Use TAB key to navigate results. Starting low and seeing what happens. (You'll also receive a notification on your phone, if you've installed the eBay app and enabled notifications.) Others (for reasons I've never really understood) put OBO on items but won't take anything less than asking price. People cant make another offer while one is pending. If a buyer sends you a counteroffer, you'll receive an email and a message in My eBay. If a buyer sends a Best Offer, theReply with offer button won't be available, but you can send them a counteroffer. In there there is the option to remove the make an offer part from a listing. However, this feature is unavailable on auction or multi-variation listings, and in the motor vehicle category. Contact UsPrivacyForum RulesClassifieds RulesLink RemovalLogin/cookie issues?Newsletter SettingsAdvertising, Viewing 34 posts - 1 through 34 (of 34 total). People here will always talk about how they block people that send them low offers, but that's never happened to me, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. No they dont. Help for buyers and sellers. Is this just really an auction bid? You will see the date it was listed in the middle-right of the item information box. Store sellers also have the option to send a coupon to buyers once their offer to them has been accepted or has expired. Is a Buy it now more of a conventional purchase and subject to distance selling regulations? Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you want to encourage buyers interested in your items to make a purchase, you can also send them offers. Like I said, it goes when youve got bids, and yes, its an option. Depends on the value, demand and how sensible the offer is. Use all 3 counteroffers if necessary to find the perfect selling price so you get the item. If you accept a Best Offer price from a buyer who clicked on that listing through your Promoted Listings Standard, you'll be charged an ad fee based on the final sale price. And they always sell over what an early offer comes in at. Buyer can just send it back if they change their mind? If youre thinking of becoming a seller or want to learn more about how it works so you can continue your reign of getting amazing deals on eBay, this course will give you everything you need. Under Selling details, check the box beside. View cart for details. If the auction is about to end, the item has few watchers and / or bids I would probably accept the offer. Listings on eBay with spelling mistakes in their key words (such as their brand names) wont show up in searches where these words are spelled correctly. ), Youll pay within an unreasonable time frame, You will pay X amount, but you want free shipping, You want other items they sell bundled in with the price you pay, You accidentally entered a clearly incorrect amount (a typo), The description of the item has changed significantly since you made your offer, possibly because, You cannot contact the seller to retract the offer with their approval. I decliend and asked for 40. If you have an auction-style listing with the Best Offer option, bear in mind that: Tip Communication is your greatest asset to sealing the deal, so make sure to add a message when given the opportunity. Here are the main reasons sellers accept and allow Best Offers on their items: See it from the sellers perspective! This will help you make realistic offers that sellers will accept, while also ensuring you will get a great deal. If the seller hasnt accepted your offer by then, it has expired. eBay used to really penalise reserves if its an item that doesnt sell frequently I put it on at a fixed price BIN with no expiry. Before the official Make Offer function, if someone had made me an offer outside of the auction, and they were offering enough to accept, Id relist the item as a Buy It Now (or change the existing auction, if there are no bids) and send them the new listing link. A high numbers of auctions end with the winner never paying, needing lots of chasing up to pay etc,. I also never block buyers who make super lowball offers. No actual bids yet, but an offer for 25. To read the full list of rules, check out eBays help page on the rules to Best Offers here. (why is it so many people offer Best Offer then wont accept even an offer 1p under? Are you in the habit of accepting bids, or do you religiously let the auction run? I always let the auction run and my items have always ended up selling for more than the offer was. Listed an item put a buy it now for 150 somehow the bidding ended up at 240 was well chuffed but confused that they didnt just BIN? Just make serious bids youre willing to pay, and youll stay in the sellers good graces. The offer can be higher or lower than the price of the item. Need more information about winning items on eBay? This will happen automatically after 24 hoursor when the listing ends, whichever comes first, When you get an offer at, or above, your upper limit, we automatically send an email to you and the buyer saying that you've accepted and the buyer should pay, When you get an offer below your lower limit, we automatically send an email to the buyer declining the offer. my understanding is that distance selling only applies to businesses/traders. Reserves add quite a bit to the fees, unless its something really niche Im rarely disappointed by what things go for. Dont use reserves. But I would always write a courteous message, explaining the situation and be happy to offer a fair price. If you're accepting Best Offers on a listing, you can send custom offers on that same listing to buyers who ask questions, unless the buyer has already sent a Best Offer. I have have never accepted an offer (when they came in as informal messages) and never had a product sell for less than the offer. And, depending on how long the seller has listed them (see our next tip), you can probably get them to agree to a pretty good offer just to get rid of them! If you want the inside track on other great ways to win your auctions and save money with eBay, check out these articles below. Adding Best Offer to your listing and sending offers to buyers, Sending a custom offer using the Reply with offerbutton, offers to buy or sell outside of eBay policy. You can't include contact information such as an email address, phone number, or URL when sending an offer. You won't receive an email when your offer is accepted, but once the buyer pays, you'll find it in theAwaiting shipment section - opens in new window or tab of My eBay. Since many of our items are 'free shipping' but have shipping cost that varies wildly based on location/distance, we'll often ask "where are you?" Check out this article: 15 eBay Bidding Tips: How to Win Auctions and Save Money Doing It. I have mostly stopped counteroffering on things I have recently listed because it ties up the listing x 2 days if the buyer does not respond. If you want to learn more, check out our article that explains eBay Best Offers for sellers. I sell on eBay and accept offers. Others feel differently, but on BIN items -without- "best offer" enabled, we politely respond with a canned text that says what's already in all our listings: "Our prices are firm, no offers please". Usually let people make offers and if nothing at all comes in start dropping the BIN price. If im selling something serious (EG: bike parts, music bits, or something with decent value) I tend to do the research to know what its worth (based on previous eBay auctions usually) and tend to just list at as Buy It Now at a price that sits either at that benchmark or just below for a quick sale. It will make your life much easier. The coupon can be used on any item that the seller has added to their coupon promotion. Nope, just check the No Returns Accepted box. Is this just really an auction bid? How does Make an offer fit in? To do this, you may need to be a bit sneaky but the best way is to click on the sellers nameon the listing youre interested in, click Items for Sale, and then in the Sort menu, select Time: Newly Listed. So it is worth responding to it promptly. 2018 Techboomers All Rights Reserved, https://techboomers.com/how-to-support-techboomers, How Best Offers work on eBay to save you money, How to make a Best Offer on eBay to snipe items, How to cancel a Best Offer on eBay (and when you can), Other helpful tips and tricks for saving money on eBay, finding eBay typos for fun and profit (or at least savings! They have to cover the return postage though). This is one of the best tools in the buyers arsenal. Coupons cannot be sent if a buyer declines the offer. We do check feedback left and block folks that have a habit of leaving negs. You can also see any offers you've received inMy eBay'sActive- opens in new window or tab section and in Seller Hub within Active listings with offers - opens in new window or tab. As soon as all of the items for a listing have been sold, either through Buy It Now, a Best Offer, or by sending offers, the listing is immediately closed and any further offers are automatically canceled. I mostly sell on eBay and can tell you 80% of the offers I get are exactly half my asking price. Some folks double their price on OBO items, and will happily take 50% off offers. Buyer can just send it back if they change their mind? Can only return if not as described. For example, if you are selling 4of an item and the Buy It Now price is $25 each, you can send an offer for all 4items at a price of $80. A reserve price is the lowest price youre willing to sell an item for. Might be worth going back with a counter bid saying that you would be happy to accept 40 and see if you get 35, Depends on the item. I look at the completed listings take the price Im happy with and list it. I sell almost everything as Buy It Now with immediate payment required. A)Decline all offers that come in unless its what I expect it to go for. I will counter if I want a higher price and the listing has been around a long time. What happens if I adjust my item's price? If you set up automatic responses in your listing, we can accept or decline a Best Offer for you, based on the price limits you select. In the message, include things such as the fact that youll pay immediately these will help encourage the seller to accept your offer. Are you supposed to offer above or below the auction start price? I rarely entertain them, although some offers have been good enough that its easier to do, particularly if you think your item may sell for very little. Fresh Goods Friday 611: The Skeleton Crew Edition, New Nukeproof coil options from EXT, FAST & PUSH, DH World Cup Rd 6 Snowshoe Preview & how to watch, This topic has 