04-25-2024 11:14 AM
04-25-2024 11:42 AM
Yes. I do this on a regular basis, especially after I've been shopping around on the site.
Go to the words My Ebay at the upper right side of your screen [when you aren't in the Community]. Hover over the down arrow. Select the second item on the Menu, Recently Viewed. All your recently viewed items will appear. On the upper right side there will be an icon that says CLEAR. Click on that and they all disappear. So will the pesky emails you get in relationship to what you have been using the search for.
04-25-2024 11:17 AM - edited 04-25-2024 11:19 AM
Only if you don't want to receive any offers at all. By the way, all seller-generated offers are "unsolicited."
04-25-2024 11:20 AM - edited 04-25-2024 11:21 AM
check your settings "As A Buyer" here:
https://commspreferences.ebay.com/commsprefs
I think you can 'turn it off' on one of those options
04-25-2024 11:28 AM
There are two boxes that have the word 'offer" in it. They are "Offers to Buyers" and "Competing Offers".
I checked both since they seem a bit ambiguous. Should say "Buyer's Offers to Me".
04-25-2024 11:29 AM
That is why I specified "View" 😉
04-25-2024 11:34 AM
You either get offers for both items you're watching and items you've viewed, or you don't get any offers at all.
04-25-2024 11:42 AM
Yes. I do this on a regular basis, especially after I've been shopping around on the site.
Go to the words My Ebay at the upper right side of your screen [when you aren't in the Community]. Hover over the down arrow. Select the second item on the Menu, Recently Viewed. All your recently viewed items will appear. On the upper right side there will be an icon that says CLEAR. Click on that and they all disappear. So will the pesky emails you get in relationship to what you have been using the search for.
04-25-2024 11:43 AM
It used to be only for items "watched". However, it now includes "views". If one is using a smartphone to do comps, a person will naturally tap on the listing to read it (especially if you're eyesight isn't the best like mine) That is something that is relatively new in the 25-yrs I've been doing this.
04-25-2024 11:45 AM
THANK YOU!!
04-25-2024 11:45 AM
IDK, if it was different, it would have been a long time ago. I've received these type of emails for many years. But if I clear what I've viewed they stop.
04-25-2024 11:46 AM - edited 04-25-2024 11:47 AM
Clearing your recently viewed items doesn't have any bearing on receiving ofers for items you've viewed. I clear my recently viewed items all the time, and still get offers on them, even if I didn't put them on my Watch List.
04-25-2024 11:52 AM
@pls-consignments wrote:THANK YOU!!
Glad I could help. I know those darn emails are annoying at best.
04-25-2024 12:02 PM
these offers are generally from sellers who are not even aware they are sending them....IF they sent offer to 'watchers' and forgot to uncheck the 'future viewers of this item" box, everytime it is viewed the offer is sent....
many times catching the unwary, uneducated seller by surprise saying they never sent that buyer an offer....
04-25-2024 12:06 PM
@monica-sells wrote:these offers are generally from sellers who are not even aware they are sending them....IF they sent offer to 'watchers' and forgot to uncheck the 'future viewers of this item" box, everytime it is viewed the offer is sent....
many times catching the unwary, uneducated seller by surprise saying they never sent that buyer an offer....
See my post above, you can avoid most of these.
04-25-2024 05:06 PM
I just found out about this madness the last couple days after buying something...then receiving 6 offers for the exact same thing.
This does not create a wonderful buying experience on ebay...