send an offer duration
Does anyone know how long a sent offer stays open with a potential buyer? I vaguely remember some years ago having a sale a few days after putting my store on vacation, coming from an earlier offer. Usually I won't send out offers a week before leaving.
9 comments
reallynicestamps
·2 months agoAnd if you send a Best Offer on "eligible" items it seems to be seven days.
Not to mention counter offers.
busybeas_books
OP2 months agoI guess we'll see. I sent some out Tuesday night. We're heading out Friday morning, will shut down the store tonight (Thursday).
mandicrafts
·2 months agoFor eBay Canada, Offers to Buyers last for 2 days. For listings on .com, Offers to Buyers last for 4 days.
busybeas_books
OP2 months agoThanks M, I'll send out some more offers before heading away on Friday
mandicrafts
·2 months agoRemember that some are slow to pay!
transtraders
·2 months agoThat's interesting, why the difference?
mandicrafts
·2 months agoeBay .com used to be 2 days and then they extended that to 4 days sometime last year or the year before? Luckily, Canada did not follow suit!
john_koenig99
·2 months agoI agree. 2 day window is plenty of time for someone to decide to buy or not, if they were serious about it in the first place.
ypdc_dennis
·2 months ago · EditedThat assumes they see the offer immediately, it could be a couple of days before they read it.