would you put sale price as ono or no offer?

Just to explain: following on from my why doesn't it work post, I have now advertised Gracie on horsemart as £2950 ONO but now I am thinking maybe it would be better to drop the price even more and take away the 'ONO', so that we do not miss out on nice homes who would be willing to pay slightly less and therefore searched in a slightly lower price bracket?
 
people nearly always try and make you an offer so i dont think it makes to much difference,id put the price just over what you want anyway then if they haggle you mite end up with the price you actually want,if that makes sense !!
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that's what I thought! But then I was thinking what if a lovely home would limit their search for the lower price and then they won't ever see the ad and will never get as far as reading that I would accept offers. and then I got all confused.
 
paintbox that is also a good point. I would happily lower the price for the right home but I don't want to advertise so cheaply as to attract the wrong kind of people either. I really want her to have a loving home.
 
I always state my price as 'Firm' I say exactly the price I expect to get, not $500 more to allow for bargaining. That way, everyone knows where they stand and there is none of this embarrassing haggling.
 
I think it depends on the people. The first horse I sold the peope haggled terrible over everything, wanted everything included with a big drop on the price. The second horse I sold they fell in love with him as soon as they saw him and gave me the full asking price without question, so I don't think the ONO makes much difference. Go for the price you want, but be prepared to drop a little.
 
If you had £2500 to look for a new horse with, you wouldn't rule out ringing up a horse because it was advertised at £3000 would you? Especially if it said "negotiable to perfect home" or "offers accepted from right home" - or an ono stuck after it. However if it said £2750 absolutely no offers you might not, even if in fact, they might have dropped £250 when they met you... that's how I'd look at it.
I always hint at negotiation in my ads as the home is really the deciding factor for me not the price, but you have to be careful about getting "numpties" - I tried a "silly price" ad one time - still got numpties, just ones with more money!! (No sale though, no-one I wanted!)
 
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