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Ebay sellers----Do you use "Best Offers"
cohodk
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I just listed a few slabbed coins and used the "best offer" feature.
One coin has a Greysheet bid of $830....I have it listed at $999 and got an offer of $100.
Another has a bid of $490 and I listed at $549. Got an offer of $300.
Has anyone has success with this feature or is it just a pain in the a$$ as it seems?
One coin has a Greysheet bid of $830....I have it listed at $999 and got an offer of $100.
Another has a bid of $490 and I listed at $549. Got an offer of $300.
Has anyone has success with this feature or is it just a pain in the a$$ as it seems?
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Cameron Kiefer
Frankly it almost doesn't make sense to me. It basically says that the price I put on this item is not the lowest price I will take.
Joe.
Smitty
Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
$100 for an $800+ coin?
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No. I think that service will fall by the wayside.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
I use the Best offer service and it works for me.....
AL
One big problem is that you cannot accept a best offer after the item itself expires.
Dr J
My omnicoin collection (or how my coin photography has progressed)
<< <i>The other real problem is that 'Best Offer' is not a negotiation - you only get 1 shot (per item) to make an offer and then ebay will not allow you to make any more.... >>
But the seller can counter offer and I think now you can make two offers
Dr J
My omnicoin collection (or how my coin photography has progressed)
I have used the "Buy It Now" with a reserve auction many times and set my BIN price right in line with (or about 5% higher than) the final bids on similar items in the recent past. In some cases, people jump on the BIN right away. In EVERY other case, the bidding clears the reserve price, the BIN option goes away, and bidding surpasses my original BIN price.
Just my experiences.
Eric
With item above $500, an offer of $30 to $50 less might be good enough.
I like to items listed with "Best Offers"
See my ebay as an example. I'm easy to find.
Edit to add:
A lot of internet users are WalMart shoppers.
Some of us don't mind paying a little more for a lot better. I will give eBay credit, they sure have a lot of layers to expose With coins I think they suck... but for the thrill of the hunt, there's nothing more convenient.
J
Also, with the autodecline threshold definable by the seller, you don't have to waste time on lowball offers.
I have sold (and purchased) countless items using Best Offer with BIN.
Best thing to happen on ebay in years.
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<< <i>I won an item with "Best Offers" not too long ago. It had an asking price of $236 and I won it at $230.
With item above $500, an offer of $30 to $50 less might be good enough.
I like to items listed with "Best Offers" >>
You offered $6 less?
I'd sell it for $6 less too....heh
Nice, old, thread, Cohodk
Yes...I have used BIN or BO......only had 1 not sell and then it sold immediately upon relist (with the BIN slightly lower than the original BIN but higher than what I was willing to settle for )
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
<< <i>The Best Offer has been a Godsend, IMO, especially once ebay changed it from 1-per-item to 3. It makes real negotiation a possibility.
Also, with the autodecline threshold definable by the seller, you don't have to waste time on lowball offers.
I have sold (and purchased) countless items using Best Offer with BIN.
Best thing to happen on ebay in years. >>
WOW. I dont even remember starting this thread. But the above quote basically sums up my opinion today.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
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<< <i>The Best Offer has been a Godsend, IMO, especially once ebay changed it from 1-per-item to 3. It makes real negotiation a possibility.
Also, with the autodecline threshold definable by the seller, you don't have to waste time on lowball offers.
I have sold (and purchased) countless items using Best Offer with BIN.
Best thing to happen on ebay in years. >>
I Agree-in the right time and place-BIN works.
Joined in Aug 2007 with 19 posts and you call it a vintage thread?
<< <i>I'll even email auctions without a Best Offer and find out what they might take. >>
This ^^^ is why I started using "Best Offer" on my listings. I figured if I was going to get offers from some people, it sure couldn't hurt to get offers from more...
i have done OBO and it ain't worth the trouble for me.