Do you ignore lowball offers? I do

[ten_o_nine]

I used to counter offer with what I would accept, but since I had no luck with those counter offers, I decided to just ignore them, just like this one ebay sent me a reminder on today, it's listed for $49 with free shipping and the offer was $12 .

I know I can set my best offers to auto accept/decline but wanted to evaluate each offer based on product/demand/inventory, I also know I can reject but that only means a $13 offer is coming and if I reject again, it creates a "not so good feeling about transaction", so what do you do? Should I reject or Ignore?

[southern*sweet*tea]

You can decline and block if so desired.

Me, I would counter  and see what, if anything, comes back. Sometimes the minds meet, sometimes they don't.  I could never just ignore an offer. I have to do something, even if it's a decline.

[tiramisu41]

@ten_o_nine

Personally, if/when I got an offer like you described I just ignore it and put the person on my BBL.  I don't have time to play silly games and I've found that people who are silly enough to make an offer like that often prove to be a PITA from beginning to end.  😉

[rixstuff]

I sell 2/3 of my items with best offer and I have autodecline set so I never see the lowballs until after the listing is over or the item sells.  Im not bothered about lowballs and I dont really find I get many.  My only issue is deciding between the $15 offer that got there first or the $17 offer that just came in on a $20 item.  It isnt just teh BUYER'S best offer made but MY best offer received.  I also dont decline a $10 offer then get a second for $11.  Figure in 20-30% depending on the item or how bad you want to get rid of it and what you can live with and let it ride.  If you are asking $100 and not willing to take less than $98 you arent really negotiating so best to NOT use best offer.

[uzumakey]

I ignore and block. I don't want to take the risk of haggling with a buyer who thinks it's just fine to ask for an 80% discount on something. Even if we go back and forth and settle on a fairer price, I feel like this type of buyer is the type who will be back to open an SNAD case or finagle a partial refund. Just not worth the headache when there are buyers out there with more reasonable offers.

[thallidguy]

I gave up on Best Offer a long time ago, but my experience while I used it was that lowballers' idea of what the item was worth and my idea were often so far apart that there was just no way we would ever come to an agreement. In order to get them to a mutually agreeable middle ground, I'd basically have to counter with my original asking price. Seemed like a lot of just spinning my wheels.

[mr_lincoln]

@ten_o_nine  I don't use Best Offer ... occasionally I get offers messaged and there is the reply with offer option now but if the offer in the message is too low I message back without an offer and let them know I would decline pursuing it.  Sometimes Buyers only want part of a listing and for the most part that's a no too.

[rixstuff]

Or you could be happily surprised by someone coming in and offering a decent price and snapping it up while the other guy is haggling over pennies.  Old Russian saying: Yasnuz Yaluz.

[rixstuff]

Only happened once but a buyer once bid and won a huge lot of jewelry and wanted to pick out a handful of pieces and send the rest back for a refund.  I said all or nothing but feel free to use my photos and descriptions to sell off the unwanteds...

[rolenboy01]

Anyone who sends such a lowball offer that I would lose money on the sale if I accepted it get's blocked.

[uncseniorsportsfan]

I also don;t use Best Offer, and  pretty much just ignore any offer I receive.   Occasionally, I will get an unsolicited offer that is acceptable, but I merely lower the price of the listing, and let the person making the offer know I have reduced the price.   Or if it is a newly listed item I wait until the current listing expires, and reduce the price on the relist and let the person know then. 

I refuse to use ebay's offer system. 

[ymeagainlord]

Like 15 including shipping for a 17.95 Plus shipping widget? = )

Oh and I didn't have BO on it either but they're free to send messages now as eBay encourages it.

[jklfindings]

I've gotten into the habit of countering, since it does no harm.  Had a lowball offer on a $900 engagement ring a few months back.  Buyer offered $100, and I almost blocked him.  We countered back and forth a few times and settled on $700.  If you're going to use best offer, expect low ballers to strike.  If you don't counter or have auto accept/decline set up, you're kinda missing the point of the best offer system.

[castlemagicmemories]

You could counter with $48.00.  That subtly suggests that their offer is unrealistic.

After that, you probably won't have to ignore!

[mister*okay]

I get several best offers a week. I've formulated a set of rules-of-thumb that works well for me: 75% or higher of asking price, I accept. 50-75%, I might accept, depending on the item. 25-50%, I ignore. Less than 25%, I ignore and block. Also, I never make a counter offer, as I had a string of bad experiences with that a few years back.