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Can I switch off the 'best offer' option?

jwil
jwil Posts: 23,335 Forumite
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I'm listing items on BIN at the moment, and the 'best offer' option is always ticked on the form. Ebay being as glitchy as ever, it's not always unchecking it when I click on it, so I keep having to edit the listing. I don't want to use it.

Is there any way I can switch it off completely? I've had a look but can't find anything.
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee

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  • KRDmum
    KRDmum Posts: 555 Forumite
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    I don't think you can switch it off altogether, but you can do a bulk edit and remove this option from your exciting listings, then make sure it is unchecked when you list new items.
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 23,335 Forumite
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    Thank you.

    It's really irritating me now, not only is it not unchecking it when I click on it on the listing, I've just relisted a BIN and it's added it on to it! It definitely wasn't on it before.
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • hiccup123
    hiccup123 Posts: 386 Forumite
    I've had this happen too a few time, when this happens I just use sell similar item rather than relist
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 23,335 Forumite
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    hiccup123 wrote: »
    I've had this happen too a few time, when this happens I just use sell similar item rather than relist

    I would normally but I'm entering the barcodes to get the product info (DVDs) so it's not really any easier.
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • bingo_bango
    bingo_bango Posts: 2,594 Forumite
    KRDmum wrote: »
    I don't think you can switch it off altogether, but you can do a bulk edit and remove this option from your exciting listings, then make sure it is unchecked when you list new items.

    What about the boring ones then??? :p
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