eBay

pattik330 · ‎07-05-2021

I have 232 people watching items I have for sale. So tired of it. Wish they would take the plunge and buy.

donsdetour · ‎07-06-2021

@bigdeals.etc wrote:
If I had a rupee for every time I got a watcher…

You would have one rupee.

jimsvinylvault · ‎07-06-2021

Some of them might be Sellers watching your item to see what you get for it. Regardless, what eBay needs to do is put a date limit (e.g. 30 days....maximum of 60 days) on the posting transaction, otherwise it becomes useless information for the Seller.

simba6 · ‎07-06-2021

Watchers were added back when bidders stopped all the nibble bidding. It was to give sellers some changing numbers to look at. They used to like to keep seeing the bid amounts creep up even if it was just pennies.

Many watchers are other people with one to sell also and want to see what it goes for.

bimm_corp · ‎07-06-2021

@pattik330

>Wish they would take the plunge and buy.

It's quite possible that many of your watchers are competitors selling the same items and checking to see if yours sell and for how much.

sin-n-dex · ‎07-06-2021

@bimm_corp wrote:
@pattik330
>Wish they would take the plunge and buy.

It's quite possible that many of your watchers are competitors selling the same items and checking to see if yours sell and for how much.

The "sold" box with the search function also works for this. That's what I do when I want to see what something sold for (rather than watching one endlessly that might be priced so high it never sells).

I try to price a lot of my items within the range of what actually sells, but I don't accomplish this by watching everything I want to list.

C.

coolections · ‎07-06-2021

The main purpose of showing the number of watchers is to allow the seller to know there is a demand and the seller needs to take action to get the item sold. Typically it is because people like the item, but are not willing to pay your asking price. The other reason is other sellers want to know if you will actually ever sell your item at your asking price.

asset_liquidators · ‎07-06-2021

Watchers are rarely buyers.

coolections · ‎07-06-2021

So you know for a fact every time you sell something the person did not watch it before actually buying it ? OK

jonathankirkland · ‎07-06-2021

Speaking here as a buyer & seller...

I watch items specifically for the chance at a discount if the initial price is out of my comfortable purchase range. I've received offers sometimes small between 5-10% but other times up to 30%, and sometimes depending how much the discount is I've snapped items up happily after receiving that discount. Sometimes I get a discount offer after watching something for just a day, other times it's a week or two.

Watching hurts absolutely nothing and can only help both buyers and sellers in the end so I find it shocking anyone would whine about it.

eleanor*rigby · ‎07-06-2021

@meme6253 wrote:
The Point Is You Can't Just Stand Around Watching Something Forever, & Yes You Actually Can Be Asked To Leave, It's Called Loitering!, REAL WORLD!

Is that a song title?

eleanor*rigby · ‎07-06-2021

@jonathankirkland wrote:
I watch items specifically for the chance at a discount if the initial price is out of my comfortable purchase range. I've received offers sometimes small between 5-10% but other times up to 30%, and sometimes depending how much the discount is I've snapped items up happily after receiving that discount.

I put two items on my Watch List last night. Within minutes, I received offers on both--one at 33% and one at 50%! I purchased both . . .

mtgraves7984 · ‎07-06-2021

@eleanor*rigby wrote:
@jonathankirkland wrote:
I watch items specifically for the chance at a discount if the initial price is out of my comfortable purchase range. I've received offers sometimes small between 5-10% but other times up to 30%, and sometimes depending how much the discount is I've snapped items up happily after receiving that discount.
I put two items on my Watch List last night. Within minutes, I received offers on both--one at 33% and one at 50%! I purchased both . . .

@eleanor*rigby

Exact thing happened to me recently. Boom. Boom.

I, however, haven't responded. The offer (item price) was fair, but it's a '0' seller charging $15+ (Medium Flat Rate) for a 5 oz. item that could safely ship First Class... and I can't get past the shipping charge. LOL

I'm thinking of messaging the seller, but being a '0', I'm not sure if they'd relist that way just for me... or if I'd just confuse the heck out of 'em. Plus... who am I to question their shipping method if they're comfortable with how they've listed it?

I kind of really want it, and I've got a couple more hours until the offer times out. What's your kneejerk reaction??

eleanor*rigby · ‎07-06-2021

@mtgraves7984

Well, I sure wouldn't "overpay" for shipping (based on what you've said), so I'd probably contact the seller. You have nothing to lose, the way I see it. If the person is amenable, I'm sure you could guide them through the process . . .

mtgraves7984 · ‎07-06-2021

@eleanor*rigby wrote:
@mtgraves7984

Well, I sure wouldn't "overpay" for shipping (based on what you've said), so I'd probably contact the seller. You have nothing to lose, the way I see it. If the person is amenable, I'm sure you could guide them through the process . . .

I did the math both ways. My way vs. the seller's (current) offer net the seller only $2 less... I'd raise my offer $2. LOL

They can't eat you, no?