@Jstegman1 made a thread on Outhouse Trader bringing up people thinking OBO means offers higher than their asking price...
I had to chime in....
To those justifying this nonsense...
Let's break this down
$350 OBO
OBO is an acronym for "Or Best Offer"
That means by posting $350 OBO you are asking for Treehunnit and fiddy dollars OR best offer.
The key word here is "Or".
Merriam-Webster's defines "Or" as: used as a function word to indicate an alternative
So following this defenition, by saying $350 OBO you are asking for $350. Alternatively, you would accept other offers.
So if you have something listed for $350 OBO and someone offers you $350...you should accept it as you have indicated it is your preferred price.
If you insist OBO means soliciting offers of more than your asking price, then to be accurate you should list your item as BOO (Best Offer Or) $350
Otherwise you are a couthless scoundrel who is knowingly violating ODT policy.