Why did the option to send offer to buyers disappear from BIN item with 200+views and 20+ watchers?

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Hi,

Listed an item 2.5 weeks ago which currently has 200+ views and 20+ watchers right now. It's BIN and buyers can make offers. About a week after posting the item I sent an offer which went out to 14 prospective buyers. No sale made, and a few days ago on Tuesday i looked at sending an offer out, and found that it would go out to about 12 prospective buyers. On Wednesday when i went to send offers for the item ebay no longer offered me that option. Can anyone explain why this happened?

Thanks

notastyle · Answer

Thank you for the reply. I remain confused why on Tuesday i could've sent 12 offers (but didn't) and then by Wednesday I became unable to do so. I didn't lose 12 watchers and there hadn't been anybody with it in their cart the whole time afaik. Thanks for the link and the suggestion about dropping the price.

mr_lincoln · Answer

Hi @notastyle Yes, you can read about Sending offers to interested Buyers on this page: Adding Best Offer to your listing and sending offers to buyers | eBay That section explains Not all listings are eligible. Eligibility depends on a number of factors, including the age and format of the listing, as well as limits on the number of offers buyers can receive Items must be in the buyer's cart for at least 2 days to send an offer There might be some other limits eBay uses to limit the number of unfruitful offers sent on any one listing that they don't publish. I suggest that whatever "offered" price you were sending just drop the price to that amount and see if the item sells.