nvingo
Distinguished Member
So I've been watching an item that had a BIN price, the listing ended;
Then the seller put it up as an auction. I bid, came second. Within hours of auction end, seller had relisted it with the original BIN price, sent me a message through Ebay offering it for slightly less but still way above the winning auction bid.
He informs me that the winning bidder pulled out - that was quick! (No alarm bells there then).
Seller/item is in Netherlands, as that's where the item was manufactured some time ago and all UK-bought ones likely to be end-of-life, probably more enthusiasts over there.
I've been negotiating through Ebay message with him, and agreed a price (nearer to the BIN than to the auction bid), obviously this is a rare item I've desired for many years.
So having agreed a price through message, I've clicked the 'submit offer' button and entered that amount. My understanding was that the seller responds and Ebay handles the transaction.
This instead is what happened:
Seller messaged me
To which I replied
Anyone had anything similar? Thoughts on this and advice please.
Then the seller put it up as an auction. I bid, came second. Within hours of auction end, seller had relisted it with the original BIN price, sent me a message through Ebay offering it for slightly less but still way above the winning auction bid.
He informs me that the winning bidder pulled out - that was quick! (No alarm bells there then).
Seller/item is in Netherlands, as that's where the item was manufactured some time ago and all UK-bought ones likely to be end-of-life, probably more enthusiasts over there.
I've been negotiating through Ebay message with him, and agreed a price (nearer to the BIN than to the auction bid), obviously this is a rare item I've desired for many years.
So having agreed a price through message, I've clicked the 'submit offer' button and entered that amount. My understanding was that the seller responds and Ebay handles the transaction.
This instead is what happened:
Seller messaged me
I don't have received your PayPal information yet, send an email to (private email address, coded not to be detected by Ebay bot) please. After that I can send you a payment request.
Greetings,
To which I replied
And he's come back withHi.
Strange I thought Ebay took care of offers. I submitted the offer via the item page make offer.
When you accept the offer? then Ebay makes it a 'winning bid' and then I pay?
Regards, name.
Hi there,
Please send me an email, I'll explain why.
Greetings, seller id
Anyone had anything similar? Thoughts on this and advice please.