posted on October 24, 2010 10:17:12 AM new
I've received a couple of offers over the last few days (good news). When they come to my inbox in OE, they say Your Terms: Blah Blah but when I click to response, it's says buyer message on the offer page??
There used to be a place that the buyer could make a comment/message and there was another place that the buyer could give additional terms such as "I'll pay this including shipping cost"
There was a big difference as the term was part of the offer - but the message could be some as simply as pack with care.
So which is it now - a term (part of the offer) or just a message??
Is it ebay's plan to just keep everyone confused???
posted on October 24, 2010 11:35:05 AM new
I have never seen an offer coming thru with message like the offer price includes shipping or additional message from the bidder and my shop has been in existence since 3/14/2010.
Ebay always has a statement which said something like shipping is extra.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on October 24, 2010 11:41:36 AM new
I received an offer from someone in China a few weeks ago. They offered me $30 and wrote in the notes, "Including shipping". I declined the offer, and will always do so when someone tries this nonsense. I have my parameters set, buyers shouldn't be able to set shipping terms as well.
I was under the impression that eBay did away with this because these were problematic, but here it is again.
I include free shipping within the USA, but compensate for this in my pricing... but the offer was even lower than the cost of just shipping it. I think shipping was closer to $40.
posted on October 24, 2010 12:00:04 PM new
Sorry hwahwa you must have just missed it.
Here's an old offer I received:
7 Row Bracelet w/ AB Rhinestones - opens in a new window or tab
Item image
Seller: xxxxxx ( 721Feedback score is 500 to 999) Go to member's eBay Store
Buy It Now price: US $34.95
Winning buyer: xxxxxx ( 1037Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)
Offer terms: --
Here one I received today - this is what it looks like in ebay:
Offer price: US $349.99
Offer expires in: 42 hours 31 mins
Buyer's message: Hello. I have made an offer on another piece of furniture and would like to combine for shipping, please. Thank you.
Offers remaining: 2
Ship to: xxxxxx, United States
Here's what it looks like in my OE inbox:
Offer price: $349.99
Buy It Now price: $649.99
Your terms: Hello. I have made an offer on another piece of furniture and would like to combine for shipping, please. Thank you.
Offer expires: Oct-26-10 06:14:39 PDT
It now says terms in one place and message in another - so which is it??
posted on October 24, 2010 12:21:51 PM new
very confusing.
so are you going to accept it?
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on October 24, 2010 12:28:21 PM new
shagmidmod - did you get notice that they stopped it?
I know there was something about if the offer included special terms and you had it pre-set to accept an offer, it would not accept it automatically.
I recall a few years ago that I accepted an offer on a lamp but I had it noted that the shade was free if they wanted it but they would have to pay the shipping as it couldn't be shipped with the lamp (too big).
When I invoiced her, I asked if she want the lamp shade and how much it would cost. She wrote back stating that she had made it part of the offer under the terms. When I checked she had really put it in the message area so the offer was accepted.
posted on October 24, 2010 12:31:28 PM new
hwahwa - I'm going to have to write her to clear it up, I guess. I can't really combine shipping on furniture unless it's something that I can pack together and that doesn't apply here.
