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Why do people contact and ask for buy it now?

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hophophippidtyhop · 18/03/2011 19:17

I'm selling a bath seat, and someone's sent a message asking if I'll do a buy it now as they don't want to wait 2 days! 2 days! I have 2 watchers on it, what do you think I should do? I could do it for the average completed (£6),or wait and see if the winner is local so I get out of posting it. Kind of thinking it's bad ettiquette if someone else is watching?

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snakesandladders · 18/03/2011 19:20

Just explain that you think it would be bad form as poeple are watching. You could also suggest that you wouldn't know how much to charge for a buy now purchase, what would they suggest?

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hophophippidtyhop · 18/03/2011 19:24

Good plan, it is daft as I wouldn't be able to post til monday anyway. I think it might have something to do with it being one of about only 3 pink ones on offer!

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FabbyChic · 18/03/2011 20:08

I always do it if I see something I want that has no bids.

flabbyapronbelly · 19/03/2011 17:19

I sold something I had relisted and expected to get 99p for for £10 the other day as the person was desparate for it and couldn't wait 3 more days! I was not expecting to sell it at all, asked what would be his best offer and when he said £10 I couldn't beleive my luck! I had no watchers so didn't feel bad doing that, but not sure I would if there were lots of people watching the item

PepsiPopcorn · 19/03/2011 23:32

I find it annoying to receive this question (although would answer politely!). If I was going to accept a Buy It Now price I would have put it on the auction.

If someone asks for a BIN price I take it to mean it's an item people will like and be interested in, so I'd let the auction run to the end.

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hophophippidtyhop · 21/03/2011 08:44

Update: I sent a polite email saying no as there were a couple of watchers and felt it would be bad form to do so. Over the next two days the watchers numbered 9 and it sold for £11 plus postage. I was only expecting to get a fiver!

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humanfraggle · 21/03/2011 16:26

I did this recently as I was going on holiday and wanted to take the item with me, but the auction ended the day after I went away.

I also had it asked of me recently when selling an item I originally paid £15 for (2nd hand from a nearly new sale). I put it on auction, was asked for a buy it now price, looked at average sale price of others and put on a buy it now of £50, it was snapped up within minutes...

CHA-CHING! Grin

(was a little gutted I didn't put the buy it now at £60 Wink)

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