GeoffT
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| posted on 30/7/08 at 10:15 PM |
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Numpty ebay question
I've bought loads of goods on ebay in the past, but have just embarked on my first ever sale. I've got a guy enquiring if I have a
'buy it now' price for the item, although it is listed without one.
I've seen potential buyers ask this question many times, but what's the score with this? Is it a 'legal' ebay option to
complete a deal in this way, if so how do I close the listing and invoice the buyer? I'm trying to keep things simple for a first sale, so
should I just politely decline?
Or given some of the other recent threads, avoid ebay altogether.........
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 30/7/08 at 10:20 PM |
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keep it simple and decline. Sometimes these are just cheeky offers to get the goods cheap.
If you want to do it outisde of ebay then it can get messy, plus there is no guarentee they will honour the deal, and then you have to relist (more
fees)
The only "legal" way of doing it,is to add a BUY IT NOW option to the listing and tell him to click on the BUY IT NOW button. And if you
can't then you could cancle the auction, relist with a buy it now and get him to click it.
Either way - its a bit of a ball ache.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 30/7/08 at 10:20 PM |
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You can revise your item and add a buy it now if you and the potential buyer want to agree a price, other buyers can jump in though, dont end your
listing on a promise, some idiots just like arsing around with buyers so protect yourself. Generally I say no its an x day auction take your chance
and bid, you might get a bargain.
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 30/7/08 at 10:21 PM |
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From what I understand, if there are no bids on your item then you can add a buy it now price to the listing and allow someone to win the auction with
that...
If there are already bids then all you can do retract all bids and change the listing or end the listing and re-list with a buy it now. This is not
really withing the spirit of the ebay rules
Mark
There is no replacement for displacement...
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owelly
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| posted on 30/7/08 at 10:22 PM |
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It's your choice. You can end the auction early and do the deal with the guy. If there are bids on the item, you have to cancel them before you
end the auction but you can give "No longer available" as a reason.
I would say that leave the auction running until you have the cash in your hand. Then cancel.
It's a risk to end early as you may get more in the auction.
Ask the guy to make you an offer or let the auction run.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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GeoffT
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| posted on 30/7/08 at 10:31 PM |
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Wow....some of you guys are faster on the keyboard than me...
Thanks for the excellent advice, I think I'll just let the auction run it's natural course.
Cheers, Geoff.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 30/7/08 at 10:37 PM |
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It can be a cheeky way of asking for a deal out of ebay. Or some one wanting it in a hurry and doing the deal in ebay.
But if its a cash deal of a reasonable value you will save lots of dosh on final valuation fees and paypal fees. If done out of ebay.
Think of it as advertising.
Yes the buyer may want it cheap or just in a hurry but if you get what you want for it, where is the problem.
Its not in the spirit of ebay, But then again ebay will shaft the sellor sooner than look at you. Do a search on here.
You may get screwed about. That can happen just as much in ebay, even more so now that a sellor can not give a buyer bad feed back no mater what they
do. This has lead to allsorts of scams 
There you go just my 2 bob 
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mr henderson
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| posted on 31/7/08 at 08:41 AM |
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I've done reasonably well on ebay selling stuff with a classified advert. £10 or £12, it shows up in the searches, and lasts a month.
Also I haven't had any problems insisting on cash on collection, no deliveries, no courier collection, safety for buyer and seller although the
buyer may have to make a bit of a journey
Obviously you need to have an idea of what it will sell for, and you still get emails asking for a buy-it-now price and making offers.
John
[Edited on 31/7/08 by mr henderson]
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 31/7/08 at 03:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paradoxia0
There is no replacement, for Displacement...
Unless your car weighs less than 500Kilos with a 148hp Bike engine fitted.....
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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