does a bid trump an offer?

Question

Had an offer. Went to respond. and it says you have no offers?

jonathanbrightlight · Answer

An auction that receives a bid will typically have the Make An Offer option disappear and any outstanding offers will automatically be declined. So yes, I guess you could say that a bid trumps an offer. The exceptions are when there is a Reserve Price on the auction or it is in one of a few categories where the option to make an offer is retained for a while.

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/selling-buy-now/adding-best-offer-listing?id=4144#section1

If you have an auction-style listing with the Best Offer option, bear in mind that:

If you receive a bid
- 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 following categories: cell phones, motors, real estate, tablets, and tickets