Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-6011882-20130418172159/@comment-5574722-20130419165848

you might want to give a second look to that analysis ;)

lowballs are obviously disappointing for sellers, but it's actually someone making an offer on your card. often willing to go higher, but waiting for you to tell him: everybody wants the best deal they can get. can also be someone who doesn't know about price. in any case, he's a buyer, more or less interested in your card.

bumps however, are once in a while done with a generous thought, but in a large majority done to "bookmark" the thread and come back later. The bumper indeed has the same card and thinks about selling. 3 cases:


 * he wants a better idea of the market and will come back a couple days laters to check at what price the card sold


 * he wants to sell and is loyal. He will wait for you to sell yours and cheer the other people interested to sell his


 * he wants to sell his and will monitor your thread closely and directly send trade to whoever offers a decent amount, before you even sell yours.

innocent free bumpers are rare ;)