posted on March 17, 2007 09:22:34 AM new
Earlier in the week I started a thread regarding the partial obscuring of the bidder's id and the elimination of the text box when receiving a best offer. Well, this morning I got two best offers and both the seller id was complete and the text box was back.
posted on March 17, 2007 09:33:27 AM new
Auctionbytes ran an article a day or so ago explaining that eBay is rolling back that "feature" and will revist it when they can figure out a way that doesn't adversely affect sellers.
They also apologized to sellers because they didn't follow their normal communications process and kinda sprung this on everyone without any notice.
Wayne
Never explain -- Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard
posted on March 18, 2007 08:41:09 PM new
Maybe eBay is going to pull their collective heads out of their rear ends and get rid of that "So called" best offer feature. It has done nothing but hurt all sellers by dropping the value of everything and bring out the bottom-feeder non-bidders in droves.
posted on March 18, 2007 09:22:40 PM new
Actually, I've made a small fortune using Best Offer. You can't lose, since you never have to accept an offer. And since no one else can see what you've been offered, it doesn't degrade your stated asking price in any way.
So tell me, do you get all likkered up on Colt 45 before you post on Sunday nights?
posted on March 20, 2007 08:38:19 AM new
Fluffy this is why we love you!!! Nobody will tell it like you do.
I was totally against fixed price/stores (period)and best offers until I actually started to use them as a selling tool. I won't ever look back. A third or more of my total sales now come from best offers.
posted on March 20, 2007 09:29:32 AM newThey also apologized to sellers because they didn't follow their normal communications process and kinda sprung this on everyone without any notice.
posted on March 20, 2007 03:33:16 PM new
In response to this comment by fluffy:
"Actually, I've made a small fortune using Best Offer. You can't lose, since you never have to accept an offer. And since no one else can see what you've been offered, it doesn't degrade your stated asking price in any way."
You can see what was offered and accepted on the closed item page. It shows the original Buy It Now Price and what the closing Best Offer was.
posted on March 20, 2007 06:16:47 PM new
And if you don't accept the offer - no one will ever see it. Even if they did - a ridiculous offer makes them look bad - not you.