33 replies, 25 voices, and was last updated. Mad). After receiving an offer, you have 24hours to choose how to respond. Make sure you know whether you made an offer or bid on an item before trying to figure out how and if you can take it back. A seller isnt likely to let their item go for much less than the Buy It Nowprice, so think critically about a suggestion that is less than what they are asking for with Buy It Now. I always list as auction only and let it run to the end. Or just asking for a discount? This feature can save you time and money as a buyer, but its not quite as simple as it seems. First auction I found with no bids: clicky. Current offers and counteroffers will be declined automatically, and buyers won't be able to make any additional offers on your item, If you had received an offer that was higher than the current bid, the buyer who made the offer will need to place a bid, as their offer was declined when the first bid was placed, If a bidder retracts their bid, the Best Offer feature will be re-enabled, This option isn't available in the followingcategories: cell phones, motors, real estate, tablets, and tickets, Accept the Best Offer and end the listing, Let the offer expire. If you need some extra help, here are detailed instructions on how to retract a Best Offer on eBay. In my specific case Im listing something that cost about 120 new, v good condition, but its a bit niche so Id be happy to get about 35. Question for the legal eagles though: Is a Buy it now more of a conventional purchase and subject to distance selling regulations? These websites are great alternatives to eBay for finding deals online. Make an offer button on buy it nows sure but cant see it as a thing on auction onlys. Your Best Offer obviously needs to be less than the Buy It Now option the trick is determining by how much. I always collect in person to reduce the hassle to the seller. Or just let them expire? This sub is full of sellers, so you're going to get advice that benefits them more than you a lot of the time. If a seller gets butt hurt over a lowball offer thats their problem and an easy one to fix. You can also be blocked by sending rude messages, or going back on the amount you said you would pay. The offer you send can be for more or less than the Buy It Now price, and you can send a buyer up to 3 offers. If its old (6 months or more), you can generally lower your suggested price. You need to compromise so everyone is happy. It might surprise you to learn that sellers can block you from bidding on their items, and any future items they sell, and in some extreme cases, they can block you from using eBay altogether. If It does sell Ill reduce by a fiver until it does. On items with 'best offer' enabled, we're typically willing to take 20-30% less than asking price. Currently offloading a handful of bits myself for the first time in ages. What about the auction ones? I bought a pair of cycle shoes and pedals for 45 posted, accepted 40 for them a few days later after listing at 50. There are only a few instances when canceling a Best Offer is allowed on eBay. Often, if a seller has had an item listed for a long time and it just wont sell, or they have another reason to get rid of something quickly, they will accept a Best Offer. Check out similar items on other websites before making your first offer to the seller. So make your offer and dont sweat it. Each offer is valid for 48 hours or until the listing is sold, whichever comes first. Hello? As a seller, I tend to just let auctions run, lots of people bid last minute. Home Online Shopping Buying and Selling eBay Best Offers Buyer's Guide. never happened to me either, I would block someone for lowballing, unless it was crazy 1 dollar for a 70 dollar item or something. Ive used the make offer setting before with the lowest price Id accept. You can respond directly to the potential buyer from the message we send you letting you know about the buyer's Best Offer. The offer price, message, duration, and offer settings such as allowing counteroffers. When a buyer makes you a Best Offer, we'll email you to let you know. If I get a nicely-written message from a buyer with good feedback I have been known to accept an offer very early on such as the time I listed a broken Macbook and someone that specialises in repairing and reselling them (as I could see from their profile and they even said so much in their message) offered me a fair amount for it almost immediately after I posted the listing so took the money to avoid any further hassle. The mass exodus continues. If its unusual so theres no price history always let it run. What settings are carried over to the offers that are sent automatically? Onething I learnt recently to help selling things and getting a good amount was to list items around 2100 on a Thursday night for 10 days, this way you get two full weekends of viewing time and ends Sunday night. There may be some circumstances where the ad rate displayed isn't applicable, including: Learn more about Promoted Listings Standard. Ebay is getting stranger by the day, accepted an offer on an old bookcase the other day, buyer paid 105 via PayPal despite being cash on collection & since them nothing in 6 days despite several prompts, guess I hold on to the money and see what happens. Make an offer is on auctions for a start its just eBay formalising the how much to end the auction, mate? deals that used to go on. The buyer can submit a higher bid or you can send a counteroffer. Our free shipping items are often priced "assuming the worst" distance-wise, so if you're next-state-over, we'll likely take less than if you're on the other side of the country. Not only will you not get it, but the seller can block you, and leave negative feedback on your account. Remember that retracting a best offer isnt the same thing as cancelling a bid in an eBay auction, though the two are similar. And we're really enjoying testing coil shocks at the moment for a group test in the mag. After a buyer makes an offer, you can choose to accept, decline, or make a counteroffer. I just decline or make a counteroffer and leave the decision up to them. If they bother to counter your Best Offer, it means they are definitely interested, so this is your opportunity to get them to sell. The fact that you are asking this tells me you are not a troll. I had a strange experience selling last week. Add aMinimum offer amount and/or an Auto accept amount (optional). Ebay got wise to this happening and logged email exchanges etc and penalised sellers. Its all kind of hidden away as ebay seem to want you to do things exactly as they wish and if you dont they make it difficult to find/work out how to do things differently IME . If you just want to pay less than the value then bid in the auction.. Singletrack Road Trip Organic Unisex T Shirt - Distressed, Singletrack Club Ride Detour Shirt Khaki Cayenne, Premier Partners for Singletrack issues & exclusive subscriber perks, Metcheck MTB Weather Forecasts At A Glance. You cant bid $1 to test auto-declines and expect the seller to take your next offer seriously. You need to be reasonable with the offers you place, and only make serious suggestions that represent the value of the item. I can do that. Its a great tactic for buyers to ensure they win the item while also saving some money, and it helps the seller unload items that they arent selling. If you've already replied to the buyer but wish to make them an offer, you can find the Reply with offer button in your first message to them. Buyers can respond to your offer with a counteroffer. But what if its been 8 days with no bids? The rest in between you get a message to review them. These tips will ensure you get the item when making an offer to a seller on eBay. So there is the whole communicate like adults thing. If a buyer watches your item or adds it to their cart, you can send them special offers. Each counteroffer expires after 48 hours, and whoever accepts your counteroffer first wins. A Second Chance Offer gives you the opportunity to make a sale to bidders who didnt win your auction. Select Respond now in this message to view the counteroffer. There is also the option to automatically decline offers below a certain amount so you arent bothered by troll offers. With a multiple quantity listing, buyers can continue to usethe offer until all items in the listing are sold or the offer expires. Follow them all and youre sure to win! If you love eBay, make use of this free course with step-by-step tutorials on everything you could possibly need to know about eBay! You can also set thresholds to auto decline and auto accept offers. With a single item listing, the first buyer to accept the offer gets the item. Here you'll be able to: If you change your item's Buy It Now price, we will update your automatic offer amount. That means they likely wont get much attention and, therefore, many offers. Just looked now at some pure auctions and no sign of it for me. eBay Best Offers is a feature on eBay that allows buyers to make their best offer to a seller to buy an item up for auction or listed on the site. When a buyer accepts your offer, the sale will proceed as usual and you will not be able to change the title, handling time, or the custom label of the order. This goes for all online purchases, but its worth it to do research to determine the market value of what you are trying to buy. why is it so many people offer Best Offer then wont accept even an offer 1p under? So obviously its an option you can select, not a thing you have to have with an auction. Though the process for making an offer is quite easy, if you want a detailed step-by-step breakdown, this guide to making Best Offerscan help you. Can anybody hear me? Were here to show you what those are, and how you can take advantage of them as a buyer to save some money while shopping. Ive had some delightful surprises for what somethings go for on auction sometimes! Ive often bought things with an offer. I'd never blcok someone for lowballing me, I'd just politely decline. You and the buyer can send a maximum of 5 counteroffers each. