Making an offer on a non offer auction?
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Making an offer on a non offer auction?
So... do any of y'all ever make an offer on a "bay" auction that doesn't have the make an offer option? Just something that popped into my head.
Looking for those un-repairable, lost cause stilettos.
Re: Making an offer on a non offer auction?
When you choose the "contact seller" option, you'll see a popup window appear that states to make sure all transactions are done on that site. That way, the fees are paid. But, I'm sure you can discuss things with the seller and he/she may decide to change the auction to a make offer. An experienced seller will know that bidding is often a psychological game as we just saw with the Asian junk that soared sky high and would often rather take their chances finding a nut out there that refuses to be outbid, or, as Bill often says, has "more dollars than sense".
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Re: Making an offer on a non offer auction?
I never have but I'm sure it happens all the time.
I have also heard of a few collectors that have "reported" auctions to get them pulled and then tried to turn around and buy the knife privately from the seller...Dirt bag tactic in my opinion but there are some who will do some under handed stuff to get a knife they want.
I have also heard of a few collectors that have "reported" auctions to get them pulled and then tried to turn around and buy the knife privately from the seller...Dirt bag tactic in my opinion but there are some who will do some under handed stuff to get a knife they want.
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I’ve tried contacting sellers after auctions have been pulled but never had much luck... seems like most are scared by the eBay police.
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Portland mike that just happened to me..
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If you put your email in a post to a seller on ebay it wont let you send it but you can put it and spell all out like for example:
Thisguyatgmaildotcom it will send that way.
Thisguyatgmaildotcom it will send that way.
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I’ve heard that also ..
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Re: Making an offer on a non offer auction?
man,that is low.whippersnapper wrote:I never have but I'm sure it happens all the time.
I have also heard of a few collectors that have "reported" auctions to get them pulled and then tried to turn around and buy the knife privately from the seller...Dirt bag tactic in my opinion but there are some who will do some under handed stuff to get a knife they want.