Buyer make an offer, I accept, then they change what currency the offer is in
So I get an offer for three coins. Buyer offers $70. The coins are listed on eBay.com in USD. I was thinking to myself it wasn't a very significant discount, so maybe they expect shipping to be included. So I asked. Nope, does not include shipping... OK, still not a very significant discount, $2-3 off each coin.
So I agree, and send out offers on all three coins that will total $70 if all are accepted.
I get a message "it says I have to pay $110 CAD, you said you'd let me have the coins for $70."
Excuse me? You contact me on eBay.com on listings in US funds, and my location is Niagara NY. Why the ... would I be expecting you to pay for your items in Canadian funds?
Other people tell me they don't have these problems, but I get a wingnut every couple of months that wastes my time negotiating in dollars, and once I accept they decide what they meant to say was CANADIAN dollars. I didn't even look up this guys location. I expect if I list on the dot com site in US dollars that's what we're dealing in, not cancuck bucks that are worth 70% as much (in which case there is no way I would have accepted the offer).
I wrote back to the buyer and told him that I am selling on the US site and I deal in US funds. Make your offers in US funds and I will consider if I will accept them. That's been met with silence. When I calculated how much US $70 CAD was, I decided there's no way I accept that offer. So silence is fine, it won't waste any more of my time.
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byrd69er
·2 years agoSilence is golden. Duct tape is silver.
rugerskick
·2 years agoThe buuer ess really hoping for a naive seller here.
sin-n-dex
OP2 years agoI tell them I'm a USA seller... their stuff gets mailed from within Canada to save them customs fees.
Changing to CAD gives the buyer an extra 30% off whatever they originally offered... so while I look at it and think the offer is OK, the minute they're asking for an extra 30% discount, well that's more of a discount than I ever give anyone...
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woodrowmo-30
·2 years agoLook into the buyer's history on the platform. Check their feedback and ratings from previous transactions. If they have a history of problematic behavior, it's a red flag.
sin-n-dex
OP2 years agoI don't usually research someone unless my spidey senses tell me something as off...
Before I logged off last night, I got yet ANOTHER offer in Canadian funds (from a buyer in Canada). I really wish people would use the currency on the website that I'm listing these on. I didn't reply to him yet because I got upset with someone sending me a whole bunch of messages, and replying while upset is never a good idea.
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