Communication Preferences > Competing Offers

[wastingtime101]

Communication Preferences > Buying Activity > Competing Offers

"Competing Offers" is a recent addition. It's separate from "Offers to buyers" and "second chance offers" Can you tell us what that setting controls devon@ebay kyle@ebay ?

I've asked a few experienced buyers and sellers, but none of them had an answer. The best guess I've seen so far is maybe eBay is now alerting buyers when another buyer makes an offer on an item from their watch list?

[wastingtime101]

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@valueaddedresource wrote:

I'd be interested in reading that if you have a link handy.

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Found it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ebay/comments/1cbfoes/auction_bots_reacting_immediately_after_my_offer/

I'm unclear if it's talking about "make offer" or if it's talking about placing a bid because "auction" was referenced. Seems eburtonlab came to the same conclusion based on the comment to the post.

Could be a buyer that's auto-outbid by someone else's proxy. The way it reads to me it's about auction bids, not best offer. 🤷

[valueaddedresource]

@wastingtime101 looks like the OP on that reddit thread has confirmed they were talking about auction bids, not offers.

[wastingtime101]

Hi devon@ebay . Any chance you've found someone at eBay that knows what this "competing offers" communication preference controls? What messages it triggers to buyers?

[devon@ebay]

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

Hi devon@ebay . Any chance you've found someone at eBay that knows what this "competing offers" communication preference controls? What messages it triggers to buyers?

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Hey @wastingtime101! I have not been able to get any more insight on this as of yet but I will message the Product team again to see if I hear back!