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, The unofficial eBay subreddit. Lets get started with the most basic aspect: how eBay Best Offers work and can help you save money on your online purchases. If they reject you, send them a message asking if they would accept something slightly higher for their item. If you have a definite price you want then either use buy now or start the auction at that price. When you add the Best Offer option to your eBay listings, youre inviting buyers to negotiate with you. Tip B) Run it out until I get what I expect for it. edit found one with it. before responding to offers. Make an offer is on auctions for a start its just eBay formalising the how much to end the auction, mate? deals that used to go o. To make an offer on eBay, its as simple as finding the item you want to bid on, and clicking Make Offer. e-bay do you accept offers, or wait for the auction to run? We typically ignore offers under 50% of asking price, accept offers in our 20-30% off range, and counter those in-between with our bottom-line price. Add Best Offer to a listing using the quick listing form, Add Best Offer to a listing using the business tool, Add Best Offer to a listing using the new listing tool. Occasional dim wit wins, but mostly all good. If its something that has a fairly tight price range I either ignore it or respond with if you genuinely need it in a hurry then make me an offer I cant refuse (ie at least in the top 25% of sale prices for the item). and not worth the hassle. The best items to make Best Offers on are unique, rare, or are difficult to sell. If you have more than 30 interested buyers for your item, we start by sending 30 offers. It will be under the Buy It Nowor Add to Cartbuttons always listed with items. Added to that the buyers will have paid higher fees. It's better to get the seller to make a lower offer first if you can. Enter your search term to display live search results. You can then choose to Accept offer, Decline offer, or Make counteroffer. Yes - same here. I see reserves as bad news for sellers as they just stop people looking and getting carried away. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, A dialog will open as you type your search terms. Thanks for popping by - why not stay a while? As long as the offer details are visible within messaging, or the Message to buyerfield, the transaction is covered by the. If you adjust your Buy It Now price so that it's lower than your current automatic offer amount, we'll stop sending offers automatically. with the new listing system it seems to force you to have a make an offer option underneath if listing it as a BIN. Then, place an offer that fits within that range. There just doesnt seem to be as much auction activity going on now, and I always wait until its a cheap listing weekend too. when I went to list.I couldnt get rid of it which I found annoying..maybe I missed something but after cancelling I redid the listing with the advanced/business listing tool and that gave me all the options to choose or not. I know what I want for something so just list at that price. You can find more information on sending offers to buyers on our Seller Center page. You also shouldn't respond to a buyer who asks to purchase an item outside of eBay. If a buyer sends you a question about an item you have listed in a fixed-priced format, you'll have the option to reply with an offer. You can only allow offers on auctions with a Buy It Now option when you use the business tool. I don't block unless the same buyer keeps offering really low #s. In fact, even then I don't block, I just set up autodecline for a threshold that I am comfortable with. Is it appropriate to offer below their starting price? You can also send an offer for multiple listings at once using Seller Hub. Personally, I always message the seller and just ask them what they'll take. Making Best Offers on eBay does come with a few stipulations. Its likely that if you make unreasonably low offers, the seller wont pay attention to further notifications that come from you. He didnt reply. with the new listing system it seems to force you to have a make an offer option underneath if listing it as a BIN. I got both of them for about 150 (33%) less than a completed listings search shows they normally go for. If you do make an offer, start lower than you think they'll take. List your item in the fixed price format. Its not too late to retract your Best Offer! Do you actually decline the offers? https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ManageBestOffers&itemid=. Something is only worth what you are willing to pay for it. Unless it's some super niche item you can only get from a single seller I don't see why you'd care. Doing so violates our offers to buy or sell outside of eBay policy. You might receive offers from multiple buyers, andmaking counteroffers to each is perfectly fine. OK, Im an ebay newbie so wondering about things that probably everyone else already knows . Is there anybody there? Go back and forth politely to try to find the happy medium between what you want to pay and what they are willing to let their item go for. Then, search for the name of your listing. Schedule to end in the evening, preferably on a weekend. This is the most important tip, as it often makes a huge difference in whether the seller is interested in even entertaining your suggestion. I've never actually had a seller block me and I make tons of super lowball offers. Something went wrong. Or just asking for a discount? When you make a counteroffer, your response should be lower than the Buy It Now price, but higher than the offer you received. This ad rate may be applied to the final sale price if you accept the offer, so keep this in mind when managing offers. Learn about websites you didnt even know were out there that focus on daily deals and sales. If you have any issues with your Best Offers, contacting customer service is a good last resort for any buyer. I've gotten some very low offers in return from this. This is very important when making an offer: DO NOT ADD ANY TERMS OR CONDITIONS. After you send an offer, you can change the settings for your automatic offers by going to Offer Settings within Active Listings. Remember that you can only make up to 5 offers on an item, so dont waste them. Probably for the reason Ive mentioned aboveeBay adds the offer part without your request and its often not easy to remove so they just leave and ignore it.I recently listed an item and couldnt find a way to remove the offer part so cancelled and relisted using the advanced listing tool.From my experience if you use their default quick Lister then you accept whatever they add on very annoying. I let the auction run and the same guy won it with 17 quid . Snowshoe has only hosted 3 DH World Cups, yet its delivered more drama and memorable moments than most other venues! Adding Best Offer to your listing increases your chances of a successful sale. If you have the same offers, accept. You can save time by enabling offers to be sent automatically to interested buyers. Offering around 70% of their asking price seems reasonable. Look for an item someone would be willing to let go not something mass-produced or too run-of-the-mill.
A great way to get yourself blocked is by making a Best Offer of $10 on an item thats easily worth $500 or more. However, sometimes I get a feel for the request if I get a Now then mate, ill giv ya 50. I am likely to ignore it no matter when the message comes in. Here's how: Tip Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Lifes too short to worry about 5. If the item has just been listed and someone immediately makes an offer I assume it will be a popular item so I let it run. The seller has likely done more research than you on the value of their item, so they have little incentive to just accept the first offer presented to them. Cliff Richard has taken everybody on a summer holiday. Youll learn how to dominate every auction on eBay with this guide. Depends if the offer is derisory then Ill counter offer more then sometimes we end up meeting in the middle. I probably am coming off as a paranoid weirdo but you cant deny that some sellers get butthurt about offers. I think that 50% of asking price is reasonable, anything below that may be insulting. The topic e-bay do you accept offers, or wait for the auction to run? is closed to new replies. Use TAB key to navigate results. Starting low and seeing what happens. (You'll also receive a notification on your phone, if you've installed the eBay app and enabled notifications.) Others (for reasons I've never really understood) put OBO on items but won't take anything less than asking price. People cant make another offer while one is pending. If a buyer sends you a counteroffer, you'll receive an email and a message in My eBay. If a buyer sends a Best Offer, theReply with offer button won't be available, but you can send them a counteroffer. In there there is the option to remove the make an offer part from a listing. However, this feature is unavailable on auction or multi-variation listings, and in the motor vehicle category. Contact UsPrivacyForum RulesClassifieds RulesLink RemovalLogin/cookie issues?Newsletter SettingsAdvertising, Viewing 34 posts - 1 through 34 (of 34 total). People here will always talk about how they block people that send them low offers, but that's never happened to me, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. No they dont. Help for buyers and sellers. Is this just really an auction bid? You will see the date it was listed in the middle-right of the item information box. Store sellers also have the option to send a coupon to buyers once their offer to them has been accepted or has expired. Is a Buy it now more of a conventional purchase and subject to distance selling regulations? Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you want to encourage buyers interested in your items to make a purchase, you can also send them offers. Like I said, it goes when youve got bids, and yes, its an option. Depends on the value, demand and how sensible the offer is. Use all 3 counteroffers if necessary to find the perfect selling price so you get the item. If you accept a Best Offer price from a buyer who clicked on that listing through your Promoted Listings Standard, you'll be charged an ad fee based on the final sale price. And they always sell over what an early offer comes in at. Buyer can just send it back if they change their mind? If youre thinking of becoming a seller or want to learn more about how it works so you can continue your reign of getting amazing deals on eBay, this course will give you everything you need. Under Selling details, check the box beside. View cart for details. If the auction is about to end, the item has few watchers and / or bids I would probably accept the offer. Listings on eBay with spelling mistakes in their key words (such as their brand names) wont show up in searches where these words are spelled correctly. ), Youll pay within an unreasonable time frame, You will pay X amount, but you want free shipping, You want other items they sell bundled in with the price you pay, You accidentally entered a clearly incorrect amount (a typo), The description of the item has changed significantly since you made your offer, possibly because, You cannot contact the seller to retract the offer with their approval. I decliend and asked for 40. If you have an auction-style listing with the Best Offer option, bear in mind that: Tip Communication is your greatest asset to sealing the deal, so make sure to add a message when given the opportunity. Here are the main reasons sellers accept and allow Best Offers on their items: See it from the sellers perspective! This will help you make realistic offers that sellers will accept, while also ensuring you will get a great deal. If the seller hasnt accepted your offer by then, it has expired. eBay used to really penalise reserves if its an item that doesnt sell frequently I put it on at a fixed price BIN with no expiry. Before the official Make Offer function, if someone had made me an offer outside of the auction, and they were offering enough to accept, Id relist the item as a Buy It Now (or change the existing auction, if there are no bids) and send them the new listing link. A high numbers of auctions end with the winner never paying, needing lots of chasing up to pay etc,. I also never block buyers who make super lowball offers. No actual bids yet, but an offer for 25. To read the full list of rules, check out eBays help page on the rules to Best Offers here. (why is it so many people offer Best Offer then wont accept even an offer 1p under? Are you in the habit of accepting bids, or do you religiously let the auction run? I always let the auction run and my items have always ended up selling for more than the offer was. Listed an item put a buy it now for 150 somehow the bidding ended up at 240 was well chuffed but confused that they didnt just BIN? Just make serious bids youre willing to pay, and youll stay in the sellers good graces. The offer can be higher or lower than the price of the item. Need more information about winning items on eBay? This will happen automatically after 24 hoursor when the listing ends, whichever comes first, When you get an offer at, or above, your upper limit, we automatically send an email to you and the buyer saying that you've accepted and the buyer should pay, When you get an offer below your lower limit, we automatically send an email to the buyer declining the offer. my understanding is that distance selling only applies to businesses/traders. Reserves add quite a bit to the fees, unless its something really niche Im rarely disappointed by what things go for. Dont use reserves. But I would always write a courteous message, explaining the situation and be happy to offer a fair price. If you're accepting Best Offers on a listing, you can send custom offers on that same listing to buyers who ask questions, unless the buyer has already sent a Best Offer. I have have never accepted an offer (when they came in as informal messages) and never had a product sell for less than the offer. And, depending on how long the seller has listed them (see our next tip), you can probably get them to agree to a pretty good offer just to get rid of them! If you want the inside track on other great ways to win your auctions and save money with eBay, check out these articles below. Adding Best Offer to your listing and sending offers to buyers, Sending a custom offer using the Reply with offerbutton, offers to buy or sell outside of eBay policy. You can't include contact information such as an email address, phone number, or URL when sending an offer. You won't receive an email when your offer is accepted, but once the buyer pays, you'll find it in theAwaiting shipment section - opens in new window or tab of My eBay. Since many of our items are 'free shipping' but have shipping cost that varies wildly based on location/distance, we'll often ask "where are you?" Check out this article: 15 eBay Bidding Tips: How to Win Auctions and Save Money Doing It. I have mostly stopped counteroffering on things I have recently listed because it ties up the listing x 2 days if the buyer does not respond. If you want to learn more, check out our article that explains eBay Best Offers for sellers. I sell on eBay and accept offers. Others feel differently, but on BIN items -without- "best offer" enabled, we politely respond with a canned text that says what's already in all our listings: "Our prices are firm, no offers please". Usually let people make offers and if nothing at all comes in start dropping the BIN price. If im selling something serious (EG: bike parts, music bits, or something with decent value) I tend to do the research to know what its worth (based on previous eBay auctions usually) and tend to just list at as Buy It Now at a price that sits either at that benchmark or just below for a quick sale. It will make your life much easier. The coupon can be used on any item that the seller has added to their coupon promotion. Nope, just check the No Returns Accepted box. Is this just really an auction bid? How does Make an offer fit in? To do this, you may need to be a bit sneaky but the best way is to click on the sellers nameon the listing youre interested in, click Items for Sale, and then in the Sort menu, select Time: Newly Listed. So it is worth responding to it promptly. 2018 Techboomers All Rights Reserved, https://techboomers.com/how-to-support-techboomers, How Best Offers work on eBay to save you money, How to make a Best Offer on eBay to snipe items, How to cancel a Best Offer on eBay (and when you can), Other helpful tips and tricks for saving money on eBay, finding eBay typos for fun and profit (or at least savings! They have to cover the return postage though). This is one of the best tools in the buyers arsenal. Coupons cannot be sent if a buyer declines the offer. We do check feedback left and block folks that have a habit of leaving negs. You can also see any offers you've received inMy eBay'sActive- opens in new window or tab section and in Seller Hub within Active listings with offers - opens in new window or tab. As soon as all of the items for a listing have been sold, either through Buy It Now, a Best Offer, or by sending offers, the listing is immediately closed and any further offers are automatically canceled. I mostly sell on eBay and can tell you 80% of the offers I get are exactly half my asking price. Some folks double their price on OBO items, and will happily take 50% off offers. Buyer can just send it back if they change their mind? Can only return if not as described. For example, if you are selling 4of an item and the Buy It Now price is $25 each, you can send an offer for all 4items at a price of $80. A reserve price is the lowest price youre willing to sell an item for. Might be worth going back with a counter bid saying that you would be happy to accept 40 and see if you get 35, Depends on the item. I look at the completed listings take the price Im happy with and list it. I sell almost everything as Buy It Now with immediate payment required. A)Decline all offers that come in unless its what I expect it to go for. I will counter if I want a higher price and the listing has been around a long time. What happens if I adjust my item's price? If you set up automatic responses in your listing, we can accept or decline a Best Offer for you, based on the price limits you select. In the message, include things such as the fact that youll pay immediately these will help encourage the seller to accept your offer. Are you supposed to offer above or below the auction start price? I rarely entertain them, although some offers have been good enough that its easier to do, particularly if you think your item may sell for very little. Fresh Goods Friday 611: The Skeleton Crew Edition, New Nukeproof coil options from EXT, FAST & PUSH, DH World Cup Rd 6 Snowshoe Preview & how to watch, This topic has 33 replies, 25 voices, and was last updated. Mad). After receiving an offer, you have 24hours to choose how to respond. Make sure you know whether you made an offer or bid on an item before trying to figure out how and if you can take it back. A seller isnt likely to let their item go for much less than the Buy It Nowprice, so think critically about a suggestion that is less than what they are asking for with Buy It Now. I always list as auction only and let it run to the end. Or just asking for a discount? This feature can save you time and money as a buyer, but its not quite as simple as it seems. First auction I found with no bids: clicky. Current offers and counteroffers will be declined automatically, and buyers won't be able to make any additional offers on your item, If you had received an offer that was higher than the current bid, the buyer who made the offer will need to place a bid, as their offer was declined when the first bid was placed, If a bidder retracts their bid, the Best Offer feature will be re-enabled, This option isn't available in the followingcategories: cell phones, motors, real estate, tablets, and tickets, Accept the Best Offer and end the listing, Let the offer expire. If you need some extra help, here are detailed instructions on how to retract a Best Offer on eBay. In my specific case Im listing something that cost about 120 new, v good condition, but its a bit niche so Id be happy to get about 35. Question for the legal eagles though: Is a Buy it now more of a conventional purchase and subject to distance selling regulations? These websites are great alternatives to eBay for finding deals online. Make an offer button on buy it nows sure but cant see it as a thing on auction onlys. Your Best Offer obviously needs to be less than the Buy It Now option the trick is determining by how much. I always collect in person to reduce the hassle to the seller. Or just let them expire? This sub is full of sellers, so you're going to get advice that benefits them more than you a lot of the time. If a seller gets butt hurt over a lowball offer thats their problem and an easy one to fix. You can also be blocked by sending rude messages, or going back on the amount you said you would pay. The offer you send can be for more or less than the Buy It Now price, and you can send a buyer up to 3 offers. If its old (6 months or more), you can generally lower your suggested price. You need to compromise so everyone is happy. It might surprise you to learn that sellers can block you from bidding on their items, and any future items they sell, and in some extreme cases, they can block you from using eBay altogether. If It does sell Ill reduce by a fiver until it does. On items with 'best offer' enabled, we're typically willing to take 