As a Buyer, I do get offers from Sellers. Some of them I would take advantage of and buy. The problem is I usually never see them before they expire. I wished Sellers could add more hours if it was a slow-selling item.
Sometimes I will write back to the Seller and have them send me another one with the same price and some will. I NEVER ask for a further reduction though. Other items that I get an offer for I am only dreaming and would like to buy the widget but just don't have the money. I have 2 turkey platers on my watch list a copy of one given to me by my grandmother, that I lost somewhere...The lowest price is around $70.00 with shipping the other one was four times higher. The higher one offered me a 50% discount buy that was higher than the cheapest one. I did send her a letter back saying I was just dreaming.
From Sellers that have more than 1 of something, I will do second offers. I think Sellers that send them out are smart. sometimes I send a message back saying it was a pipe dream.
Sometimes I will do a best offer asking for 10% of and ask for cheaper shipping. It is a win-win for both of us that way. Usually, an offer like that gets accepted. Every Seller has different products with different things to help them Sell more items. Everyone uses what works best for them.
It DOES GET VERY IRRITATING having to check things that eBay seems to think that I don't know what I want and changes the settings. That makes me nervous...and slows down listing when You have to constantly check and then have to change back to what YOU want, and make sure they don't change it back to the default. Very hard for new Sellers to even know what settings to use and be able to check.
😉 Sugar
