Wondering why?

[hamptongardens]

Why do people put a Buy It Now price of $45 with $8.30 shipping or best offer & when I made an offer of $40, they counter offer with the buy it now price of $45?

Why do people put a price of $235 for a used item when the full retail price WITH warranty is $129? 

Why do people list a used item for $60 with $8.50 shipping when the full retail WITH warranty is only $6 more?

ebay USED to be a fun place to find stuff at a reasonable price with reasonable shipping. Today, people ask $15 for an item starting bid and $37 shipping parcel post. It actually only costs $5.50 for postage. 

It no no longer makes sense to buy things here because rarely you find anything reasonable with fair non-rip off prices and overblown shipping. After over 20 years on eBay, I just don’t like it any more

[18704d]

"Today, people ask $15 for an item starting bid and $37 shipping parcel post. It actually only costs $5.50 for postage.

It no no longer makes sense to buy things here because rarely you find anything reasonable with fair non-rip off prices and overblown shipping. After over 20 years on eBay, I just don’t like it any more"

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Yes, that happens a lot.

But not all the time.

Many sellers don't know what others are offering such items for.

Myself?  It is my pricing strategy.

I sourced a Lot of needed items from a very good source.  A Good deal.

I searched current and completed listings...

I found that One Pack of 4 (that's how they are packaged)

are selling for about 10 dollars each Plus Shipping.

Completed shows about the same results.

Me? 

I put on Two Packs of 4 for 15 dollars and Free Shipping.

(only because I got these very very very very inexpensively)

I've sold a bunch of these.

And all of those buyers, are Very Happy with buying on eBay.

So.. keep looking.

I'd say for any single item you want.... that you search here

sooner or later you'll find a smart seller who is offering what Buyers like yourself, are looking for.

Keep the faith,

Lynn

[gamersbaystore]

This is why I'm starting to ignore those best offer listings, as the sellers almost never budge on price; or they'll set a offer to be auto-declined if its 10% less than what they originally asked for. For me, this translates to being a waste of my time. If one isn't willing to sell their item for less, then why have an option for best offer to begin with?

Either way, they're not my first choice. I probably spent close to $2,000 on video game lots, etc, since the beginning of this year, and very few of those listings were best offers. I try to just go for BIN's, then there's no waiting for a response and negotiating.

[kensgiftshop]

Some of the best offers are put on the listings by Ebay and not the sellers, and they don't want it on there.

[pauls-parts]

I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU JUST STARTED THIS RANT.  You have a pair of jeans listed for $15 shipping. I can roll them up and put them in a padded flat rate envelope for about 8 bucks. The piece 3 piece book set of art that is already boxed you are charging $79.90.  Maybe $35 in a large flat rate box or less for Fedex. And the thing about the man that started AAA in Cleveland. But yours are from Germany? I would love to see the doctors notes about your health that you put in your descriptions. I will be honest and say that you sound like a scam artist.  This is one time that I hope I am wrong!!!

[escuintla]

I am famous for telling tales.

Years ago, a seller at the flea market was yelling, I mean it, yelling and procrastinating and saying vulgar words to this person who appeared to be "innocent", for what he wasn't because I knew him to be a low ball offeror.  

So, I asked him why he was mad? He said that the other guy had offered him an "abusive, insulting offer". I laughed while he looked at me again, very mad. I then calmly told him that he should be taking it easy by just standing his ground with his prices and never get triggered because both him and the other guy needed to accept a price to make a deal. 

What I am trying to say here is that you, as a seller, and you as a buyer, need to learn a very good principle that is undebatable and undefeatable: 

The seller owns the item, and the buyer owns his money. Got it? OK, we are doing just fine. 

So, in order for a contract to exist, both owner/seller and buyer have to exchange an item for money. 

That means that if there's not a meeting of the minds, their minds, there's no contract. 

Meaning: You can't force anybody to accept your offer, nor the other party can force you to accept their counteroffer. 

Just keep going. 

[fashunu4eeuh]

Why? 

