Selling something at the moment. One bid, 21 watchers but 2 people have sent me a message asking me for a 'buy it now' price. Surely they're not supposed to do that?
i wonder if this has ever happened before?
think it's quite common mate. either:
a) tell them a massively inflated price as a shot to nothing
b) sell to them for the price you want to sell it for
c) tell them to **** off because its an auction not an advert.
I've also had this happen several times
If I have a final price in mind I usually suggest this & see what they say (after all they are asking to end the auction early so should be prepared to pay a little more for ending it)
If I have no idea what an item will sell for then I usually say I'm happy to let the auction run its course
I often try to get the buyer to PP gift me the cash to avoid fees - remember by doing the deal outside of EBay you're saving on the final value fee (usually 10% of the final price)
Sometimes I've had derisory offers made which I've flatly refused
The only thing I would advise is to wait until you have the cash from the buyer before ending the listing (I've been bitten by this in the past where I ended the listing before receiving payment, then the buyer failed to go through on the deal - I ended up paying two lots of listing fees as a result)
It happens all the time get use to it!
Just do what tracknicko has suggested in option a.
Worth a try!
timewasters, always.
ca - How do you work that out?
Sold many an item that way and also bought many a bargain!
Etiquette, eBay, I don't think so
Etiquette, eBay, I don't think so
Actually, you'd be surprised, there are a large minority of us with some degree of honesty and integrity.
I'd leave it to the end of the auction.
Ive always played by the rules but recently been shafted as a buyer. Not as described and no mention of what I consider pretty fundamental damage to the item. Seller doesn't want to know and says it was visible in the photos, despite the description saying 'hardly used'.
What's the disputes process like?
If it has bids on it, I won't pull it for a BIN offer, without bids I will
have been asked for BIN prices many times - offer what you expect for the items.
If you want to avoid the risk of them not paying - you can add the ebay item number to the paypal invoice when you send it to them, this will however mean ebay fees.
As above, quote the top end of what you think it will get. You won't here from them again.