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Originally Posted by ChiSoxCardboard
I don't think making offers is against the rules...but offering to deal off of eBay is against the rules. Some sellers don't care, but most medium- to high-volume sellers won't entertain such offers because they don't want eBay to ding them.
If I were you, I'd just drop him a note that says if he dropped the price on eBay to such and such a price, you'd hit the BIN immediately. Only risk for you is that you don't hit it in time and someone else gets it. No risk to the seller if he's willing to part with the card at that price.
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I did exactly this on a card I'd been watching for over a year. Month after month -- same card, same inflated price. In my note I told the seller I'd had an eye on the card, that it seemed apparent that it wasn't going to sell at that price, and that would buy it if he'd lower the price to &%*$&&!!!! I even suggested a time when he might do that, after which I'd jump on it. (Enlightened self interest) He agreed, I got my card, he got about as much loot as he would ever get for it, and eBay rang up another sale.
Not illegal, not even cheating. Just a good deal for everybody.