Getting "Seller offer" suggestions without asking?

[odgi]

I browsed around for different objects I'm interested in but without intent to buy anything at the moment. I was just looking to see what was out there because of my hobby. Yesterday and today I have gotten price suggestions, "Seller offer" from two sellers for their objects they have listed with "Buy it now". I never clicked on "Make offer", so why am I getting these messages?

Is it an automated thing sellers can use, or is it a sign of my account being hacked?

[rebell45]

Are you watching the two items? If you are it's a fairly new feature that allows sellers to send offers to watchers. You can ignore them.

[mtgraves7984 · Accepted solution]

@odgi… "Is it an automated thing sellers can use, or is it a sign of my account being hacked?"

It's an automated thing that feels really creepy and invasive the first time it happens. You haven't been hacked.

[odgi]

Thank you! No, I'm not watching them. I only wanted to check the details of the objects.

[odgi]

Thank you. Yes, it's creepy. Since I got these messages without making any offers or clicking anything I was afraid that the system would "click" more things for me, like accepting offers I didn't make. Thanks again. Now I can safely continue to browse the listings.

[mtgraves7984]

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@odgi wrote:
Thank you. Yes, it's creepy. Since I got these messages without making any offers or clicking anything I was afraid that the system would "click" more things for me, like accepting offers I didn't make. Thanks again. Now I can safely continue to browse the listings.

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Oh, another 'feature' you may not know of... you'll probably start getting Notifications that eBay has found other sellers with things you've viewed. Another creepy annoyance.

You can continue to browse, just ignore the invasions. I've never known it to 'click' anything on my behalf.