Ebay Not Allowing My Offer Amounts to Buyers

Question: If I have watchers on an item and I send a watcher a "small offer" ($1 - $2) why will Ebay accept that offer and allow me to send it on some items but on other items it gives me the lowest offer amount I can send? (Does it have to do with category, listing price, ??). Thanks.

tallico

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Posted 9 months ago·Last reply 9 months ago

4 comments

stainlessenginecovers

·9 months ago

5572 View listings

A 'whole' dollar?? Although offers are 'required' to be AT LEAST 5%; anything less than 10% is an insult to buyers.

kibble-net

·9 months ago

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@tallico wrote:
Question: If I have watchers on an item and I send a watcher a "small offer" ($1 - $2) why will Ebay accept that offer and allow me to send it on some items but on other items it gives me the lowest offer amount I can send? (Does it have to do with category, listing price, ??). Thanks.

$1 of $20 is 5% off, and that's OK since 5% is the minimum discount you can send as an offer.

$1 off $40 would be 2.5%, and that's not OK since it's 2.5%, which is less than 5%.

Hopefully that clears this up for you!

bonanza125

·9 months ago

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When you submit the offer and the system doesn't allow it the reason is right there in red. As another person said 5% or more on special offers. Side note just to let you know when you say "small offer" nobody is interested in $1 off an item worth $20+. If the item is a $10 item maybe.

tarotfindsandmore

·9 months ago

1570 View listings

Offers need to be at least 5% below the listed price. The system will not accept anything lower than that.