eBay question

[quitcrab]

How do I take down an auction? A interested buyer wants me to end an auction and purchase the item. Can I revise or edit the auction with a " buy it now "? Thanks

[swarmee]

Yes, you can revise it to be a Buy-It-Now from your seller's dashboard.

Edit: does it already have bids? Maybe you should let it ride. Many people try to get sellers to end early in order to reduce the overall price.

[quitcrab]

Question solved... Thanks

[SMPEP]

Bad idea to end it early. That's almost never in the seller's interest (although it is in the buyer's interest).

[Jim65]

Be careful about ending auction early especially if someone messaged you about the item. Red flag to Ebay and they could suspend your account

[hcv123]

My policy:

If I am very educated on a particular item, I have no problem ending early for the "right price". If I am less or unfamiliar - I let it finish - have had both upside (mostly) and downside surprises.

[Jim65]

I received a message once about ending an auction early.

Buyer: I really want this. Whats your absolute rock bottom price?

Me: Rock bottom $50

Buyer: Would you take $25?

I didn't even bother responding.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I received a message once about ending an auction early.

Buyer: I really want this. Whats your absolute rock bottom price?

Me: Rock bottom $50

Buyer: Would you take $25?

I didn't even bother responding.

Agreed that's ridiculous. Part of the problem of nuance when not negotiating face-to-face though - it's hard to tell if you think someone is serious about "rock bottom." That's where you have to take people at their word, but sadly many do not.

I don't mind lowballing people occasionally if it's still a lot of money, you never know what the situation is, but it's usually telling in the negotiations even with BIN. For example: Card is listed at $400. I offer $250. Seller responds $395. Yep...that should be pretty telling to you as the buyer.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Agreed that's ridiculous. Part of the problem of nuance when not negotiating face-to-face though - it's hard to tell if you think someone is serious about "rock bottom." That's where you have to take people at their word, but sadly many do not.

I don't mind lowballing people occasionally if it's still a lot of money, you never know what the situation is, but it's usually telling in the negotiations even with BIN. For example: Card is listed at $400. I offer $250. Seller responds $395. Yep...that should be pretty telling to you as the buyer.

I don't mind low ball offers, it creates a starting point at least, as long as the offer isn't a total insult ($10 on a $100 item).