from a bidding auction to buy it now..

carlamagee

hiya.
Ive had a search on this but couldnt find what I was looking for. Im relatively new to selling on ebay, and ive only been selling things like my childrens old clothes etc.
Basically, I have a pram footmuff that I am selling and have a few watchers. One person has emailed me to ask if I could change the way im selling it from auction to buy it now.
First of all I have no idea if that is even possible, and also Im not sure how the other watchers would appreciate it.
Any enlightenment on the subject would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Carla.

umpop

Hi Carla,
Always let the auction run to the end. You will almost always be glad you did.
umpop

porto_bello

umpop's advice is good. Whenever I have had enquirers hassling to buy an item immediately, it is a sure sign that it's going to attract attention from other bidders, that the enquirer would rather avoid bidding against!

Hezzawithkids

And technically you can only add a BIN so long as you've had no bids yet, plus there are additional fees for a BIN.

But like the other posters have advised, don't be tempted to unless you want a really quick sale.

carlamagee

Thanks guys!!
Appreciate the advice - was my gut instinct to not go along with it, as putting myself in a buyers shoes I thought as much about the bidding etc.
I will stick with the auction.
Thanks again!
Carla

Crowqueen

If you have no bids and the buyer is clear how much she wants to pay for it, then a sale is a sale. I never turn down a serious offer, and I find that serious offers usually are along the lines of "hi, would you sell this for £30?", not "hi, how much is your BIN price?".

Even if you have watchers, that doesn't mean anything. A lot of people watch an item if they have something similar, and a lot of the time watchers miss out on the actual bidding. I'd go ahead and take the offer if it was serious.

Otherwise if you do have actual bids, let it run, you've got nothing to lose if you already have a bidder. Advise her to bid what she's prepared to pay and see whether she gets it for less.