20-30% less than asking price. Currently offloading a handful of bits myself for the first time in ages. What about the auction ones? I bought a pair of cycle shoes and pedals for 45 posted, accepted 40 for them a few days later after listing at 50. There are only a few instances when canceling a Best Offer is allowed on eBay. Often, if a seller has had an item listed for a long time and it just wont sell, or they have another reason to get rid of something quickly, they will accept a Best Offer. Check out similar items on other websites before making your first offer to the seller. So make your offer and dont sweat it. Each offer is valid for 48 hours or until the listing is sold, whichever comes first. Hello? As a seller, I tend to just let auctions run, lots of people bid last minute. Home Online Shopping Buying and Selling eBay Best Offers Buyer's Guide. never happened to me either, I would block someone for lowballing, unless it was crazy 1 dollar for a 70 dollar item or something. Ive used the make offer setting before with the lowest price Id accept. You can respond directly to the potential buyer from the message we send you letting you know about the buyer's Best Offer. The offer price, message, duration, and offer settings such as allowing counteroffers. When a buyer makes you a Best Offer, we'll email you to let you know. If I get a nicely-written message from a buyer with good feedback I have been known to accept an offer very early on such as the time I listed a broken Macbook and someone that specialises in repairing and reselling them (as I could see from their profile and they even said so much in their message) offered me a fair amount for it almost immediately after I posted the listing so took the money to avoid any further hassle. The mass exodus continues. If its unusual so theres no price history always let it run. What settings are carried over to the offers that are sent automatically? Onething I learnt recently to help selling things and getting a good amount was to list items around 2100 on a Thursday night for 10 days, this way you get two full weekends of viewing time and ends Sunday night. There may be some circumstances where the ad rate displayed isn't applicable, including: Learn more about Promoted Listings Standard. Ebay is getting stranger by the day, accepted an offer on an old bookcase the other day, buyer paid 105 via PayPal despite being cash on collection & since them nothing in 6 days despite several prompts, guess I hold on to the money and see what happens. Make an offer is on auctions for a start its just eBay formalising the how much to end the auction, mate? deals that used to go on. The buyer can submit a higher bid or you can send a counteroffer. Our free shipping items are often priced "assuming the worst" distance-wise, so if you're next-state-over, we'll likely take less than if you're on the other side of the country. Not only will you not get it, but the seller can block you, and leave negative feedback on your account. Remember that retracting a best offer isnt the same thing as cancelling a bid in an eBay auction, though the two are similar. And we're really enjoying testing coil shocks at the moment for a group test in the mag. After a buyer makes an offer, you can choose to accept, decline, or make a counteroffer. I just decline or make a counteroffer and leave the decision up to them. If they bother to counter your Best Offer, it means they are definitely interested, so this is your opportunity to get them to sell. The fact that you are asking this tells me you are not a troll. I had a strange experience selling last week. Add aMinimum offer amount and/or an Auto accept amount (optional). Ebay got wise to this happening and logged email exchanges etc and penalised sellers. Its all kind of hidden away as ebay seem to want you to do things exactly as they wish and if you dont they make it difficult to find/work out how to do things differently IME . If you just want to pay less than the value then bid in the auction.. Singletrack Road Trip Organic Unisex T Shirt - Distressed, Singletrack Club Ride Detour Shirt Khaki Cayenne, Premier Partners for Singletrack issues & exclusive subscriber perks, Metcheck MTB Weather Forecasts At A Glance. You cant bid $1 to test auto-declines and expect the seller to take your next offer seriously. You need to be reasonable with the offers you place, and only make serious suggestions that represent the value of the item. I can do that. Its a great tactic for buyers to ensure they win the item while also saving some money, and it helps the seller unload items that they arent selling. If you've already replied to the buyer but wish to make them an offer, you can find the Reply with offer button in your first message to them. Buyers can respond to your offer with a counteroffer. But what if its been 8 days with no bids? The rest in between you get a message to review them. These tips will ensure you get the item when making an offer to a seller on eBay. So there is the whole communicate like adults thing. If a buyer watches your item or adds it to their cart, you can send them special offers. Each counteroffer expires after 48 hours, and whoever accepts your counteroffer first wins. A Second Chance Offer gives you the opportunity to make a sale to bidders who didnt win your auction. Select Respond now in this message to view the counteroffer. There is also the option to automatically decline offers below a certain amount so you arent bothered by troll offers. With a multiple quantity listing, buyers can continue to usethe offer until all items in the listing are sold or the offer expires. Follow them all and youre sure to win! If you love eBay, make use of this free course with step-by-step tutorials on everything you could possibly need to know about eBay! You can also set thresholds to auto decline and auto accept offers. With a single item listing, the first buyer to accept the offer gets the item. Here you'll be able to: If you change your item's Buy It Now price, we will update your automatic offer amount. That means they likely wont get much attention and, therefore, many offers. Just looked now at some pure auctions and no sign of it for me. eBay Best Offers is a feature on eBay that allows buyers to make their best offer to a seller to buy an item up for auction or listed on the site. When a buyer accepts your offer, the sale will proceed as usual and you will not be able to change the title, handling time, or the custom label of the order. This goes for all online purchases, but its worth it to do research to determine the market value of what you are trying to buy. why is it so many people offer Best Offer then wont accept even an offer 1p under? So obviously its an option you can select, not a thing you have to have with an auction. Though the process for making an offer is quite easy, if you want a detailed step-by-step breakdown, this guide to making Best Offerscan help you. Can anybody hear me? Were here to show you what those are, and how you can take advantage of them as a buyer to save some money while shopping. Ive had some delightful surprises for what somethings go for on auction sometimes! Ive often bought things with an offer. I'd never blcok someone for lowballing me, I'd just politely decline. You and the buyer can send a maximum of 5 counteroffers each. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, The unofficial eBay subreddit. Lets get started with the most basic aspect: how eBay Best Offers work and can help you save money on your online purchases. If they reject you, send them a message asking if they would accept something slightly higher for their item. If you have a definite price you want then either use buy now or start the auction at that price. When you add the Best Offer option to your eBay listings, youre inviting buyers to negotiate with you. Tip B) Run it out until I get what I expect for it. edit found one with it. before responding to offers. Make an offer is on auctions for a start its just eBay formalising the how much to end the auction, mate? deals that used to go o. To make an offer on eBay, its as simple as finding the item you want to bid on, and clicking Make Offer. e-bay do you accept offers, or wait for the auction to run? We typically ignore offers under 50% of asking price, accept offers in our 20-30% off range, and counter those in-between with our bottom-line price. Add Best Offer to a listing using the quick listing form, Add Best Offer to a listing using the business tool, Add Best Offer to a listing using the new listing tool. Occasional dim wit wins, but mostly all good. If its something that has a fairly tight price range I either ignore it or respond with if you genuinely need it in a hurry then make me an offer I cant refuse (ie at least in the top 25% of sale prices for the item). and not worth the hassle. The best items to make Best Offers on are unique, rare, or are difficult to sell. If you have more than 30 interested buyers for your item, we start by sending 30 offers. It will be under the Buy It Nowor Add to Cartbuttons always listed with items. Added to that the buyers will have paid higher fees. It's better to get the seller to make a lower offer first if you can. Enter your search term to display live search results. You can then choose to Accept offer, Decline offer, or Make counteroffer. Yes - same here. I see reserves as bad news for sellers as they just stop people looking and getting carried away. