Bargains on ebay? (Part 2)

That strikes me as not really in the spirit of eBay.

Why not just put a buy it now price on of slightly more than you want, and allow offers? Seems much easier and fairer to everyone.

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Originally Posted by Beobloke

That strikes me as not really in the spirit of eBay.

Why not just put a buy it now price on of slightly more than you want, and allow offers? Seems much easier and fairer to everyone.

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Agree with that.

Lol why is it always the hoarders, sorry collectors that moan about sellers tactics [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

But never fear once one sells there'll be loads listed, oh wait no there won't, they're all in storage or back bedrooms or garages [emoji6][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

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Originally Posted by Beobloke

Forgive my stupidity but why would you list something at a price to make sure no one bids on it?

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Adam , some sellers change the prices to avoid ending a auction and then having to pay a re listing fee , Common on lots of auctions , I have seen items that normally sell for £9.99 listed at £999.99 then when back in stock the price goes back down to £9.99 on 30 auctions

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Originally Posted by Beobloke

That strikes me as not really in the spirit of eBay.

Why not just put a buy it now price on of slightly more than you want, and allow offers? Seems much easier and fairer to everyone.

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I do put a BIN on but as every buyer knows, if you offer the price minus fees in cash, the seller usually takes it.

Frankly I'm surprised that this is a surprise to anyone?!

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Originally Posted by Bigman80

I do put a BIN on but as every buyer knows, if you offer the price minus fees in cash, the seller usually takes it.

Frankly I'm surprised that this is a surprise to anyone?!

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Have you not had ebay after you for ending to many auctions , I had a slapped wrist years ago and had to go through the 10 question yes and no naughty boy procedure before my account was unlocked :(

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Originally Posted by Audio Al

Have you not had ebay after you for ending to many auctions , I had a slapped wrist years ago and had to go through the 10 question yes and no naughty boy procedure before my account was unlocked :(

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I don't do it regularly, Al.

Usually it happens when it's the higher priced items like my Motorbike, multiple PA systems and bulky things that people have to collect or want to see working.

I've let auctions run for cameras and small box items and rejected offers of cash on collection.

I'd never cancel an auction if there were bidders. It's only on BIN items.

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Originally Posted by Bigman80

The idea is to sell via eBay in the spirit of the deal. What normally happens is someone comes to look at the item they've seen on ebay and then make me a cash offer on the spot. If I accept, I can't just cancel to eBay ad because they can charge a fee if they believe you've sold it thanks to their site.

I deliberately overprice the now sold item so that no one bids on it and when the listening expires, I simply delete it.

It's not a deliberate tactic but it's happened a few times.

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I cannot integrate these last two sentences.

These are rather nice..lovely condition....could these be something Grant would be interested in

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Infinity-...0AAOSwJShdkK4C

You live and learn something new everyday ..:)