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I feel like a key difference here is that the owner was initially willing to sell for $50k. He was the one coming up with this price tag in the first place, was

• anonymousab 4y ago
  > I feel like a key difference here is that the owner was initially willing to sell for $50k. He said it as a clear joke. Here's a ridiculously huge number for a novelty, a bauble - now go away.
  • rosndo 4y ago
    How was it a clear joke?
  • smabie 4y ago
    50k isn't a ridiculously huge number though? Domains have gone for much much more in the past
• nrmitchi 4y ago
  So when a house is listed for sale for an asking price, does that mean the seller is obligated to sell for only that amount? The seller came up with that price tag in the first place.
• shkkmo 4y ago
  The owner never stated a willingness to sell, just a price. If you come up to me while I riding my bike and says "I'll give you 25 dollars for that" and I respond "it's price is 500 dollars firm", that doesn't mean you can then give me 500 dollars and take my bike or sue me for refusing. That is ridiculous. Even if I did have an intention of selling the bike at that price, I am in the middle of using it and can easily accept or reject attempts to buy it at a time that is inconvenient for me. Similarly, it is also my right to choose who buys my bike at that price. If it has strong emotional value I may refuse to sell it to someone who I don't think will treat it well.