I love this sort of seller...really

Pollycat

I've just had the perfect transaction on eBay.
I saw an item I liked about 4pm on Friday which was BIN (no offers) but I sent a polite message asking if they'd accept an offer of just under 10% off.
They sent me an offer. 
I accepted and paid.
They dispatched the item (free RM Special Delivery) on Friday and it arrived Saturday before 1pm.

Why can't it always be like that?

ElefantEd

I suspect that 99% of transactions on ebay are pretty much like this. Fortunately not many people would bother posting about a relatively mundane experience, or the forums would be clogged up with such threads! Nevertheless it is a good point, well made.

Pollycat

ElefantEd said:

I suspect that 99% of transactions on ebay are pretty much like this. 

Well, it was sort of in response to Soolin's thread:
I 'love' this sort of buyer — MoneySavingExpert Forum
hence the title.

I've had very few negative experiences on both eBay and Vinted but I do think buying something from an auction website and actually receiving it within 24 hours of starting negotiations is rare.

ElefantEd said:

Fortunately not many people would bother posting about a relatively mundane experience, or the forums would be clogged up with such threads! 

I was always taught to commend good service as well as complain about poor service in my job. We called it 'brickbats and bouquets'.

Perhaps it would have been more appropriate on this board:
Praise, vent & warnings — MoneySavingExpert Forum