Kim
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A lot of these groups are like that set up to get ‘bargins’ so yes you’ll get all these silly offers.
They are seen as online car boot sale type things 
Thanks Eileen.
My shop is so quiet at the moment I thought I would give it a try but I don’t want to be bombarded with people making ‘offers’. I have already blocked one person as she keeps making these offers on the make up bags despite me saying no!
If it keeps happening I won’t stay in the group…
Kim
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It’s worth giving it a go if you don’t mind dealing with all the flak of low ball offers and persistant bargering.
Maybe a way around it is put your prices up on the group page -so that when an offer comes in it is acceptable, play them at their own game.
I’m in several craft groups on Facebook but I’ve never had my one wanting to buy my work for less than the stated price. What a cheek!
That would be an idea, but I don’t actually sell through the site I just advertise the item there with a link to my shop if they want to buy so they would see my Folksy price when they clicked the link.
I will see how it goes and if it becomes a regular thing and I get fed up I will just stop using it…I just thought I would give it a try .
Kim
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I know…I thought so too, in fact I thought it was a bit of an insult really when I think of the time and effort I put in to making my items. 
I don’t tend to put a price on my items anymore, a while ago I read a post on there that if you include a price it tends to get lost in newsfeeds etc and Facebook don’t like it, don’t know how true that is. That way people have to contact you and ask for a price but I’ve never had anyone haggling with me over a price. I sometimes if they order more than 2 items give them some discount but certainly not on one item.
@PaulinesCrafts The people who run this particular group advise you to put a price on the item. They say that in their experience people are more likely to take an interest if they see a price…a bit like looking in a shop window where nothing is priced…very few people will bother going in and asking the price. It’s a closed group so the posts don’t appear in my newsfeed.
I joined a similar group a couple of years ago and ended up leaving again. I got fed up with enquiries going nowhere. You could always try putting something like an ‘all prices are set’ notice on the item. 
Oh I didn’t realise it was one of those types of groups.