Making an Offer

[leelee00023]

while I was entering the amount I was willing to make as an offer, the following message popped up under the dollar box

i  Increase your offer

   The seller will be more likely to respond if your offer is around $XX.XX

WHO determines the AMOUNT to which the "seller will be more likely to respond"?

Does the seller set a reserve or lower limit OR does EBAY make this "suggestion"?

I can't seem to find anything about this under HELP

Thanks for your help - if you know where this is discussed under HELP, please reply w/link or copy and paste

thanks again!