Sending an Offer Invoice

[klassic*kids]

As a buyer something very interesting happened to me the other day and I can't figure out how the seller was able to do this (it was a good thing). If someone can shed light on this for me for future use I'd appreciate it.

Person was selling lavender stems 250 for $12.50.  I had a couple of questions for her and in the interim said I'd need 4 bunches.  She responded that she has a special 5 bunches for $55. plus a combined shipping discount.

Great.  I decided to take advantage of the 5 bunch special and her  combined shipping discount was a good deal as well.

So ... selected 5 qty and she must have had immediate pay required as nowhere did it give me the option to request a revised invoice from seller.  Meassaged her and asked her how to proceed.

Then she apologized and said she would have to send me "an offer".  After that I got a message from her with "an offer" showing 5 for $55 and when I went to pay it reflected the discounted combined shipping.

How and where can you send a buyer "an offer"?  I am completely unfamiliar with this.  Anyone have any idea how to go about doing this and where?

Thank you and keep warm!

[chrysylys]

It's been discussed a number of times on these boards and I've received quite a few that way.  A search of the help pages using 'send offer' finds this:  http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/private_offer.html

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[siayan]

If someone asks a question through eBay messages there is an option to send a offer in the reply

[klassic*kids]

Great.  Thanks so much Chrylys and Siayan.

[lookng2015]

I've had to use the 'send buyer an offer' when eBay's cart isn't co-operating on a multi item transaction. Just get the buyer to send an ASQ on the ones they want - then send an offer on each (with instructions to NOT PAY YET) and then send a combined shipping invoice.