Offers on eBay - is this how it work now?

[UntamedWisteria]

I've been using eBay for years but only intermittently and not for a while. I've listed a fairly high value item (computer) and instead of getting any bids I've had loads of varying offers.

Auction ends tomorrow, should I wait & see how it goes or just accept an offer - I've got one at the moment which is well above my minimum. There are 29 watchers but no-one has bid yet!

Most of the offers will be trying to get if for a cheaper price, they know it's got a lot of interest, and will be hoping to get in with a cheeky low offer.

I'd wait and see how the auction goes, I suspect you'll get more then they're offering. Or if you want to sell for a higher price now, then you could add a buy it now to the listing, but again go higher than the current offers.

I don't know really but I sold a coffee table a couple of years ago. Was offered £100 but I rejected it and it sold for £60 to someone else.

Some of the offers are very cheeky, under the initial bid, but I have had 2 good ones that are well over.

I just wondered if this is normal now on eBay?

I just wondered if this is normal now on eBay?

Yes. Many buyers don't want to wait for auctions, if they see something they want they want to buy it there and then. I guess it's why buy it now it so popular these days. Others, as i've already said are just trying to get it for a cheaper price so they don't have to compete with others.

@UntamedWisteria

Some of the offers are very cheeky, under the initial bid, but I have had 2 good ones that are well over.

I just wondered if this is normal now on eBay?

The answer to the offers above the opening bid is to ask them to bid that price

eg if your opening price is £100 and they have offered you £150, then by bidding at £150 the following will occur:

They are the only bidder - they get it for £100
Others bid up to £125 - the original bidder gets it for £125.01 (or the increment)

Someone out bids them - they decide to bid more or it sells for £150.01

(Even better if the two offers you have are £150 and you tell them to bid)

The opening bid of £150 starts at the minimum £100
Both bidders £150 max compete with each other
The first bidder hits their £150 first and is winning
They are either successful at £150 or you get more bids

When you are listing your item you can put it up for auction then tick the 'no offers' option.

The auction will run as normal then.

If you don't check this box you get offers, but once there is a first bid this option stops anyway.

Honestly, with this level of interest wait and see & odds are it will go higher than the current bids on the table. We auctioned a broken computer a few months ago and it still went for around £100. Would expect a working one to go for higher.

Thanks for the advice all - I've had some bids now and it's ticking up nicely.

If you don’t tick the allow offers box don’t you have to pay a listing fee?

For anyone whose interested, the item sold for £15 over the highest offer I had.

Nowdays most folks use gixen or something to bid in final few seconds to avoid showing hand too early

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