eBay make an offer bs

[Leon]

In his defense I made the offer minutes after it went up and he said so...Not a super great deal but a good one, imo....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201819412584...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

Seems not bright for a seller to want to take advantage of eBay bucks offers. They subsidize sales for buyers adding 6 to 10 percent cash back which enables buyers to pay more. If sellers don't respond to offers during these sales they're shooting themselves in the foot because a buyer will offer less when there's no ebay cash coming back.

As for Leon's experience, I guess a good deal is still worth it but why make an offer option if you have 0 wiggle room on the price? Seems silly.

[yanksfan09]

That's makes more sense then. Probably figures if has good interest that quick he had it priced fairly. I know I've had similar experiences though with stuff that's been on ebay a while and seller is not willing to budge. Just makes me wonder why some bother with offer option.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

That's makes more sense then. Probably figures if has good interest that quick he had it priced fairly. I know I've had similar experiences though with stuff that's been on ebay a while and seller is not willing to budge. Just makes me wonder why some bother with offer option.

I know when i see buy it nows with no best offer feature i rarely look at them seriously, when i see a buy it now with a make an offer feature i do give it a second look. Sometimes when giving that second look i might even be prepared to pay list price especially when have 10% ebay bucks. Sometimes also i think that the seller may be more willing to entertain a direct offer, if they have a make an offer option. Thats just me, others may differ.

[sterlingfox]

If I see something I want and there's an option for an offer, I'll usually offer at least close to the VCP average (what I consider current market value). However, if that means it's less than 50% of the asking price, I'll usually stay away so as not to offend the seller. I can only remember once or twice (out of probably hundreds) that an offer close to 50% of the asking price was accepted, so it's not unheard of, but quite rare.

It's also happened more times than I can remember, as it has to many of you, that my offer is completely ignored or countered at 95% or higher of the asking price, and that's when I'm thinking why the heck did you even bother with the best offer option?

[bbcard1]

If a seller is just allowed to let the offer expire and exercises that option, I understand it, it's the rules of the eBay format. It is different that negotiating at a show or doing business on the phone. In fact, it's what attracts some sellers to eBay. The problem is that the buyers are often more anxious than the sellers.

I have no problem with a seller just allowing one of my offers to expire without further communication. I don't like it, but it's the rules of that game.