eBay

pad-ytapnrgop · ‎08-06-2019

So I posted a listing selling a Used iPhone 6s 32gb T-Mobile got a offer less than 5 min for 100$ and the bid is at 67$ Is it a red flag?

*madison · ‎08-06-2019

@pad-ytapnrgop wrote:
Oh I see will do just felt uneasy when you list an item gets an offer less than 5 min. And was reading about how iPhones attract scammers

I've had offers in less than 5 minutes.

I don't think the buyer who offered $100 is a scammer, but you still might be contacted by scammers during the auction, they usually target new sellers with a low feedback score..

skm.s-49 · ‎08-06-2019

Considering a brand new one sells for about $150-200 Im not sure whether it's a scam or not. It might just be someone desperate to replace their phone

a_c_green · ‎08-06-2019

@divwido wrote:
Your listing is $ 67 or make offer, so why would someone offer more than the price unless they planned to try to scam you?

It's an auction with Make Offer, not a fixed-price listing with Make Offer. Thus the seller can turn down an offer that's higher than the current auction price if he thinks that the auction is likely to go higher.

Me, I think it will go higher, but the odds are that it will be a scammer winning the auction anyway, because he is free to bid some ridiculous winning price that he will not actually be paying; he will be trying to scam the seller with fake payment notifications or other trickery. This item is best sold as a fixed-price listing with no Make Offer option, and with the Immediate Payment Required option checked at listing time.

earlyant-77 · ‎08-06-2019

@*madison wrote:
@pad-ytapnrgop wrote:
Oh I see will do just felt uneasy when you list an item gets an offer less than 5 min. And was reading about how iPhones attract scammers
I've had offers in less than 5 minutes.

I don't think the buyer who offered $100 is a scammer, but you still might be contacted by scammers during the auction, they usually target new sellers with a low feedback score..

And after it's sold, you might get contacted by someone who says they are the buyer asking you to ship to another address. Don't fall for that one either.

seymoursgarage-7 · ‎08-06-2019

I've had several offers and even a couple sales within 10 minutes of posting a product. Haven't had any problems but I can see how it would make you suspicious.

reallynicestamps · ‎08-06-2019

@jocli76

If they wanted to buy it, why don't they bid?

That used to be true, but that was when auctions actually got bids.

The current buyers prefer Immediate Gratification.

They like to treat all listings as Fixed Price.

The seller sets the price, the buyer can either pay immediately or make a (lower) offer which the seller can accept or refuse.

It's faster and the customer has a better idea of where she stands.

Over 85% of eBay transactions are Fixed Price. A smaller number are also Immediate Payment Required, but that is an option for sellers in some high fraud categories like cellphones or coins.

a_c_green · ‎08-06-2019

@reallynicestamps wrote:
@jocli76

If they wanted to buy it, why don't they bid?

Well, they want to buy it. Like, right now, before the bidding goes so high that it's more than they want to pay, and before the Make Offer option disappears. Usually that's as soon as a bid is received, but under some circumstances the Make Offer will stick around for a while.

Over 85% of eBay transactions are Fixed Price. A smaller number are also Immediate Payment Required, but that is an option for sellers in some high fraud categories like cellphones or coins.

Actually you can check the Immediate Payment Required option on a fixed-price/BuyItNow listing in any category, as long as you don't have Make Offer enabled as well.

If Make Offer is present, it gives the fake-payment scammers a foot in the door that Immediate Payment Required will guard against. As a seller, you can choose one or the other, but not both.

ericlovescameras · ‎08-06-2019

only reason it sounds scam-y is because it's a smart phone. i've bought tons of items by messaging a new auction and making an offer. auctions are annoying. internet shoppers don't want to wait 7 days to find out if they get their purchase. flipping iphones is a business and your buyer may be in it.

mypostingid15 · ‎08-06-2019

I see a green one.

*madison · ‎08-08-2019

@pad-ytapnrgop wrote:
So I posted a listing selling a Used iPhone 6s 32gb T-Mobile got a offer less than 5 min for 100$ and the bid is at 67$ Is it a red flag?

The buyer who made the offer of $100 had a purple feedback star.

You have accepted an offer of $67 from a buyer with a purple feedback star.

Is it the same buyer?

Why didn't you accept the $100 offer?

Unless you did accept $100, and ebay is showing it at $67 ?

earlyant-77 · ‎08-08-2019

@*madison wrote:
@pad-ytapnrgop wrote:
So I posted a listing selling a Used iPhone 6s 32gb T-Mobile got a offer less than 5 min for 100$ and the bid is at 67$ Is it a red flag?
The buyer who made the offer of $100 had a purple feedback star.

You have accepted an offer of $67 from a buyer with a purple feedback star.

Is it the same buyer?

Why didn't you accept the $100 offer?

Unless you did accept $100, and ebay is showing it at $67 ?

I can't see it now, but when I looked when it was active, it was an auction with a starting price of 67.00

pad-ytapnrgop · ‎08-08-2019

I canceled the order after doing research on the buyer hes known to contact you back saying the phone is not working properly. And switching the good parts of the phone with bad ect. So i doged a bullet.

*madison · ‎08-08-2019

Yes I know it was an auction, but it had make offer on it too.

The op accepted an offer.

However, the op has posted back and it appears the op cancelled the transaction.

@earlyant-77

nmemoryof · ‎08-08-2019

"Make Offer" can now apply in the other direction, too. I was surprised to see it at first. But basically, it's where the person can offer a higher amount to end the auction early.