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[bkb1942]

I posted a doll at $30 and within about an hour received an offer of $47.50. Bidderhas good feedback. Should I be worried?

[siayan]

I don't see why you would be worried. They are trying to get you to close the auction. Maybe it;s worth a shot to them. Why would you accept it? is it worth it?

[emerald40 · Accepted solution]

I did not look, but is it an auction or a fixed price.

If fixed price, why did he not just buy it at that price.

If an auction, he might know something about the item you don't and feels it will go higher than that amount.

Also, all buyers have positive feedback so that is not an indication of anything.

Just be careful.  No one needs your email account to buy it.

 Make sure payment is in your paypal account - and you get an OK from them to ship it.

[nc-daydreamer]

I get offer like this frequently. Never had any issues. Just means that they feel the item is worth more than your price and wants to be sure that they are the one who gets it - generally speaking.

[bkb1942]

Thanks, in the past I’ve had offers less than the fixed price so it made me wonder. Maybe I’ll get all this stuff listed with this boost.

[femmefan1946]

If it is Fixed Price - the customer is either very confused or a scammer.

Is there a long (six months or more) period since the account had feedback? If so it may be a hacked account.

You would get an email telling you that you are paid and that you should ship immediately, but there will be no money in your Paypal account.

If this is an Auction, the ploy is more common.

You can accept the offer (but look at feedback again) or you can politely tell the customer that you would prefer to let the auction run its course and she should feel free to bid.

Most bids arrive in the last few minutes, even seconds, of an auction, so there is a good chance you will do better than the offer.

You are an experienced seller, but your last sale was over a year ago, so you appear to be a newbie.

BTW, your customer's cleared payment will be Held for up to 21 days against your service.

[tellmemama]

Since this was listed as an auction, your buyer knows this doll is most likely going to sell for more than $47.50.  I would thank her for her interest but firmly state you do not end auctions early and encourage her to bid so she might end up getting it for less.

But probably not.

[busterbgood]

Your auction doesn't state the height of the doll.  Is it 10" 14" or 20"?  Guessing from the photo it is not a regular 10" Toni but a Sweet Sue Sophisticate 14 or 20" doll which goes for more money and they are trying to lock you in at a low price......

[menatx]

From my experience...absolutely not.  I get offers quite a bit for significantly more than my asking price.  In fact I’ve never had a bad experience with those offers.  Usually they are experienced collectors who know the real value or what the value means to them.  Or it’s the buyer who wants the item right away and doesn’t want to deal with being outbid.  So then the question becomes...could it sell more by going through the process?!?    It’s a process

[rschissler]

Something is still confusing here.  If the auction has a buy it now for $30 why wouldn't they take that?

[the_fancy_fox]

I listed a doll at 19.99 once at auction and immediately got five offers all above $200. 

I never end auctions and invited them to bid. That doll closed at over $750.00

if you listing is an auction, let it run. If it’s a buy it now, your probably dealing with a scammer.

[a_c_green]

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@menatx wrote:

Or it’s the buyer who wants the item right away and doesn’t want to deal with being outbid.

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Yes, with all that pesky extra money going to the seller from someone else... 

Yes, if the offer is for one of the dolls with a $30 BuyItNow showing, then the $47.50 is a scam. They'll claim to have some problem paying, ask you for a PayPal invoice instead, and if you send it, they will have your off-eBay email address, and proceed to send you fake payment notices telling you that you must ship and upload your tracking number before you will see the funds in your account. Needless to say, no funds will ever appear. 

If it's for a straight auction listing with no BuyItNow, then clearly the buyer is worried that if they cannot persuade you to take your item off the market now, it will end up selling for more than what they want to pay you for it. Thank them for their interest and invite them to bid instead. You will see some very interesting bid activity in the final minutes and (especially) seconds of your auction. Good luck.

[rschissler]

Just realized that this is an old thread, so the current listings aren't relevant.

[the_fancy_fox]

I wish ebay would make all threads with the last posting date older than 30 days read only.