Ebay , make offer

[bnorth]

This is getting way more common on eBay and COMC. About a moth ago a seller had a card listed at $40. It is kind rare so I offered the $30 they sell for when you can find one. Never got a response but the seller raised the price to $50.

Got lucky and had the opposite happen on a very nice LS Wade Boggs promo bat recently. Seller had it listed as a game issued model for $250. I recently got the Malta book and messaged the seller(consignment seller) and explained what the bat really was and picked it up for $100.

[Snapolit1]

Lot of silliness with this stuff. I've seen people selling cards for $950 OBO and then come back and tell you they "have to get" $925. Really. Then just list the damm card at $925.

[bnorth]

Seller has a item listed at $20.99 with the best offer option. I sent a $19 offer and the seller countered with the $20.99 it is listed at. BLEEPING morons.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Seller has a item listed at $20.99 with the best offer option. I sent a $19 offer and the seller countered with the $20.99 it is listed at. BLEEPING morons.

It's moron central on E-bay. Some guys like looking at their stuff and think it's worth more than it is. , No counter offer shows their business skills and tells you everything you need to know about them. ZERO's. Just pass to the next card...

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

It's moron central on E-bay. Some guys like looking at their stuff and think it's worth more than it is. , No counter offer shows their business skills and tells you everything you need to know about them. ZERO's. Just pass to the next card...

I have run into a lot of this lately. I would complain but I have been known to do the same.

[frankbmd]

There is no harm, no foul in making a reasonable or unreasonable offer.

If you hook a moron, just catch and release.

[Yastrzemski Sports]

I ran into this last week where the seller had an auction starting for $6 obo. I offered $4 and was turned down. I think the sellers are hoping someone will offer above the start price for them to end the auction. Just a theory.

[kickstand19]

Speaking from experience, I happen to think it has more to do with the default settings eBay now puts on listings. The best offer option is automatically selected whenever you list a BIN. You have to manually change it to not accept offers. Also too, eBay will insert the best offer option whenever your listings fail to reach a certain amount of views over a given period. I think some sellers with the Best Offer option are unaware.

[buymycards]

Yes, eBay likes to suprise us. For the last couple of years, I have only mailed to US locations. Last week, a buyer from Canada purchased one of my items. I looked at the listed, and it showed that I was enrolled in the Global shipping program. So, I sent the item to Canada directly and bypassed the GSP.

Then, I started looking at my items, and all 600 of them showed that I was in the Global shipping program. I never received any info from eBay about this and I never opted into the program. So, I had to go to my account and manually opt out. Wouldn't you think that eBay would have let me know about it?

Rick