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, A dialog will open as you type your search terms. Thanks for popping by - why not stay a while? As long as the offer details are visible within messaging, or the Message to buyerfield, the transaction is covered by the. If you adjust your Buy It Now price so that it's lower than your current automatic offer amount, we'll stop sending offers automatically. with the new listing system it seems to force you to have a make an offer option underneath if listing it as a BIN. Then, place an offer that fits within that range. There just doesnt seem to be as much auction activity going on now, and I always wait until its a cheap listing weekend too. when I went to list.I couldnt get rid of it which I found annoying..maybe I missed something but after cancelling I redid the listing with the advanced/business listing tool and that gave me all the options to choose or not. I know what I want for something so just list at that price. You can find more information on sending offers to buyers on our Seller Center page. You also shouldn't respond to a buyer who asks to purchase an item outside of eBay. If a buyer sends you a question about an item you have listed in a fixed-priced format, you'll have the option to reply with an offer. You can only allow offers on auctions with a Buy It Now option when you use the business tool. I don't block unless the same buyer keeps offering really low #s. In fact, even then I don't block, I just set up autodecline for a threshold that I am comfortable with. Is it appropriate to offer below their starting price? You can also send an offer for multiple listings at once using Seller Hub. Personally, I always message the seller and just ask them what they'll take. Making Best Offers on eBay does come with a few stipulations. Its likely that if you make unreasonably low offers, the seller wont pay attention to further notifications that come from you. He didnt reply. with the new listing system it seems to force you to have a make an offer option underneath if listing it as a BIN. I got both of them for about 150 (33%) less than a completed listings search shows they normally go for. If you do make an offer, start lower than you think they'll take. List your item in the fixed price format. Its not too late to retract your Best Offer! Do you actually decline the offers? https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ManageBestOffers&itemid=. Something is only worth what you are willing to pay for it. Unless it's some super niche item you can only get from a single seller I don't see why you'd care. Doing so violates our offers to buy or sell outside of eBay policy. You might receive offers from multiple buyers, andmaking counteroffers to each is perfectly fine. OK, Im an ebay newbie so wondering about things that probably everyone else already knows . Is there anybody there? Go back and forth politely to try to find the happy medium between what you want to pay and what they are willing to let their item go for. Then, search for the name of your listing. Schedule to end in the evening, preferably on a weekend. This is the most important tip, as it often makes a huge difference in whether the seller is interested in even entertaining your suggestion. I've never actually had a seller block me and I make tons of super lowball offers. Something went wrong. Or just asking for a discount? When you make a counteroffer, your response should be lower than the Buy It Now price, but higher than the offer you received. This ad rate may be applied to the final sale price if you accept the offer, so keep this in mind when managing offers. Learn about websites you didnt even know were out there that focus on daily deals and sales. If you have any issues with your Best Offers, contacting customer service is a good last resort for any buyer. I've gotten some very low offers in return from this. This is very important when making an offer: DO NOT ADD ANY TERMS OR CONDITIONS. After you send an offer, you can change the settings for your automatic offers by going to Offer Settings within Active Listings. Remember that you can only make up to 5 offers on an item, so dont waste them. Probably for the reason Ive mentioned aboveeBay adds the offer part without your request and its often not easy to remove so they just leave and ignore it.I recently listed an item and couldnt find a way to remove the offer part so cancelled and relisted using the advanced listing tool.From my experience if you use their default quick Lister then you accept whatever they add on very annoying. I let the auction run and the same guy won it with 17 quid . Snowshoe has only hosted 3 DH World Cups, yet its delivered more drama and memorable moments than most other venues! Adding Best Offer to your listing increases your chances of a successful sale. If you have the same offers, accept. You can save time by enabling offers to be sent automatically to interested buyers. Offering around 70% of their asking price seems reasonable. Look for an item someone would be willing to let go not something mass-produced or too run-of-the-mill.
Use TAB key to navigate results. Starting low and seeing what happens. (You'll also receive a notification on your phone, if you've installed the eBay app and enabled notifications.) Others (for reasons I've never really understood) put OBO on items but won't take anything less than asking price. People cant make another offer while one is pending. If a buyer sends you a counteroffer, you'll receive an email and a message in My eBay. If a buyer sends a Best Offer, theReply with offer button won't be available, but you can send them a counteroffer. In there there is the option to remove the make an offer part from a listing. However, this feature is unavailable on auction or multi-variation listings, and in the motor vehicle category. Contact UsPrivacyForum RulesClassifieds RulesLink RemovalLogin/cookie issues?Newsletter SettingsAdvertising, Viewing 34 posts - 1 through 34 (of 34 total). People here will always talk about how they block people that send them low offers, but that's never happened to me, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. No they dont. Help for buyers and sellers. Is this just really an auction bid? You will see the date it was listed in the middle-right of the item information box. Store sellers also have the option to send a coupon to buyers once their offer to them has been accepted or has expired. Is a Buy it now more of a conventional purchase and subject to distance selling regulations? Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you want to encourage buyers interested in your items to make a purchase, you can also send them offers. Like I said, it goes when youve got bids, and yes, its an option. Depends on the value, demand and how sensible the offer is. Use all 3 counteroffers if necessary to find the perfect selling price so you get the item. If you accept a Best Offer price from a buyer who clicked on that listing through your Promoted Listings Standard, you'll be charged an ad fee based on the final sale price. And they always sell over what an early offer comes in at. Buyer can just send it back if they change their mind? If youre thinking of becoming a seller or want to learn more about how it works so you can continue your reign of getting amazing deals on eBay, this course will give you everything you need. Under Selling details, check the box beside. View cart for details. If the auction is about to end, the item has few watchers and / or bids I would probably accept the offer. Listings on eBay with spelling mistakes in their key words (such as their brand names) wont show up in searches where these words are spelled correctly. ), Youll pay within an unreasonable time frame, You will pay X amount, but you want free shipping, You want other items they sell bundled in with the price you pay, You accidentally entered a clearly incorrect amount (a typo), The description of the item has changed significantly since you made your offer, possibly because, You cannot contact the seller to retract the offer with their approval. I decliend and asked for 40. If you have an auction-style listing with the Best Offer option, bear in mind that: Tip Communication is your greatest asset to sealing the deal, so make sure to add a message when given the opportunity. Here are the main reasons sellers accept and allow Best Offers on their items: See it from the sellers perspective! This will help you make realistic offers that sellers will accept, while also ensuring you will get a great deal. If the seller hasnt accepted your offer by then, it has expired. eBay used to really penalise reserves if its an item that doesnt sell frequently I put it on at a fixed price BIN with no expiry. Before the official Make Offer function, if someone had made me an offer outside of the auction, and they were offering enough to accept, Id relist the item as a Buy It Now (or change the existing auction, if there are no bids) and send them the new listing link. A high numbers of auctions end with the winner never paying, needing lots of chasing up to pay etc,. I also never block buyers who make super lowball offers. No actual bids yet, but an offer for 25. To read the full list of rules, check out eBays help page on the rules to Best Offers here. (why is it so many people offer Best Offer then wont accept even an offer 1p under? Are you in the habit of accepting bids, or do you religiously let the auction run? I always let the auction run and my items have always ended up selling for more than the offer was. Listed an item put a buy it now for 150 somehow the bidding ended up at 240 was well chuffed but confused that they didnt just BIN? Just make serious bids youre willing to pay, and youll stay in the sellers good graces. The offer can be higher or lower than the price of the item. Need more information about winning items on eBay? This will happen automatically after 24 hoursor when the listing ends, whichever comes first, When you get an offer at, or above, your upper limit, we automatically send an email to you and the buyer saying that you've accepted and the buyer should pay, When you get an offer below your lower limit, we automatically send an email to the buyer declining the offer. my understanding is that distance selling only applies to businesses/traders. Reserves add quite a bit to the fees, unless its something really niche Im rarely disappointed by what things go for. Dont use reserves. But I would always write a courteous message, explaining the situation and be happy to offer a fair price. If you're accepting Best Offers on a listing, you can send custom offers on that same listing to buyers who ask questions, unless the buyer has already sent a Best Offer. I have have never accepted an offer (when they came in as informal messages) and never had a product sell for less than the offer. And, depending on how long the seller has listed them (see our next tip), you can probably get them to agree to a pretty good offer just to get rid of them! If you want the inside track on other great ways to win your auctions and save money with eBay, check out these articles below. Adding Best Offer to your listing and sending offers to buyers, Sending a custom offer using the Reply with offerbutton, offers to buy or sell outside of eBay policy. You can't include contact information such as an email address, phone number, or URL when sending an offer. You won't receive an email when your offer is accepted, but once the buyer pays, you'll find it in theAwaiting shipment section - opens in new window or tab of My eBay. Since many of our items are 'free shipping' but have shipping cost that varies wildly based on location/distance, we'll often ask "where are you?" Check out this article: 15 eBay Bidding Tips: How to Win Auctions and Save Money Doing It. I have mostly stopped counteroffering on things I have recently listed because it ties up the listing x 2 days if the buyer does not respond. If you want to learn more, check out our article that explains eBay Best Offers for sellers. I sell on eBay and accept offers. Others feel differently, but on BIN items -without- "best offer" enabled, we politely respond with a canned text that says what's already in all our listings: "Our prices are firm, no offers please". Usually let people make offers and if nothing at all comes in start dropping the BIN price. If im selling something serious (EG: bike parts, music bits, or something with decent value) I tend to do the research to know what its worth (based on previous eBay auctions usually) and tend to just list at as Buy It Now at a price that sits either at that benchmark or just below for a quick sale. It will make your life much easier. The coupon can be used on any item that the seller has added to their coupon promotion. Nope, just check the No Returns Accepted box. Is this just really an auction bid? How does Make an offer fit in? To do this, you may need to be a bit sneaky but the best way is to click on the sellers nameon the listing youre interested in, click Items for Sale, and then in the Sort menu, select Time: Newly Listed. So it is worth responding to it promptly. 