Seller offered me a deal

[earthbeing00]

Hi, can someone explaine please how a seller offered me a deal on an item I only viewed? I thought sellers couldn't see who viewed, or who is watching an item? I only viewed it.

I nearly pressed accept because I'm selling a similar item and thought a buyer sent me an offer 

[robbie31415]

Sellers get a notification that their item is eligible to send offer.

It's completely blind.

[house*of*paws]

Hi @earthbeing00 

Sellers CANNOT see who is viewing or watching their items … yet can still have offers sent.

[lux.ra_14]

The seller can't determine the identity of viewers or watchers. The seller can only push a button to send offers to users who eBay determines are "eligible" to receive them.

No idea what the actual criteria are, but I've received offers on items I viewed only once and did not add to a watchlist. I viewed one of my own items while I was signed out -- and eBay sent me an e-mail encouraging me to "make it yours."

To be clear, the eBay e-mails are a separate marketing effort from seller-initiated offers. eBay seems to be getting more aggressive about it lately. I realize I can turn off the messages, but I like to know how it feels from the buyer's perspective. To my mind, it's too much and seems pushy, if not a little desperate.

[nanniestreasurechest]

Same thing has happened to me and I almost accepted.  I've learned to be careful when there are offers coming in.  I don't mind getting offers on something I'm watching but I hate getting them when I'm just looking.  If I'm that interested in buying it I will either buy it then or watch it. 

[ckimodog]

@earthbeing00 

The same thing happened to me the other day.  What I thought was funny was it was an item that I reported because it was "illegal."  True story.  By the way, the item still is still available.  Big surprise huh? I also noticed I'm getting more" send offers" to customers that are obviously not watching my items, as I have no watchers on several of them.  I am not liking this feature at all. 

[reallynicestamps]

Since Watchers are permanent, any given Watcher may have put your item on their Watch List months ago.

But Views are within the past 30 days.

So I think that Offers go to Viewers, who are actively in the market, rather than Watchers who just don't clean out their Watch List very often.

[earthbeing00]

EDIT ...SOLVED.

EBAY AUTO SENT ME IT LETTING ME KNOW THE SELLER HAS LOWERED THE BID  I READ THE EMAIL AFTER I NOTICED THE MESSAGE FROM EBAY.

NOT GOOD EBAY. IT LOOKED LIKE THE SELLER SENT IT!

[legalbeagle52]

@ckimodog 

It is funny when things like that happen.  Definitely not surprised it's still there & will probably stay there!  I hardly watch anything & I get tons of offers daily, just from looking at an item once.  Not liking this feature at all either.     I've tried to opt out several times, but it never takes.

[mam98031]

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@ckimodog wrote:

@earthbeing00 

The same thing happened to me the other day.  What I thought was funny was it was an item that I reported because it was "illegal."  True story.  By the way, the item still is still available.  Big surprise huh? I also noticed I'm getting more" send offers" to customers that are obviously not watching my items, as I have no watchers on several of them.  I am not liking this feature at all. 

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Just another piece of evidence that one member reporting a listing simply is not enough to get it removed much less looked at.  It takes multiple reports.