Pros and Cons of Posting Buyer questions in seller listing

[cooprr]

As a new seller, I am composing a reply to a buyer who has offered twice the opening bid amount (including shipping) within 8 hours of listing. I have chosen this as my reply:

"Although we appreciate your offer, our policy is to let all auctions run as listed. Hope to see you at the end and good luck!
Thanks!"

What are the PROS & CONS of including this Q&A in the listing?

[emerald40 · Accepted solution]

This was asked before, but since ebay moved the seller question to the right, rather than bottom of page, I thought they might have done away with the questions and answers being posted.  At least I have not seen them in a while.

But I see no problem as having it as a part of your description.

Actually as a buyer who might watch an auction for up to 10 days and then sit there at the end so I can be competitive, I would appreciate knowing that you will let it run its course.

[kathieskorner]

Why would you want to include this in the listing?? 

[cooprr]

Being solely a buyer until now, I look for additional information about the auction, the item, etc in the Q&A portion of the listing.

Now, as a new buyer, I thought it helpful to other buyers who may be looking for the same...

As a solution, revising the description, seems to be *face-palm* answer!

[gracieallen01]

I, personally, think it is a good idea and see nothing wrong with it.

I only listed auctions when I was selling here - 10 years worth.  I learned - often the hard way - that there was a myriad of reasons people wanted to end an auction early.  Anywhere from trying to send fake notification of payment to wanting the item for real cheap to wanting others to not see it so it could be listed later for more.  Many many reasons.  I decided it was better not to tick off the bidders who might notice and decide they didn't want to bid on my items.  Also, nowadays, ebay may think - if it isn't handled 'properly' - that the sale was taken off-site.

[luckythewinner]

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@cooprr wrote:

What are the PROS & CONS of including this Q&A in the listing?

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To me it is all about:

(a) whether you think the information will help or hurt the chances of a listing selling, and

(b) whether the information might make your life easier

For the question you mentioned, I would say that for (a) it is not an issue and for (b) it might stop others from asking the same question in the future. 

[ymeagainlord]

As there's no way to actually DO that for them without ending the auction and setting up a BIN (and it's probably the start of a you've been paid, ship now" scam) I'd just ignore it (and block)