2018 Techboomers All Rights Reserved, https://techboomers.com/how-to-support-techboomers, How Best Offers work on eBay to save you money, How to make a Best Offer on eBay to snipe items, How to cancel a Best Offer on eBay (and when you can), Other helpful tips and tricks for saving money on eBay, finding eBay typos for fun and profit (or at least savings! They have to cover the return postage though). This is one of the best tools in the buyers arsenal. Coupons cannot be sent if a buyer declines the offer. We do check feedback left and block folks that have a habit of leaving negs. You can also see any offers you've received inMy eBay'sActive- opens in new window or tab section and in Seller Hub within Active listings with offers - opens in new window or tab. As soon as all of the items for a listing have been sold, either through Buy It Now, a Best Offer, or by sending offers, the listing is immediately closed and any further offers are automatically canceled. I mostly sell on eBay and can tell you 80% of the offers I get are exactly half my asking price. Some folks double their price on OBO items, and will happily take 50% off offers. Buyer can just send it back if they change their mind? Can only return if not as described. For example, if you are selling 4of an item and the Buy It Now price is $25 each, you can send an offer for all 4items at a price of $80. A reserve price is the lowest price youre willing to sell an item for. Might be worth going back with a counter bid saying that you would be happy to accept 40 and see if you get 35, Depends on the item. I look at the completed listings take the price Im happy with and list it. I sell almost everything as Buy It Now with immediate payment required. A)Decline all offers that come in unless its what I expect it to go for. I will counter if I want a higher price and the listing has been around a long time. What happens if I adjust my item's price? If you set up automatic responses in your listing, we can accept or decline a Best Offer for you, based on the price limits you select. In the message, include things such as the fact that youll pay immediately these will help encourage the seller to accept your offer. Are you supposed to offer above or below the auction start price? I rarely entertain them, although some offers have been good enough that its easier to do, particularly if you think your item may sell for very little. Fresh Goods Friday 611: The Skeleton Crew Edition, New Nukeproof coil options from EXT, FAST & PUSH, DH World Cup Rd 6 Snowshoe Preview & how to watch, This topic has 33 replies, 25 voices, and was last updated. Mad). After receiving an offer, you have 24hours to choose how to respond. Make sure you know whether you made an offer or bid on an item before trying to figure out how and if you can take it back. A seller isnt likely to let their item go for much less than the Buy It Nowprice, so think critically about a suggestion that is less than what they are asking for with Buy It Now. I always list as auction only and let it run to the end. Or just asking for a discount? This feature can save you time and money as a buyer, but its not quite as simple as it seems. First auction I found with no bids: clicky. Current offers and counteroffers will be declined automatically, and buyers won't be able to make any additional offers on your item, If you had received an offer that was higher than the current bid, the buyer who made the offer will need to place a bid, as their offer was declined when the first bid was placed, If a bidder retracts their bid, the Best Offer feature will be re-enabled, This option isn't available in the followingcategories: cell phones, motors, real estate, tablets, and tickets, Accept the Best Offer and end the listing, Let the offer expire. If you need some extra help, here are detailed instructions on how to retract a Best Offer on eBay. In my specific case Im listing something that cost about 120 new, v good condition, but its a bit niche so Id be happy to get about 35. Question for the legal eagles though: Is a Buy it now more of a conventional purchase and subject to distance selling regulations? These websites are great alternatives to eBay for finding deals online. Make an offer button on buy it nows sure but cant see it as a thing on auction onlys. Your Best Offer obviously needs to be less than the Buy It Now option the trick is determining by how much. I always collect in person to reduce the hassle to the seller. Or just let them expire? This sub is full of sellers, so you're going to get advice that benefits them more than you a lot of the time. If a seller gets butt hurt over a lowball offer thats their problem and an easy one to fix. You can also be blocked by sending rude messages, or going back on the amount you said you would pay. The offer you send can be for more or less than the Buy It Now price, and you can send a buyer up to 3 offers. If its old (6 months or more), you can generally lower your suggested price. You need to compromise so everyone is happy. It might surprise you to learn that sellers can block you from bidding on their items, and any future items they sell, and in some extreme cases, they can block you from using eBay altogether. If It does sell Ill reduce by a fiver until it does. On items with 'best offer' enabled, we're typically willing to take 20-30% less than asking price. Currently offloading a handful of bits myself for the first time in ages. What about the auction ones? I bought a pair of cycle shoes and pedals for 45 posted, accepted 40 for them a few days later after listing at 50. There are only a few instances when canceling a Best Offer is allowed on eBay. Often, if a seller has had an item listed for a long time and it just wont sell, or they have another reason to get rid of something quickly, they will accept a Best Offer. Check out similar items on other websites before making your first offer to the seller. So make your offer and dont sweat it. Each offer is valid for 48 hours or until the listing is sold, whichever comes first. Hello? As a seller, I tend to just let auctions run, lots of people bid last minute. Home Online Shopping Buying and Selling eBay Best Offers Buyer's Guide. never happened to me either, I would block someone for lowballing, unless it was crazy 1 dollar for a 70 dollar item or something. Ive used the make offer setting before with the lowest price Id accept. You can respond directly to the potential buyer from the message we send you letting you know about the buyer's Best Offer. The offer price, message, duration, and offer settings such as allowing counteroffers. When a buyer makes you a Best Offer, we'll email you to let you know. If I get a nicely-written message from a buyer with good feedback I have been known to accept an offer very early on such as the time I listed a broken Macbook and someone that specialises in repairing and reselling them (as I could see from their profile and they even said so much in their message) offered me a fair amount for it almost immediately after I posted the listing so took the money to avoid any further hassle. The mass exodus continues. If its unusual so theres no price history always let it run. What settings are carried over to the offers that are sent automatically? Onething I learnt recently to help selling things and getting a good amount was to list items around 2100 on a Thursday night for 10 days, this way you get two full weekends of viewing time and ends Sunday night. There may be some circumstances where the ad rate displayed isn't applicable, including: Learn more about Promoted Listings Standard. Ebay is getting stranger by the day, accepted an offer on an old bookcase the other day, buyer paid 105 via PayPal despite being cash on collection & since them nothing in 6 days despite several prompts, guess I hold on to the money and see what happens. Make an offer is on auctions for a start its just eBay formalising the how much to end the auction, mate? deals that used to go on. The buyer can submit a higher bid or you can send a counteroffer. Our free shipping items are often priced "assuming the worst" distance-wise, so if you're next-state-over, we'll likely take less than if you're on the other side of the country. Not only will you not get it, but the seller can block you, and leave negative feedback on your account. Remember that retracting a best offer isnt the same thing as cancelling a bid in an eBay auction, though the two are similar. And we're really enjoying testing coil shocks at the moment for a group test in the mag. After a buyer makes an offer, you can choose to accept, decline, or make a counteroffer. I just decline or make a counteroffer and leave the decision up to them. If they bother to counter your Best Offer, it means they are definitely interested, so this is your opportunity to get them to sell. The fact that you are asking this tells me you are not a troll. I had a strange experience selling last week. Add aMinimum offer amount and/or an Auto accept amount (optional). Ebay got wise to this happening and logged email exchanges etc and penalised sellers. Its all kind of hidden away as ebay seem to want you to do things exactly as they wish and if you dont they make it difficult to find/work out how to do things differently