Is it me, or is this being chintzy?

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Enchanted Sunrise Farms

Enchanted Sunrise Farms

Crowing
12 Years
Apr 26, 2007
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Fair Oaks, California
My health is not so great lately and i'm a bit overwhelmed, so thinning my flock by posting on craigslist. i have four cute little blue OEGB chicks my broody hatched out that i posted. Judging from the combs i have one roo and three pullets. So i am asking $25 for all of them, and i would like them to go together.

i've only had one response so far. One man said he would offer $20. Went on to say he has raised them in the past, and has room for them. Plus he's driving in from about an hour away.

i don't know. It just seems a bit odd to me to try to dicker the price down by $5. i mean, it's not a big deal to me one way or another. i mainly want them to go to a good home. But i guess i have to wonder about someone who would make an issue out of such a small amount of money.

i tend to use money issues as a barometer when adopting out birds. If someone's first question is "How much?" rather than asking questions about the birds, i tend to think their heart is not in the right place.

Am i making too big a deal out of this?

PS - i guess i'm being sensitive about this as i'm needing to thin birds i would prefer to keep if i had the energy. If i have to rehome, i really want them to go to a good home.
 
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Nope, go with your gut!
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people are trying to save money any chance they get. I would have asked 20 as well! Just to see if i could save 5 bucks and throw it in for the gas to get down there.

What's wrong with that? Does that mean i am a bad chicken owner? Nope, sell them or keep them. you have to make a choice. Would you rather loose 5 bucks or 20?
 
I think some people are born "bargaining", Actually I kind of wish I was better at it! Maybe he just likes that kind of thing, he gives an offer, gets a counter offer, I dunno. Or it might be he had a budget set by a spouse he had to stay under, who knows
Definately though, you should not sell your animals to someone who raises red flags to you.
 
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My experience, too. If his bargaining is the only red flag, I wouldn't worry too much about it. You can always say no and he may buy them anyway.
 
Thanks for all the input. Other than the bargaining, his letter was very polite - correct punctuation and everything. Not like the other response i received which was "ARE THOSE BLACK OR BLUE, any brown reds". Hey buddy, use those punctuation keys, and try signing your name.

Well, bottom line is, i need to get some of these kids to a new home. Guess i will email him back.
 
He could also be on a "budget" with a specific dollar amount. Example hubby gets XX amount to spend on his electronics, I get the same $$ per month to spend on my things. If the Mrs. reminds him he's $20 left in his hobby amount, he may ask for the $20 price so he's "in compliance".

We don't figure shipping out of our allowances, nor gas if we have to drive into the city an hour away.
 

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