Some people don’t know what they are doing perhaps.

One thing for certain: sellers are free to set whatever they want when pricing. And buyers are free to accept the price, or not.

[epsilon_publishing]

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@gamersbaystore wrote:

This is why I'm starting to ignore those best offer listings, as the sellers almost never budge on price; or they'll set a offer to be auto-declined if its 10% less than what they originally asked for. For me, this translates to being a waste of my time. If one isn't willing to sell their item for less, then why have an option for best offer to begin with?

Well, no... I usually price a little high, will auto-accept 75% of that price and will consider 50% of the BIN price.  A lot of times I end up selling items for 50%-60% of the BIN price.

And also to consider, if I sell it for 50% there's still the FVF based on 100% of the BIN price, so I can understand why sellers don't want to sell much below BIN.

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[juststuffisell]

All of the above.... and my two cents;

eBay has taken upon itself to add best offer to some listings without the seller knowing it. I think it has something do with the app and if the best offer was checked for an item, it stays checked in the app for new listings, or it may just always be checked. I don't use the app anymore since they screwed it up so I don't know if the fixed it or not and this is only an assumption on my part. Or...ebay may systemically add the best offer via the platform... dunno.

People list items for 2 times new because sometime we don't know better 🙂
People charge close to retail, because selling on eBay is expensive and buyers have been abusing the returns so you have to factor those costs into all your pricing now.

Auctions start at a higher price because fewer buyers are bidding on eBay with the exception of very desirable or rare items. If you don't set a decent minimum first bid on an item, you are likely to only get one bid for 99 cents and after ebay & paypal fees and all the other costs to source, pack & ship the seller would have been better off sending you 5 bucks not to buy it.

Most auction houses & estate sales I attend, you will see people spend twice as much for the same item as you'll have to spend in an eBay auction. The upside is, you get to inspect it before you buy. Just sayin.. I can't replace inventory today for what people want to pay me for stuff on eBay unless I luck out and hit a poorly marketed sale - which is usually how I snag my inventory at a price I can sell it for and make a profit.

If you resale - eBay is the place to buy; and a lot of B&M retail shops focusing on collectibles etc come here to pick up inventory....cheap. Many sellers have pretty much rock bottomed prices to get sales in a lot of categories. If you think it's expensive on eBay, if you haven't done so already, you might want to do some price comparisons at your local mid range consignment shops. (I'm not talking a "thrift store"). Attend some estate auctions and busy auction hoses. I would venture 5 to 1 prices are much lower on eBay for like kind.

Cheers

[ohnojoey]

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@pauls-parts wrote:

... And the thing about the man that started AAA in Cleveland. But yours are from Germany? 

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This explains Germany.

"In 1999 we put out an AA history book, printed in Germany by a group of AA members who were considered by many to be radical and controversial. That limited, privately published edition became very popular and was distributed free of charge all over the world. That book was: How It Worked: The Story of Clarence H. Snyder and the Early Days of Alcoholics Anonymous in Cleveland, Ohio."

Mitchell K. author

[luckythewinner]

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@hamptongardens wrote:

Why do people put a Buy It Now price of $45 with $8.30 shipping or best offer & when I made an offer of $40, they counter offer with the buy it now price of $45?

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Perhaps because although they do not want Best Offers, eBay is adding it to their listings without their permission.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Forced-Best-Offer/m-p/27961871

[hyperrush]

Capitalism, just capitalism.

[soh.maryl]

The final value fee on almost ANY item is 10% of what the buyer paid to the seller, regardless of what the BIN price would have been.  

Am I misinterpreting your remark? " . . . there's still the FVF based on 100% of the BIN price".

[hamptongardens]

4 pair of heavy cord pants. Shipping listed on slipcase set @ over 25 pounds listed as $24 shipping. As to the rest, my medical stuff is heart related with 4 intensive care hospitalizations in 1.5 years, quad bypass and much more. Then again, the 9 pair of pants going to Salvation Army today and the rest, I don’t know yet. Have a nice day