IME . If you just want to pay less than the value then bid in the auction.. Singletrack Road Trip Organic Unisex T Shirt - Distressed, Singletrack Club Ride Detour Shirt Khaki Cayenne, Premier Partners for Singletrack issues & exclusive subscriber perks, Metcheck MTB Weather Forecasts At A Glance. You cant bid $1 to test auto-declines and expect the seller to take your next offer seriously. You need to be reasonable with the offers you place, and only make serious suggestions that represent the value of the item. I can do that. Its a great tactic for buyers to ensure they win the item while also saving some money, and it helps the seller unload items that they arent selling. If you've already replied to the buyer but wish to make them an offer, you can find the Reply with offer button in your first message to them. Buyers can respond to your offer with a counteroffer. But what if its been 8 days with no bids? The rest in between you get a message to review them. These tips will ensure you get the item when making an offer to a seller on eBay. So there is the whole communicate like adults thing. If a buyer watches your item or adds it to their cart, you can send them special offers. Each counteroffer expires after 48 hours, and whoever accepts your counteroffer first wins. A Second Chance Offer gives you the opportunity to make a sale to bidders who didnt win your auction. Select Respond now in this message to view the counteroffer. There is also the option to automatically decline offers below a certain amount so you arent bothered by troll offers. With a multiple quantity listing, buyers can continue to usethe offer until all items in the listing are sold or the offer expires. Follow them all and youre sure to win! If you love eBay, make use of this free course with step-by-step tutorials on everything you could possibly need to know about eBay! You can also set thresholds to auto decline and auto accept offers. With a single item listing, the first buyer to accept the offer gets the item. Here you'll be able to: If you change your item's Buy It Now price, we will update your automatic offer amount. That means they likely wont get much attention and, therefore, many offers. Just looked now at some pure auctions and no sign of it for me. eBay Best Offers is a feature on eBay that allows buyers to make their best offer to a seller to buy an item up for auction or listed on the site. When a buyer accepts your offer, the sale will proceed as usual and you will not be able to change the title, handling time, or the custom label of the order. This goes for all online purchases, but its worth it to do research to determine the market value of what you are trying to buy. why is it so many people offer Best Offer then wont accept even an offer 1p under? So obviously its an option you can select, not a thing you have to have with an auction. Though the process for making an offer is quite easy, if you want a detailed step-by-step breakdown, this guide to making Best Offerscan help you. Can anybody hear me? Were here to show you what those are, and how you can take advantage of them as a buyer to save some money while shopping. Ive had some delightful surprises for what somethings go for on auction sometimes! Ive often bought things with an offer. I'd never blcok someone for lowballing me, I'd just politely decline. You and the buyer can send a maximum of 5 counteroffers each. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, The unofficial eBay subreddit. Lets get started with the most basic aspect: how eBay Best Offers work and can help you save money on your online purchases. If they reject you, send them a message asking if they would accept something slightly higher for their item. If you have a definite price you want then either use buy now or start the auction at that price. When you add the Best Offer option to your eBay listings, youre inviting buyers to negotiate with you. Tip B) Run it out until I get what I expect for it. edit found one with it. before responding to offers. Make an offer is on auctions for a start its just eBay formalising the how much to end the auction, mate? deals that used to go o. To make an offer on eBay, its as simple as finding the item you want to bid on, and clicking Make Offer. e-bay do you accept offers, or wait for the auction to run? We typically ignore offers under 50% of asking price, accept offers in our 20-30% off range, and counter those in-between with our bottom-line price. Add Best Offer to a listing using the quick listing form, Add Best Offer to a listing using the business tool, Add Best Offer to a listing using the new listing tool. Occasional dim wit wins, but mostly all good. If its something that has a fairly tight price range I either ignore it or respond with if you genuinely need it in a hurry then make me an offer I cant refuse (ie at least in the top 25% of sale prices for the item). and not worth the hassle. The best items to make Best Offers on are unique, rare, or are difficult to sell. If you have more than 30 interested buyers for your item, we start by sending 30 offers. It will be under the Buy It Nowor Add to Cartbuttons always listed with items. Added to that the buyers will have paid higher fees. It's better to get the seller to make a lower offer first if you can. Enter your search term to display live search results. You can then choose to Accept offer, Decline offer, or Make counteroffer. Yes - same here. I see reserves as bad news for sellers as they just stop people looking and getting carried away. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, A dialog will open as you type your search terms. Thanks for popping by - why not stay a while? As long as the offer details are visible within messaging, or the Message to buyerfield, the transaction is covered by the. If you adjust your Buy It Now price so that it's lower than your current automatic offer amount, we'll stop sending offers automatically. with the new listing system it seems to force you to have a make an offer option underneath if listing it as a BIN. Then, place an offer that fits within that range. There just doesnt seem to be as much auction activity going on now, and I always wait until its a cheap listing weekend too. when I went to list.I couldnt get rid of it which I found annoying..maybe I missed something but after cancelling I redid the listing with the advanced/business listing tool and that gave me all the options to choose or not. I know what I want for something so just list at that price. You can find more information on sending offers to buyers on our Seller Center page. You also shouldn't respond to a buyer who asks to purchase an item outside of eBay. If a buyer sends you a question about an item you have listed in a fixed-priced format, you'll have the option to reply with an offer. You can only allow offers on auctions with a Buy It Now option when you use the business tool. I don't block unless the same buyer keeps offering really low #s. In fact, even then I don't block, I just set up autodecline for a threshold that I am comfortable with. Is it appropriate to offer below their starting price? You can also send an offer for multiple listings at once using Seller Hub. Personally, I always message the seller and just ask them what they'll take. Making Best Offers on eBay does come with a few stipulations. Its likely that if you make unreasonably low offers, the seller wont pay attention to further notifications that come from you. He didnt reply. with the new listing system it seems to force you to have a make an offer option underneath if listing it as a BIN. I got both of them for about 150 (33%) less than a completed listings search shows they normally go for. If you do make an offer, start lower than you think they'll take. List your item in the fixed price format. Its not too late to retract your Best Offer! Do you actually decline the offers? https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ManageBestOffers&itemid=. Something is only worth what you are willing to pay for it. Unless it's some super niche item you can only get from a single seller I don't see why you'd care. Doing so violates our offers to buy or sell outside of eBay policy. You might receive offers from multiple buyers, andmaking counteroffers to each is perfectly fine. OK, Im an ebay newbie so wondering about things that probably everyone else already knows . Is there anybody there? Go back and forth politely to try to find the happy medium between what you want to pay and what they are willing to let their item go for. Then, search for the name of your listing. Schedule to end in the evening, preferably on a weekend. This is the most important tip, as it often makes a huge difference in whether the seller is interested in even entertaining your suggestion. I've never actually had a seller block me and I make tons of super lowball offers. Something went wrong. Or just asking for a discount? When you make a counteroffer, your response should be lower than the Buy It Now price, but higher than the offer you received. This ad rate may be applied to the final sale price if you accept the offer, so keep this in mind when managing offers. Learn about websites you didnt even know were out there that focus on daily deals and sales. If you have any issues with your Best Offers, contacting customer service is a good last resort for any buyer. I've gotten some very low offers in return from this. This is very important when making an offer: DO NOT ADD ANY TERMS OR CONDITIONS. After you send an offer, you can change the settings for your automatic offers by going to Offer Settings within Active Listings. Remember that you can only make up to 5 offers on an item, so dont waste them. Probably for the reason Ive mentioned aboveeBay adds the offer part without your request and its often not easy to remove so they just leave and ignore it.I recently listed an item and couldnt find a way to remove the offer part so cancelled and relisted using the advanced listing tool.From my experience if you use their default quick Lister then you accept whatever they add on very annoying. I let the auction run and the same guy won it with 17 quid . Snowshoe has only hosted 3 DH World Cups, yet its delivered more drama and memorable moments than most other venues! Adding Best Offer to your listing increases your chances of a successful sale. If you have the same offers, accept. You can save time by enabling offers to be sent automatically to interested buyers. Offering around 70% of their asking price seems reasonable. Look for an item someone would be willing to let go not something mass-produced or too run-of-the-mill.