WHY? WHY? WHY? EBAY Best Offer ???
craig19
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Why do some EBAY sellers offer BEST OFFER with their BUY IT NOW, but when you make a BEST OFFER they just deline it without making a counteroffer?
For example, this morning I put a $12 offer on a $20 card. The seller declined without making a comment. Why would he not counter offerwhat he wanted to get for the card? If he wasn't going to take less than $20 why offer BEST OFFER?
It just doesn't make sense to me!!
For example, this morning I put a $12 offer on a $20 card. The seller declined without making a comment. Why would he not counter offerwhat he wanted to get for the card? If he wasn't going to take less than $20 why offer BEST OFFER?
It just doesn't make sense to me!!
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Have you tried offering $15 or $16???
Maybe he hates lowballers?
Maybe he's waiting for offers from others until he makes a counteroffer?
Maybe he's offline!
We could guess all day long, but only 1 person knows your answer .... why not contact him?
If that $20 card means that much to you, why not just make a counteroffer for $18?
<< <i>You have 2 offers left ... why not offer more instead of waiting for him to counteroffer?
Have you tried offering $15 or $16???
Maybe he hates lowballers?
Maybe he's waiting for offers from others until he makes a counteroffer?
Maybe he's offline!
We could guess all day long, but only 1 person knows your answer .... why not contact him?
If that $20 card means that much to you, why not just make a counteroffer for $18? >>
<< <i>that being said to the last 2 posters, if you have something listed for $20 and get an offer of $12, would you just decline it or send a counter? That is assuming you are taking BEST OFFERS... >>
I would absolutely counter your $12 with $18 and the thought of settling at $16.
From the buyers perspective, I've found that most people who sell using Best Offer are not motivated sellers. They might be willing to sell at a 10-20% discount to the BIN price, but will reject (either automatically or by choice) offers lower than that. I think the best I've ever done buying with Best Offer is about 30% off BIN.
After all, if they were really interested in selling to the best offer, they would simply put the item up for auction.
As a seller, I only used BIN w/BO for high-value items for which I already have a minimum price set in my mind but would rather hold on to if I can't get my minimum price. I usually set the BIN about 25% over my minimum price. Have sold a couple of items this way, but have found that most people who submit offers are bargain-hunters who rarely offer more than 50% of my BIN price.
Makes sense to me, your offer was to low and the seller did not want to haggle with you OR and this happened to me once
I lowered my price and forgot to take off the best offer and an item that should go for 20.00 ( a coin) was being BIN for 20.00 with best offer.
Not much I could do there.
Steve