I think there are probably two schools to the off-ebay offer. One is that the buyer is trying to get a better deal by saying some BS about why they can't bid on the card and throws a low ball offer. The other is someone that is legitimately willing to pay Over market value for the card probably to prevent someone else from doing the same. In either case, I think it probably makes more sense to just let it go to auction if you are the seller.
I know in some cases, though, that I've had my snipe set for an item well over the price that it sold for at auction. So, if I had made an off-ebay offer for my snipe price, the seller would have made more money.
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