Best offer on eBay and providing a payment method

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

i goggled it and it says:
This feature is optional on the seller side, but many sellers may not even be aware they have it turned on - eBay automatically opted all sellers in when they introduced it in 2021 and if a seller isn't aware of that, they may be losing sales and not know why.

also found this:
With the immediate payment option on eBay, a listing is still available until a buyer completes the purchase.
You can require immediate payment in both fixed price listings, as well as auction-style listings with a Buy It Now option. Here's how it works: Fixed price: When you require immediate payment in a fixed price listing, the first person who selects Buy It Now and completes checkout gets the item.

Thanks for the additional info

[Fballguy]

This has been the case for me for a couple years now.

[JLange]

I only just started seeing this feature as a buyer over the past month or so. I do a lot of eBay best offer submissions so noticed right away. I actually don’t mind it at all as a buyer, since the sale is completed as soon as the seller accepts. I also think it could result in getting my items shipped maybe a day earlier on average as a result. Time will tell if that pans out.

[BobbyStrawberry]

I used to encounter this very rarely, but in the past few weeks it seems like every single offer I make now requires this. I wonder if they changed the settings so that this now the default?

[rjackson44]

if they accept your offer its taken right out of your account right away ,,

[G1911]

It’s been around for awhile now. As a buyer now, I dislike it because I’ve learned from experience it means I’m paying independent shipping on each offer, so if it’s set up this way I don’t make an offer unless I only want one item from the seller.

[packs]

I understand why they make you do it; it's no different than a winning bid and you're supposed to honor all winning bids. But it is annoying because you don't know if it'll be accepted, and therefore you don't know if you have the money tied up in your offer that is ultimately rejected or not.