watch list- time limit on offers

[chocolate752011]

I posted this back in July under "ask a mentor" but never received any replies, so I am posting it again but on this format instead eBay Community is most helpful for me.

When a buyer places item on their "watch list" how long does it take before a seller see it on their Sellers hub  for " listing eligible to send offers"? Does this happen pretty much instantly or does it take 24 hours  or more before sellers see it?

Also, when a buyer declines an offer or the offer expires before they can respond are they able to place item back on their "watch list" for another offer from the same seller? Or was this their only chance?

Thank you

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@chocolate752011 wrote: ...  when a buyer declines an offer or the offer expires before they can respond are they able to place item back on their "watch list" for another offer from the same seller? ...

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Listings are not removed from a member's Watch list after they receive an offer and let it expire.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

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@nobody*s_perfect wrote:

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@chocolate752011 wrote: ...  when a buyer declines an offer or the offer expires before they can respond are they able to place item back on their "watch list" for another offer from the same seller? ...

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Listings are not removed from a member's Watch list after they receive an offer and let it expire.

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But if the seller makes an offer at the same price as before, it will not be sent to that buyer. It will be sent to buyers who have not received an offer,

[mantle1951]

Just because a buyer adds item to their Watch List does not mean that you can send them an offer. Many buyers do not want to receive offers and have opted to not receive offers  in their Preferences.

[mtgraves7984]

Also, when a buyer declines an offer or the offer expires before they can respond are they able to place item back on their "watch list" for another offer from the same seller? Or was this their only chance?

@chocolate752011 

It was the seller's only chance to send an offer to that buyer. If it's listed OBO, the buyer could shoot an offer to the seller.

[dbfolks166mt]

I posted this back in July under "ask a mentor" but never received any replies, so I am posting it again but on this format instead eBay Community is most helpful for me.

When a buyer places item on their "watch list" how long does it take before a seller see it on their Sellers hub  for " listing eligible to send offers"? Does this happen pretty much instantly or does it take 24 hours  or more before sellers see it?  It should happen almost instantly but  that is dependent on the stability of the eBay platform which has been, to say the least questionable, this week. 

Also, when a buyer declines an offer or the offer expires before they can respond are they able to place item back on their "watch list" for another offer from the same seller? Or was this their only chance? I have a number of items on my watch list that have never gone away and for which I have received multiple offers from the seller. Many of these items I have no interest in purchasing to begin with. 

[a_c_green]

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@chocolate752011 wrote:

I posted this back in July under "ask a mentor" but never received any replies, so I am posting it again but on this format instead eBay Community is most helpful for me.

When a buyer places item on their "watch list" how long does it take before a seller see it on their Sellers hub  for " listing eligible to send offers"? Does this happen pretty much instantly or does it take 24 hours  or more before sellers see it?

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Pretty much instantly.

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@chocolate752011 wrote:

Also, when a buyer declines an offer or the offer expires before they can respond are they able to place item back on their "watch list" for another offer from the same seller? Or was this their only chance?

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Others have answered this already (above), but a thought occurred to me just now: I'm wondering if it's possible to "reset" things by taking an item off your Watch list and then putting it back on again...? 🤔