Best Offer? Nah, I'll just pay full price...

[mooncat_watches]

So I've noticed lately something that I really don't understand. On many of my ads with best offer, the buyer makes absolutely no effort to even put in a best offer and just pays full price.

I find this behavior intriguing and was curious if you sellers have seen it as well and possibly why someone would do this?

I tend to be somewhat generous on the offers I will accept, sometimes accepting discounts of 25% or more yet for someone to not even try seems mind boggling to me. If this were some kind of annoying rebate or something I would understand, but obviously it's not.

[rosszonebricks]

I've skipped making an offer on purchases and just used Buy it Now. 

Why? Using offer just delays getting what I am buying often up to even a day or two.

If it's a reasonable price, I buy.  If it's not I keep searching and buy from a different seller.  

[bashort]

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@mooncat_watches wrote:

So I've noticed lately something that I really don't understand. On many of my ads with best offer, the buyer makes absolutely no effort to even put in a best offer and just pays full price.

I find this behavior intriguing and was curious if you sellers have seen it as well and possibly why someone would do this?

I tend to be somewhat generous on the offers I will accept, sometimes accepting discounts of 25% or more yet for someone to not even try seems mind boggling to me. If this were some kind of annoying rebate or something I would understand, but obviously it's not.

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The reason why I would do this is either that is a item not readily available at a good price and I do not want to miss it or I just do not want to wait around

[mooncat_watches]

Both good reasons but with the presence of an auto accept feature, isn't it worth trying?

[evry1nositswindy]

Sellers are allowed to ignore best offers.  To wait the  number of days required could mean that someone else could buy it in the meantime while I'm waiting on a response that may or may not come.  I would just buy it outright as well. 

[loose_goose_garage]

Problem is, the buyer's do not know if the seller has an auto accept feature turned on. As stated above, waiting  a day or two isn't worth it for some people in this day and age of instant gratification.

I never had it turned on when I had Best Offer as an option.

I got rid of it and did strictly Buy it Now for all my items, and honestly sales didn't slow as I thought they might, but instead stayed steady/ increased if anything.

[albertabrightalberta]

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@mooncat_watches wrote:

Both good reasons but with the presence of an auto accept feature, isn't it worth trying?

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Buyers can't tell if you have auto accept. Presumably, they know how available the item is, they know comparable prices and they're happy with your full price. 

Also weird: I've sent SIOs (seller initiated offers) to buyers, had them ignored then had one of the same buyers come back and purchase it for full price. Why? Who knows but I'm not complaining! 

[mooncat_watches]

Yeah good points about the buyer not knowing about auto accept.

I would also think that some buyers may have had the unfortunate experience of waiting for a response and losing out on an item.

Starting to see the logic

[itsjustasprain]

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@mooncat_watches wrote:

I would also think that some buyers may have had the unfortunate experience of waiting for a response and losing out on an item.

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That is it exactly. I hit the Buyitnow button plenty of times on items that do have a Make Offer button - because the price is good enough as is. I am afraid that waiting around and dithering with Make Offer will waste time and let someone else (who also thinks the price is good enough as is) swoop in and grab it.

If this is happening to you a lot then I would suggest raising your prices!

[buyselljack2016]

That delay now can be up to 4 days with the eBay policy change on when sent offers expire 😊

4 days for a buyer to reply, and I have not read otherwise for the time a seller has to reply.

[mooncat_watches]

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@itsjustasprain wrote:

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@mooncat_watches wrote:

I would also think that some buyers may have had the unfortunate experience of waiting for a response and losing out on an item.

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If this is happening to you a lot then I would suggest raising your prices!

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HAHAHA - Not really in it for max profit, just enough to fuel my watch addiction 🤣😂🤣

[ittybitnot]

@mooncat_watches 

Your settings require a buyer to put up a payment source in order to make an offer on your listings.  This limits the payment options a buyer can use, and results in them being immediately charged if you accept the offer.  If they wish to make more than one, invoicing/combined shipping is removed.  If you accept four of their offers, their c.card will incur four separate charges.  It shouldn't matter too much since you appear to have "free shipping" on your items anyway, but some buyers refuse to participate in this activity for various reasons.  You can see the default settings eBay provided for you here:

https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements

Buyer Rules:

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they place a bid.

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer.

Click submit or save.

In addition, if you SEND offers or accept a COUNTER OFFER, these will require separate payments as well. Buyers are not notified if you accept a counter offer, and you may have to contact them to let them know. You cannot file the Unpaid Item Cancellation on a buyer who does not pay for your accepted counter offer, but the offers you send and counter offers you accept will remain for sale until someone buys them. 

[mooncat_watches]

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@ittybitnot wrote:

@mooncat_watches 

Your settings require a buyer to put up a payment source in order to make an offer on your listings.  This limits the payment options a buyer can use, and results in them being immediately charged if you accept the offer.  If they wish to make more than one, invoicing/combined shipping is removed.  If you accept four of their offers, their c.card will incur four separate charges.  It shouldn't matter too much since you appear to have "free shipping" on your items anyway, but some buyers refuse to participate in this activity for various reasons.  You can see the default settings eBay provided for you here:

https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements

Buyer Rules:

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they place a bid.

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer.

Click submit or save.

In addition, if you SEND offers or accept a COUNTER OFFER, these will require separate payments as well. Buyers are not notified if you accept a counter offer, and you may have to contact them to let them know. You cannot file the Unpaid Item Cancellation on a buyer who does not pay for your accepted counter offer, but the offers you send and counter offers you accept will remain for sale until someone buys them. 

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So do you suspect buyers may be pressing the best offer button, but upon seeing this, change their mind?

[b86fiero]

I'm one of those buyers who don't bother with best offer.

I did once and it took the seller a couple of days to get back to me. In the meantime I found the same thing from a different seller whose buy it now price was lower than the best offer price eBay / seller required me to offer. It was kind of weird that I was shown 3 offer prices of different percentages off the asking price. The lowest being more than the price I paid for the buy it now listing.

[funfactorychannel]

sometimes i do give up on best offer as most best offer sellers are fake best offers, only put best offer i guess for to have better placement?(though i never thought it helped)

I given most sellers just asking 10% best offer, either i get ignored, yelled at and rarely accepted. I used to think just 10% off are no brainers to accept if i have best offer on.