Reply With QuoteHas been like this for some time.
Why does it seem off? Makes sense to me.
I just made an offer via the make an offer button and instantly got a pop up box saying the seller had declined my offer.
Am I correct in thinking that he has set a minimum amount he will accept and eBay will automatically decline any lower offers on his behalf.
Seems a bit off in my book.
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
Has been like this for some time.
Why does it seem off? Makes sense to me.
Yes. That's the standard way it is done. Automatic rejection if it doesn't meet the seller's minimum. The good thing is that it saves a lot of time with messages back and forth.
Mike
Yes you can set a price that offers below will be declined, and a separate price for offers to be accepted. Anything in between goes for his consideration.Originally Posted by ben4watches
I don't see the problem, it's an automated decline, rather than the seller having to do it manually. Same end result.
When you set up a "buy it now with best offer" on eBay you have the facility to set an auto accept figure and an auto decline figure. This means that you don't have to bother with silly lowball offers.
I'm not saying that your offer was silly but it's quite common to get offers of less than half the asking price!
That's normal for make an offer on Ebay and the seller has set a "reserve" for the offer.
Yes. That's how it works. Why do you think it's off? Your offer was lower than the seller is prepared to sell the item for. I don't see what is wrong with that personally. I think you have a few chances to go back in with a higher offer before you are "prevented" from.
It's a great system, giving you the opportunity to ignore clowns bidding ridiculously low
It's a great system - bear in mind you only get three chances to make an offer as well, so go in too low three times and you can't bid on the item at all.
Like RJM25R said - it means, as a seller, you're not constantly bombarded with stupid low offers that you're never going to accept.
In the past I have made offers I have got a reply from the seller with a counter offer and from there I know if it's worth pursuing.
If the seller has set a price he will accept, why not just list it as a but it now at that price and avoid all the pissing about in the first place.
For your information the seller in question sells High end lighters and checking his feedback he sold a Rollagas in red enamel for price A, and has a yellow one and has a buy it now of B, somI offered the price he got the red one.
Seems fair in my book.
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
Read the replies above. He has set a price window in which he will consider offers. The negotiating takes place in that price bracket. Your offer was below what he wants to start negotiating at.
Seems like a practical way of doing things to me. I will be doing this next time I have something on eBay, had so many silly offers before that I've not bothered with make an offer for a while
Yeah u get 3 Best offers then no more
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