Got to love some buyers

martindow

Spoonie_Turtle said:

My friend once bid on a piece of furniture that went for 99p, she felt so guilty she offered a lot more on collection (the seller refused, thankfully)!

I think with furniture, some people are pleased to get rid of something and avoid the hassle or expense of getting someone to take it away.  Getting 99p might have been seen as a bonus!

Jerry_Cornelius

I think some people just like to try it on.

I put a collectible on ebay several years ago as an auction (I dont do BIN in the main) - some comparable ones had gone for £240-£300 previously, so I put mine on at I think it was £159.99 start price, and I get a guy from the US asking me if there is any "wiggle" room on the price. I wasnt sure what he meant, but before I could reply he messaged me again, saying he hadnt realised it was auction, and what was my BIN price - even tho the listing said I acceped no BIN offers, and I basically replied with this, Whereupon he then sent me an offer, which i said no to, then another two, which I both ignored. Later on I was curious, and looked at his account, and he had loads of items for sale that were in a similar vein as my collectible, including a few copies of my collectible - all highly priced. So he obviously wanted to get mine at a steal and resell it.

tightauldgit

Got to love some buyers indeed - I've got a listing right now for a pair of low value items (less than a tenner and collection only) just got an offer asking if I will split them and deliver them to an address 85 miles away - reckon that's probably about 40 quid in petrol! 

olgadapolga

I had one who said that they'd forgotten to use an eBay discount voucher (not one from me) and would I refund the 15%? 

I looked at the terms of the voucher and it was for specific, larger sellers. I obviously wasn't one of the selected sellers so I referred the buyer back to eBay.

Nice try though!

forgotmyname

Pollycat said:

forgotmyname said:

I would respond that the buyer initially offered double the listed value thinking that was the start price and bought it
instantly when you replied that is the buy it now price not an auction.

Ask them is they are willing to match their offer of double the start price, if they do then you will contact the buyer and
see how much they really want the item.

I think this is morally wrong - if you are really suggesting that the OP contacts the buyer after the sale is completed.

The successful buyer bought in good faith.

I probably wouldn't even reply to the email.
Or if I did, I'd just say the item has been sold at a price acceptable to both buyer and seller.
And maybe cheekily wish him luck in finding a similar item at a price he's happy with.

Not morally wrong. Maybe you misread or misjudged?   I am not saying that you just dump the original buyer with
no regard but a quick message that someone offered double the price and do they wish to make some money on
the item.

Who knows they may have bid and no longer want the item but paid anyway. Been there and done that. I have bid and
won so I pay even though its no longer needed.  Looking around the room I seem to do that too much...

Don't buy parts for people that say they really want it and they will sort you later!

Pollycat

forgotmyname said:

Pollycat said:

forgotmyname said:

I would respond that the buyer initially offered double the listed value thinking that was the start price and bought it
instantly when you replied that is the buy it now price not an auction.

Ask them is they are willing to match their offer of double the start price, if they do then you will contact the buyer and
see how much they really want the item.

I think this is morally wrong - if you are really suggesting that the OP contacts the buyer after the sale is completed.

The successful buyer bought in good faith.

I probably wouldn't even reply to the email.
Or if I did, I'd just say the item has been sold at a price acceptable to both buyer and seller.
And maybe cheekily wish him luck in finding a similar item at a price he's happy with.

Not morally wrong. Maybe you misread or misjudged?   I am not saying that you just dump the original buyer with
no regard but a quick message that someone offered double the price and do they wish to make some money on
the item.

Who knows they may have bid and no longer want the item but paid anyway. Been there and done that. I have bid and
won so I pay even though its no longer needed.  Looking around the room I seem to do that too much...

Don't buy parts for people that say they really want it and they will sort you later!

Not misjudged or misread.

Again - the buyer bought in good faith at a price the seller was happy with.
To enter into financial renegotiations is morally wrong - imho. You don't have to agree.

I would be furious - and probably report the seller to eBay - if they contacted me after completion of a transaction to say someone had offered double what I'd fairly paid.

But then again, I have never bid on something that I didn't want.

GrubbyGirl_2

tightauldgit said:

Got to love some buyers indeed - I've got a listing right now for a pair of low value items (less than a tenner and collection only) just got an offer asking if I will split them and deliver them to an address 85 miles away - reckon that's probably about 40 quid in petrol! 

I love it most when I'm giving something away for free and they ask you to deliver it!

GadgetGuru

martindow said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

My friend once bid on a piece of furniture that went for 99p, she felt so guilty she offered a lot more on collection (the seller refused, thankfully)!

I think with furniture, some people are pleased to get rid of something and avoid the hassle or expense of getting someone to take it away.  Getting 99p might have been seen as a bonus!

This is spot on. 
Just a few months back I had 2 double beds, 2 mattresses, and 2 bedroom cupboards I just wanted rid of.
Ended up listing them on Gumtree and Facebook and would have been happy for someone to just come and take them away, but ended up making over £100 in the process, which was a complete bonus! lol

vacheron

IftiBashir said:

martindow said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

My friend once bid on a piece of furniture that went for 99p, she felt so guilty she offered a lot more on collection (the seller refused, thankfully)!

I think with furniture, some people are pleased to get rid of something and avoid the hassle or expense of getting someone to take it away.  Getting 99p might have been seen as a bonus!

This is spot on. 
Just a few months back I had 2 double beds, 2 mattresses, and 2 bedroom cupboards I just wanted rid of.
Ended up listing them on Gumtree and Facebook and would have been happy for someone to just come and take them away, but ended up making over £100 in the process, which was a complete bonus! lol

Reminds me of a friend who moved into a house with a greenhouse in the back garden about 15 years ago.

Not being a gardener and wanting the space he was telling me he was arranging quotes for someone to come and dismantle and dispose of it for him. but the cheapest quote he had got was £150 and the guy couldn't come for 3-4 weeks.

My father, who IS a gardener, overheard this and asked him a few questions about the greenhouse then said:

"You want to put that in the local ads. Glass and Aluminium Greenhouse for Sale, £300. Buyer to disassemble".

He did and had 5 phone calls in the first day.

24 hours later it was completely gone and he was £450 better off, they were also FAR more careful not to break any panes while disassembling, and all it cost him was about 4 cups of tea through the day! 

Moral of the story - always think outside the box!  
 

Inigo_Montoya

one thing that really annoyed me is when ebay removed some of the "buyer requirement" settings a few years back

for example you used to be able to limit bidders to those who had registered a credit card which immediately blocked a lot of potential "problematic" bidders (such as delinquent teenagers for example)