
10-05-2015 01:09 PM
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10-05-2015 03:30 PM - edited 10-05-2015 03:30 PM
"I would buy it now"
The problem is that the seller does not offer Buy-it-Now in the listing. As such, you cannot buy it now.
If the seller were to add the Buy-it-Now option to the auction listing, the Buy-it-Now price must be 30% above the auction starting price. Is that something acceptable to you?
10-05-2015 01:25 PM
"Am I allowed to make an offer on an auction only listing?"
Short answer: The system does not allow it.
Longer answer: A seller asking a potential buyer to "make an offer" does not necessarily mean the seller wants to sell "outside eBay". It may be a matter of gauging how much you want to pay and if it is worth his while to make changes to the listing. the "Make an Offer" option is not available on auction style listings, only on fixed price listings.
Sellers need to pay more money to eBay to use the BIN option. Personally I never offer auction with BIN. I list both at auction and fixed price (never with the "Make an Offer" option). Buyers decide what they want. If they are not willing to wait a few days for an auction listing to close, there is not much I can do - or want to do - about it.
10-05-2015 01:51 PM
Yes.
Many sellers, especially newbies and those who have a lot of repeats of unsold items, have unnoticed or unwanted bits of info in their listings. (A current one is that Canadian sellers' relists are moved from the original US dollar price to Canadian dollar price, an unwanted 30% reduction in value.)
At one time buyers were not supposed to make offers unless there were Best Offers or BIN options enabled. But it was pretty universally ignored.
BTW, your offer should you decide to make one, would not be 'off-eBay'. And even if it were, by paying through Paypal and backing your PP account with a credit card, you would have strong Buyer Protection.
10-05-2015 02:40 PM
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10-05-2015 03:30 PM - edited 10-05-2015 03:30 PM
"I would buy it now"
The problem is that the seller does not offer Buy-it-Now in the listing. As such, you cannot buy it now.
If the seller were to add the Buy-it-Now option to the auction listing, the Buy-it-Now price must be 30% above the auction starting price. Is that something acceptable to you?
10-05-2015 03:32 PM
10-05-2015 03:35 PM
"I laughingly told them to stick a button on their listing and I promptly would make them an offer."
Once again, unfortunately the eBay system does NOT work that way. Auction listings cannot have the "Make an Offer" button.
We could all save lots of time and many experienced sellers could help you if you provided more information such as:
Starting bid?
Closing date/time
Bid(s) outstanding?
The price you are willing to pay?
10-05-2015 03:55 PM
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10-05-2015 04:01 PM
The Best Offer option is in none of my fixed price listings on eBay.
Potential buyers will make an offer.
If the offer sounds good... a Best Offer option is added to the listing and at a price no lower than the offer price.
Adding the Best Offer option to a listing allows me to control who buys the item... and that is the person who made the original offer...
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