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Question on eBay "Best Offer" and how it works?
Geoman
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I have recently submitted a "Best Offer" on two separate eBay auctions and both times I immediately get the "Congrats... You have won the auction..." page. So I am guessing that the sellers can set a value where if you bid (offer) above that price, they will sell it. So you don't have to wait for the sellers to consider the offer and reply; instead, it is automatic. Is this a correct assumption?
Another thought I am having, maybe I could have won it for less. I try and offer a price what I think is fair, and both times I have won. For example, the latest coin I offered $310 on. Maybe if I would have offered $300 I still would have won. It has me second guessing at least.
What have been other's experiences with these sort of auctions? Do you ever find out what the lowest the seller would have sold for?
Another thought I am having, maybe I could have won it for less. I try and offer a price what I think is fair, and both times I have won. For example, the latest coin I offered $310 on. Maybe if I would have offered $300 I still would have won. It has me second guessing at least.
What have been other's experiences with these sort of auctions? Do you ever find out what the lowest the seller would have sold for?
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It helps give you a better idea of the seller's minimum acceptable offer too.
You can also put in your own decline massage if the offer is not high enough.
I use it sometimes it is part of turbo Lister.
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If you made an offer that you thought you were happy with then I wouldn't worry about it. Whether the seller has it set automatically or whether he has to respond there's still a chance you could have gotten it for a little bit less.
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