Just be nice to BGSTORM2010 in Ebay

[excel_B]

Gives me a neutral feedback. I have dealt with many buyers / people who tries to win a bid on any of my cards. We as the sellers have reasons not to respond messages and bids...

His response was this:

FEEDBACK WAS NOT MEANT TO
BE NEGATIVE BUT WHEN SOMEONE MAKES AN OFFER ON A CARD AND RECEIVES NO RESPONSE
AS TO WHETHER IT WAS ACCEPTED OR NOT AND SENDS 4 E-MAILS TO THIS AFFECT IT
BECOMES SOMEWHAT FRUSTRATING.THIS WAS DONE OVER TWO DAYS SO I SEE NO REASON WHY
A RESPNSE WAS NOT GIVEN.T.Y.

By the way, he never send me 4 emails. He only sent me one...

Sooo just be nice, or block him...

 

[jpcz]

Well, why didn't you respond? Was the offer too low? If that's the case, then set auto declines and you don't have to worry about it! I will continue to never understand why some sellers think they are just too good to respond to an offer....and yes I'm a seller and respond to everything. The 3 seconds it takes to decline....I guess my time isn't as valuable as everyone else's! But really, why not respond or auto decline?

 

[excel_B]

Most of the time, it's a good idea to wait for other offers and compare to each other. The sellers have the power because it's their card. If I am the winning buyer, I would just NOT leave a neutral feedback or not to leave a feedback whatsoever.

I have been on Ebay since 2001, selling and buying whatnots. He's the first who left me a neutral after his so-called frustrations...

 

[wlalocal71]

This ^

 

[VandyDan]

I also like to wait the permitted 48 hours to see if a better offer comes along before responding. Unless something is a ridiculous lowball (where I know a counteroffer is a waste of time), I never decline/accept/counteroffer until the last hour or so of the offer being valid. Now, I always either a) message the buyer or b) decline an offer. I find that expired offers on items dissuades other folks from submitting BOs (it certainly dissuades me from doing so), so even though I wait until the offer is about the expire, I almost always decline.

I can see where the buyer is coming from. I personally would simply leave no feedback (accompanied with a message as to why I was leaving no feedback), but I see the point. The overall buying experience was "meh". He felt ignored and not 'worth your time'. I think we've all been there.

 

[jbrown]

I have been on Ebay since 2001, selling and buying whatnots. He's the first who left me a neutral after his so-called frustrations...

Nevermind. None of the links I posted work so I'm just gonna remove them.

You have more than one neutral and a negative is what I was trying to get at.

 

[RiceLynnEvans75]

For whatever reason, it seems like some buyers feel that you should be sitting at your computer all the time waiting to respond within seconds of their offer/communication. I'll never understand how people come to think like that. The same buyers that I see around the internet complaining about not receiving offers back are probably some of the same buyers who never respond to counteroffers as well.

 

[1st4040]

smart phones take the sitting around the computer out of it. buyer sounds like he was in a hurry and you slowed him down which he wasn't happy about so he retaliated. was it a card with a window of opportunity to flip?

 

[MansGame]

I totally get why a seller would wait until the 47th hour to respond to an offer... BUT I will tell you the buyer has the ability to pull his offer and I have done this because sometimes I'll offer on a card but don't want it to be a 48 hour offer, so I'll pull it down myself after the time period has crossed where I think it's too long.... buyer and seller both have power I guess regarding eBay Best Offers

 

[sheetskout]

Well, why didn't you respond? Was the offer too low? If that's the case, then set auto declines and you don't have to worry about it! I will continue to never understand why some sellers think they are just too good to respond to an offer....and yes I'm a seller and respond to everything. The 3 seconds it takes to decline....I guess my time isn't as valuable as everyone else's! But really, why not respond or auto decline?

Whoa whoa whoa. Sellers aren't responding to you on purpose. It's completely within their right to wait until the offer period expires to see what other offers come in. This has nothing to do with your time. It has to do with the rules of the game and playing to maximize your profits.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I also like to wait the permitted 48 hours to see if a better offer comes along before responding. Unless something is a ridiculous lowball (where I know a counteroffer is a waste of time), I never decline/accept/counteroffer until the last hour or so of the offer being valid. Now, I always either a) message the buyer or b) decline an offer. I find that expired offers on items dissuades other folks from submitting BOs (it certainly dissuades me from doing so).

I'm with you, it PISSES me off to make a fair offer and have my money tied up for 48 hours only to have the offer expire. Accept, decline, or counter, it isn't that hard and whether it's the intention or not- it's disrespectful. I also avoid making offers when I see expired offers in the item history.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Whoa whoa whoa. Sellers aren't responding to you on purpose. It's completely within their right to wait until the offer period expires to see what other offers come in. This has nothing to do with your time. It has to do with the rules of the game and playing to maximize your profits.

How is ignoring offers a good way to "maximize your profits"? And while it is within the rules, it's still disrespectful and you can make the argument that it hurts business because 2 people in this thread have stated that they don't make offers on items with a history of expired offers. Seems more likely to be a way to drive away potential buyers, which is the exact opposite of "maximizing profits"

 

[Keyser Soze]

same buyers that I see around the internet complaining about not receiving offers back are probably some of the same buyers who never respond to counteroffers as well.

It's TOTALLY different. A buyer that has an outstanding offer has his money tied up in the item, a seller making a counteroffer does not.

 

[jbhofmann]

Dear disgruntled buyers,

You do realize you can pull your offer back, right?

 

[CatdaddysCards]

I always respond to offers within a couple of hours, one way or the other. Even the super lowballed offers, when i counter with a price about 20% higher than my BIN.

 

[MansGame]

Dear disgruntled buyers,

You do realize you can pull your offer back, right?

This! Exactly what I said earlier.

 

[nyc3]

Yup when some dolt starts playing the ol "using my offer to ask for more money from other buyers" I cancel my best offer. If you cant respond in 24 hours I dont need to sit and wait for you to play games.

 

[MansGame]

Yup when some dolt starts playing the ol "using my offer to ask for more money from other buyers" I cancel my best offer. If you cant respond in 24 hours I dont need to sit and wait for you to play games.

Bingo*

 

[RiceLynnEvans75]

It's TOTALLY different. A buyer that has an outstanding offer has his money tied up in the item, a seller making a counteroffer does not.

Then the potential buyer should be aware of this and understand that the seller has up to 48 hours to respond.

 

[MansGame]

Then the potential buyer should be aware of this and understand that the seller has up to 48 hours to respond.

It's pretty clear when making an offer that it'll stand for 48 unless seller makes the next action. It isn't as clear that you can, as the buyer, take down your offer if you want sooner.

What eBay needs to do is have an option where the buyer specifies how much time his offer is good for. This would make things a lot cleaner IMO.