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Have a bid but another buyer wants to purchase the item
I have a couple of bids for an auctioned item but another buyer wants to purchase the item before auction is over. I have a message from a customer that hasn't placed a bid but would like to purchase for a fair price. Can I sell to the customer that has not placed a bid but offered a buy price in a message? Or does he have to bid out in the auction until completion?
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woodland_gnome
·1 year agoIf you mean you got a "Message from a member" containing an offer, you can (if there are least 12 hours left to run) but it is usually not in the seller's best interest to accept such unsolicited offers. They are frequently made by scammers but even at best are made because the offeror a) doubts that the amount would win if the auction goes to the end and/or b) is 1) chronically and/or 2) situationally impatient. To accept it you have to cancel all bids and end the listing early without a winner (ticking off your existing and prospective bidders and incurring an extra fee based on the hidden maximum of the highest cancelled bid times the FVF% for you for that category) and then relist the item in a manner that allows the offeror to buy it properly at the correct price, with no guarantee that s/he will do so (it is likely s/he has made multiple such offers).
docproct
OP1 year agoThank you, helpful.
lady_madonna
Mentor1 year ago@docproct
Tell them they have to place a bid and wish them luck.
docproct
OP1 year agoThanks for the information.