@castlemagicmemories wrote:
As everyone has stated, there isn't supposed to be a best offer on an AUCTION listing.
While probably a glitch, think about this, though. Maybe Ebay is trying to move auctions along, and increase revenue. If there are so many listings, and limited visibility for many, thus many go off with just one bid, IF a buyer comes along who really wants the item, but doesn't want to go through waiting a week, they could offer MORE than the bid price. It would be up to the seller to accept it or not, but if they do, seller might get a higher price, and Ebay has a new revenue stream. With a BIN, seller decides the price, but with a Best Offer, buyer would.
Of course, buyer might take the opposite tack and decide to submit LESS than the opening bid, thus defeating the purpose. Seller would still have right to accept or decline.
Just speculation, of course.
Yes but even if you are right this is extremely BAD form.
This means they are teaching a whole new culture to buyers that it will be okay to bombard ANY seller with an offer, even if there is no best offer on auctions, if it starts to pop up on even half of them, then any buyer will assume that he can just make an offer on any auction via PM at any time.
I can imagine how irritating that would get to the sellers who only use auctions...
