@transamcc wrote:
I tutored undergrad classmen in college English back in the day and graded papers of incoming freshman students. To me, the fact that an offer is allowed to "expire" IMPLIES that the seller ignored it for the duration, most likely as an intentional act.
Speaking as a buyer whose purchases were always personal (rather than business expenses) … it didn’t occur to me that a seller was ignoring my offer if I didn’t receive a quick response.
I expected that sellers might wait to see what offers they’d receive before accepting one of them … which could result in my offer expiring.
[It didn’t take long for me to read eBay policy on Best Offers to verify that I understood all the parameters.]
