Advice needed - ebay buyer making a good offer

Seaxwyn

Hi there

I've got an item listed on ebay which, judging by closed listings, usually goes for between £25-£30. There are 5 days left to go and so far, no bids.

I've now received an email asking "would I sell this for £45 delivered?" The buyer has 437 feedbacks, at 99.8% positive.

I'd like to accept but know this is against ebay rules - how serious a crime is it? And are there any dangers I have not thought of?

dizzy_lizzie

Hi Seaxwyn...I also sell things on ebay and when we had our camper on I got asked if they could buy it now loads of times even when it had bids on. It is against the rules but I know people do it. I couldn't I'd just be so worried after, that ebay would close our account or something like that. I suppose you have to ask yourself if you'd rather let the auction run and have peace of mind or the extra money.
It's a tough one though. Good luck whatever you decide x
p.s Just thought if there is a problem you couldn't go through ebay to sort it out for you. x

soolin

As you have no bids you can add a BIN for the price, but remember to remove the quoted p and p so that the BIN price + postage equals the £45 offered.

Time2Go_25

soolin wrote: »

As you have no bids you can add a BIN for the price, but remember to remove the quoted p and p so that the BIN price + postage equals the £45 offered.

Have things changed then or am I mis-understanding the Ebay help:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/edit_listing.html

Where is says:

You can’t change the listing format once you’ve listed an item. For example, you can’t add "Buy It Now" to an active auction.

soolin

pdel61 wrote: »

Have things changed then or am I mis-understanding the Ebay help:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/edit_listing.html

Where is says:

You can’t change the listing format once you’ve listed an item. For example, you can’t add "Buy It Now" to an active auction.

They might have changed it of course..another customer improvement :eek: however I believe the term 'active auction' means one that has a bid. It is probably still worth a try as I added a BIN to something in the last month so it was still possible then.

friendgeorge

just a quick not, PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS? I accepted a buyer's offer and only after the sale went through, well i thought it did, did he slip in that he wanted it to go to his grandson in nigeria, he had good feedback as well, i was suspicous so i contacted ebay but they did not get back to me, anyway i got email from this guy asking me to request the money from paypal which i done, and low and behold the emails were fake, i sent the phone, and i know how stupid i am, but thank god i got the phone back as it was in the sorting office, with the help from my friendly postman. This nguy was emailing me for weeks, pestering me, i emailed him and told him i had got in touch with the nigerian police which i did, i emailed them but they never got back to me. Also the address was for nurses housing in nigeria, just beware, please when they are asking you to do this i think it's dodgy, so have your wits about you, all the best

Brooke_Daver

Seaxwyn wrote: »

Hi there

I've got an item listed on ebay which, judging by closed listings, usually goes for between £25-£30. There are 5 days left to go and so far, no bids.

I've now received an email asking "would I sell this for £45 delivered?" The buyer has 437 feedbacks, at 99.8% positive.

I'd like to accept but know this is against ebay rules - how serious a crime is it? And are there any dangers I have not thought of?

It's your property, you can sell it to whoever you choose.

Just end the auction and take the £45.

And if you're concerned about the buyer in any way, ask for a non reversible payment such as a cheque or a postal order.

custardy

can they not place a bid(totalling £45 inc P&P) an d you end the auction accepting the highest bid as it stands? been a while since ive listed and loads have changed

smartie1976

Brooke_Daver wrote: »

It's your property, you can sell it to whoever you choose.

Just end the auction and take the £45.

And if you're concerned about the buyer in any way, ask for a non reversible payment such as a cheque or a postal order.

Oh God, not again Dave - stop giving out duff info.

Non-reversible means bank transfer ONLY.

OP add a BIN, simple as that.

frivolous_fay

I had someone make an offer on something I was selling - I told him I'd end the listing as soon as I received his bank transfer payment. (I said it in a nice way!)

He didn't go for that idea, sadly

sharnad

can you not put a bin on it