03-22-2018 12:26 AM
Hi sellers- I just received the promotion that discounts fvf by 25% on up to 100 auction listings if the "allows offer option" is included. When I create an auctions listing, I do not show "allows offer" option on the listing. Is this new? How do I add such an option ? Thanks
03-22-2018 01:04 AM
On the section where you enter the price, just a bit below there is a small link that says show more (or something to that effect). Click it and it will expand an area that will give you the option to allow offers if you tick the box.
03-22-2018 07:04 AM - edited 03-22-2018 07:05 AM
I don't see that option anywhere. I activated the 25% promo. Are some sellers not eligible?
03-22-2018 07:08 AM
I got the offer also and couldn't find the option to do a "best offer" on an auction listing either. I'm not a new seller (been selling about 10 years) and I know Ebay was doing a Beta test on this feature, but I don't think it;s been rolled out to all sellers yet.
03-22-2018 07:11 AM
03-22-2018 07:17 AM
03-22-2018 07:37 AM - edited 03-22-2018 07:38 AM
The way to access the "best offer" option on auctions is to use the Quick version of the listing form, then at the bottom of the page choose to show more options. Apparently eBay has completed their preliminary experiment and it's now available on the Quick form. I wonder if it's possible to make an offer higher than the opening bid, which could still lead to a lower selling price than if the auction ran full time. This version of the Quick form also allows choices in listing duration.
03-22-2018 07:47 AM
03-22-2018 07:49 AM
You're probably not on one of the Quick versions of the listing form.
03-22-2018 07:50 AM
If I wanted to add best offer, I would list fixed price.
BO has no place on an auction.
03-22-2018 07:52 AM
I also received this offer today.
So - to make things simple let's say I list something for $10.00
If a buyer makes an offer that is a 10% discount that means that the item would sell for $9.00. I lose a dollar.
On a 9.00 sale I pay eBay ninety cents. 25% of that is 22.50 cents.
So I lose $1.00 up front, and eBay gives me back 22.50 cents.
Just saying - or can someone explain it to me differently to where I will be making money?
03-22-2018 07:55 AM
I suppose you could set it up with an asking price of $11, then if you accept an offer of $10.00 you'd pay 25 cents less for the FVF.
03-22-2018 07:56 AM
I don't understand why 90% of the people who use auctions even bother.
03-22-2018 07:56 AM
@d-k_treasureswrote:If I wanted to add best offer, I would list fixed price.
BO has no place on an auction.
I agree. Stupidest idea they've ever had (so far anyway)
03-22-2018 07:56 AM
I seem to recall when best offer on auctions first appeared that an ebay rep posted that it was a glitch and would be corrected soon. Now it is an official promo...
Makes me look closely at all "glitches" to see how soon they become new features.