SUCCESS "BUY IT NOW" with "Best Offer"

baffcat

I auctioned an industrial heater unit, and put a starting price of £199 on it. A couple of days after starting the auction, I had a message from an engineer of the company that made it. He said I'd never sell it for £199, and he'd give me £45 for it, as he could use it for a "spares" unit. I ignored the message, thinking if it came to it I could reply after the auction. It sold for the £199. Ha Ha. Especially as I paid nowt for it.

Baff

liz_uk

I listed a matthew williamson handbag at £99.99 and got 2 offers of £90, 1 of £50 and one of £35. Accepted the £90 with the best feedback !

trencherpilot

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote:

Unfortunately the bidder's ID is partly hidden so you can't send them messages.

Wouldn't it be better if ebay allowed you to add a message to the offer? I had someone offer £1 for a 19.99 BIN item.

Makes you want to send them quick note saying along the lines of "would you mind awfully getting into the real world" (Or something similar to that wording)

Soo...

That bidder definately deserves the TSFE of the year award!!

ksh123

I've sold a few times through Best Offer. Of course I've had silly offers that just get declined......but I agree with Trencherpilot that it would be better if we could email the potential buyers. Today I accepted a BO when I would have preferred asking for a slightly higher price, but had no way to communicate with the buyer as part of her ebay name was hidden from me. I think she might have paid a couple of quid more and still been happy. As it was I just wanted the sale.....
On another occasion I rejected an offer cos it was bit low but the bidder immediately paid full price for the product. So you just never can tell....so much depends on the product and how many idenitcal ones are about.

lillybell

ksh123 wrote:

I've sold a few times through Best Offer. Of course I've had silly offers that just get declined......but I agree with Trencherpilot that it would be better if we could email the potential buyers. Today I accepted a BO when I would have preferred asking for a slightly higher price, but had no way to communicate with the buyer as part of her ebay name was hidden from me. I think she might have paid a couple of quid more and still been happy. As it was I just wanted the sale.....
On another occasion I rejected an offer cos it was bit low but the bidder immediately paid full price for the product. So you just never can tell....so much depends on the product and how many idenitcal ones are about.

Oh, so the offer ID is hidden? A bit sneakey, as you can not check their feedback to accept the offer. I would not accept an offer from a bad ebayer

Do not think i'll bother with the Best Offer Reading all the remarks it sounds like more AGG than it is worth.

Thanks everyone, going to list the lowest BIN that I will accept.