Send offer time frame

[tck210]

Seems previously,  the offers that I send expired after 2 days.  Now my offers are active for 5 days ?  Looked, but did not see  a way to change the time frame in settings? 

Normally I would not care, except that it is now impossible to manage the listing ( add pics, etc) when offers are pending?

New policy, or am I missing something? 

Thanks!

[kensgiftshop]

It was changes a month or two ago.

I think offers are good for 4 days now and you can't change it.

[golfingaddict]

eBay changed the time frame to 4 days if you send an offer.  Seller to Buyer.  You cannot change it.

It changed in September, I think.

A buyer sent me an offer the other day and it was only for 24 hours.  

What is good for the goose  (or something like that)

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

@tck210 They went from 48 hours to 96 hours a little while ago. There was no announcement. 

One workaround I've been using (but obviously it is kind of limited). If I'm running, say, a 10% off sale but would be willing to take off another 10%, I send an offer during the last day or so of the sale, telling the buyer the item is on sale at 10% off through tonight or tomorrow, whichever it is, and this offer gives them a bonus 10% discount....but obviously to get the full value of the offer, they must accept before my sale ends. This adds a bit of urgency. But of course, if they neither accept or reject the offer, it will still tie up the listing for the full 4 days.

It was a stupid change, but ebay has resisted any efforts to discuss it on this Board. I doubt they'll change it back.

[bbcardzman]

Just another annoying thing eBay does because they think it's helpful to sellers but it's actually terrible. If eBay would get rid of all these people making worthless changes and messing up the site every other day some of us might be able to sell something! 

[tck210]

Thanks.  All good points !

[jz-5682]

I wish that we could choose whether we want our seller offers to last 2 days, 3 days, or 4 days. I hate when it ties up our ability to make changes to our listing. If people don't respond to our offer within a few days it'd be nice to be able to just lower the listed price on the item so that other, newer shoppers, seeing our item for the first time might just buy it - without us having to send out more offers. Does that make sense? 

[fern*wood]

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@jz-5682 wrote:

I wish that we could choose whether we want our seller offers to last 2 days, 3 days, or 4 days. I hate when it ties up our ability to make changes to our listing. If people don't respond to our offer within a few days it'd be nice to be able to just lower the listed price on the item so that other, newer shoppers, seeing our item for the first time might just buy it - without us having to send out more offers. Does that make sense? 

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I have had no problem lowering a price even when an offer is live and other parts of the listing are greyed out. 

[tobaccocardyahoo]

Ebay is probably mucking around with offers because they are more ineffective than in the past. Increasing the time limit is probably a hope that the reason for their ineffectiveness is the lack of importance of Ebay in a potential buyer's use of their time.

They are also sending reminders that they are watching a listing to buyers, and trying other means of helping to close a sale.

IMO it is fruitless, but some sellers may be benefiting.

[kh_femi]

Hi everyone,

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Thank you for understanding.