2 May
2018
2 May
'18
9:55 a.m.
On May 2, 2018, at 9:50 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On May 2, 2018, at 8:58 AM, Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk <cctalk at
classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
[snip]
Chuck makes a
good point about the Make-Offer feature, and it should be
noted that sellers have this option available to them within the eBay
messenger system even if the button isn't present in the auction, so if you
have your eye on something and feel the price is too high (or your search
of completed auctions shows the item has been relisted several times with
no takers), there's no harm in sending the seller a message with a dollar
amount in mind. -C
YMMV. There is a type of system that I am interested in adding to my collection. An eBay
seller has a bunch in a number of BIN/Make Offer auctions over months. I asked an expert
on the systems his opinion on the auctions, including what he would offer. I offer 50%
more, but it was still 2/3rd the BIN price. They countered by taking a bit over 10% off. I
countered by splitting the difference but they didn?t go for it. The auction closed and I
looked at the auction history. I saw that the systems had previously been offered at a
price less than my split-the-difference offer. When they came back up for auction again, I
offered the split-the-difference price and noted that the lower price in a previous
?no-takers? auction run. They countered with a higher price than their counter to my
initial offer. They went unsold again and I waited for the next auction run. I offered the
split-the-difference price again and they countered even higher. I got the message and
have stopped bidding. That was a couple months ago and they still have sold any of those
systems.