buyer who has bid on my item, has made an offer to buy outside of ebay, help!

loveangel88

i have a pink tv for sale, 19in lcd with dvd & ipod dock.

its currently on £100 bid and i got an email from the highest bidder saying he would pay me £100 cash if i ended it early and he collected it for cash cos he lives in the area...not sure if i should? i havent replied to email yet

i have checked completed listings of the same tv, and they go for £160 new and about £120-30 second hand...so is it worth doing it esp with final value fees,p.pal etc. tv is only 5months old and is like new

help??!

kprigg

The only problem is if you end the listing early & then he doesn't turn up you will not have any come back.
You are not supposed to trade outside of ebay, if I'm right in thinking that you could get reported if they find out you are doing so.
You may find it goes for a lot more & someone else who lives near by could pay you cash on collection as well.
At the end of the day it is your choice, personally I wouldn't. I would send a polite email back saying that I appreciate the offer but would prefer to let the auction run its course.

Hintza

Tell him if he wants he can collect a day before auction ends and pays £130 +/- then you will. Otherwise let it run.

Don't pull the auction until he has collected it and you are still in the time frame to cancel the auction.

cyberbob

loveangel88 wrote: »

i have a pink tv for sale, 19in lcd with dvd & ipod dock.

its currently on £100 bid and i got an email from the highest bidder saying he would pay me £100 cash if i ended it early and he collected it for cash cos he lives in the area...not sure if i should? i havent replied to email yet

i have checked completed listings of the same tv, and they go for £160 new and about £120-30 second hand...so is it worth doing it esp with final value fees,p.pal etc. tv is only 5months old and is like new

help??!

If he is willing to offer you that he probably thinks he will get a bargain I think you may get more letting the auction run IMO

loveangel88

Thanks for your advice, i have told him that if he wins the auction he is more than welcome to pick up for cash. my gut instinct was to say no anyway because i think it could go for more. got 5 days left on it yet

mulligatawny_2

Definitely let the auction run. Cash on collection is fine at the end of the auction BUT a PayPal deposit of say £10 - £20 will make sure he turns up and will take away any additional bargaining power he thinks he may have.

If you make the payment process clear in all your listings this will reduce the chance of being legged up.

The chances are he wants the TV as an impulse or cheap buy and he will finish up being outbid...

DON79

I have just had this too from a potential buyer, hasn't made me any offer but wants to know a buy it now price and collect this weekend as he will "be in the area". I generally never end auctions early at all and I am not inclined to do it this time either as the items have only been on ebay less than a day and has four watchers. I told him he had to make me an offer and I would consider a buy it now option, will see if he comes back with one or not. But I don't like doing it as I don't feel it is fair to other potential buyers. Why do people do this - they should just watch the auction like everyone else and take their chance!

hermum

I think it's sometimes a cheeky buyer, I relisted an item the other day within minutes I had someone asking how much to end early. I countered with how much are you prepared to pay? While waiting for his answer I checked completed listings & with p&p this tends to go for around 35-40. He offered me £11, 2pence more than the starting price, I emailed him a couple of completed listings & suggested a BIN of £35 & he said that he wouldn't pay thay much but will watch it. Hopefully this time someone will actually bid, 7 people watching it last time & 2 now with over 6 days to go.

DON79

hope it goes well hermum I declined his offer, it was way too low and he was obviously hoping for a total bargain! am glad I did as got 6 watchers now!!