eBay make an offer bs

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

So the $1250 offer is suspended until the seller "sees" (opens?) the $1400 offer?

any offer that is submitted to the seller that has not expired/not been accepted is sitting there for the seller to accept. The seller could accept a 1250 offer even if a 1400 offer was submitted that the seller chose not to view but it would be hard for the seller to view the 1250 offer without seeing the 1400 offer.

[Luke]

The seller and person making an offer are always going to see the negotiation differently. The seller could just as easily have come on here and made a nearly identical thread about people making them lowball offers. Neither party would be right or wrong necessarily.

Everyone looks at BIN negotiation differently in my experience. I look at it like David. I make my best offer the first time like the rules state, but I know not everyone does that.

If I was the seller with the $1500 list price and received an offer of $800, I wouldn't look at that offer as the start of any kind of negotiation I want to bother with. Ideally the seller would turn it down rather than let it sit though.

[PhillipAbbott79]

Originally Posted by Luke

I look at it like David. I make my best offer the first time like the rules state, but I know not everyone does that.

Where does it say you need to make your best offer the first time?

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by PhillipAbbott79

Where does it say you need to make your best offer the first time?

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[PhillipAbbott79]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

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Not understanding you quoting me, with six ellipsis only. Was there something about my post that is confusing?

[Luke]

Originally Posted by PhillipAbbott79

Where does it say you need to make your best offer the first time?

I looked up the rules and I'd say it's more of a guideline than a rule after looking it up. Circled below.

[PhillipAbbott79]

Originally Posted by Luke

I looked up the rules and I'd say it's more of a guideline than a rule after looking it up. Circled below.

I wouldn't even call it a guideline, as it is a caveat and terrible explanation of not locking others out of contention for your item.

My interpretation of what they are getting at with that statement is, "just because you made an offer, it doesn't mean someone else can't buy the item out from under you while you are negotiating, so if you want the item just put in your best offer and hopefully you will win it".

That said, it is definitely written there though, which is what I was skeptical of. Connotation is everything.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

any offer that is submitted to the seller that has not expired/not been accepted is sitting there for the seller to accept. The seller could accept a 1250 offer even if a 1400 offer was submitted that the seller chose not to view but it would be hard for the seller to view the 1250 offer without seeing the 1400 offer.

Understood, but that isn't relevant. In the case I described the $1250 price was offered to (not by) the buyer. And then another interested party offered $1400 to the seller.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Understood, but that isn't relevant. In the case I described the $1250 price was offered to (not by) the buyer. And then another interested party offered $1400 to the seller.

If the $1250 hasn't been accepted it's not a contract, pretty simple.

[slidekellyslide]

I have about 3000 postcards in my ebay store all at $9.99 OBO so I'm not dealing in big time merchandise, but I would say that about 90% of all offers I get are "lowball" offers which I consider less than 50%. It's always funny to me too that I get offers of $3.99 or $5.99 which is odd to me considering that's a selling tactic and not a buying tactic. You want your offer to look better then tack on that extra penny. I will almost always accept a $5 or better offer on a postcard because usually I have less than that into it and I like to keep my stuff moving. I know the OP thinks that not responding right away with a counter offer is rude, but it's also a selling tactic. I have listed some high dollar items that get offers right away and I don't always respond to them immediately because I'm hoping someone will come along and hit the BIN. I have also had some people make offers and when I don't respond right away they go ahead and use the BIN because they don't want the item to get away. And on the flip side I get offers all the time that I counter and never hear another peep, so that goes both ways too.

Also did you know that you can accept an offer higher than your listed BIN price? Last year I got an offer of $11 on a $9.99 postcard, I was intrigued by this and accepted the offer. The lady paid me so I put a dollar bill in with her postcard. I'm not so sure she understood how ebay best offers work.