Am I a 'noob lowballer' and if not what can I do to protect my ingame image?

[Boltmage]

So some guy was selling slag for 1.2m in paradise pier I sent him a pm asking 1.1m? .. here's how it went.






Now I like to think that im a very reputable character ingame and usually never find myself in a situation such as this. Is there anything I can do protect my image when people are intent on making me look like a 'lowballing b#*$@ scammer' lol

Hating drama.

Edit: sorry about the lack of clarity in the pics but you get the idea.