...If I make a comment along with a counter-offer and the potential buyer only sees the price then the benefit of my personalized comment is lost.
I'm one of those. I don't want to hear a sob story about how you once owned that domain and the registrar screwed up, or begging that the name is the same as your daughter and you want it for her, or that your church or non-profit needs the .com instead of .org, or asking me to "justify my price" or "provide statistics" or any of that bulls...er, crap.
So there is no need for me to wait around to read comments. You made your pitiful offer, it wasn't enough, I declined and cancelled, end of discussion.