My comment about offering 1/2 was just in general. There's a lot of people trying to sell used furniture for new retail price. There's people trying to sell an 8 year old washing machine for $1,000. I'll offer 1/10th or less in those cases.
With real estate, people generally ask closer to the market value, so you probably won't be able to get more than about 5% less than list. The list vs sell price is tracked in markets and it's used as a proxy to see if it's a buyers or sellers market.
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