"Best offer" option, seems now Buyer can decline original offer even though accepted by Seller?

[lushmullum]

I submitted "best offer" & it was accepted by Seller, I expected auction to go straight to Checkout, but it came up pending till expiry time & now I have the choice to decline going through with purchase, When i made offer i didn't read notifications as i just assumed once accepted Buyer was committed to sale. When did this change?

[rmjkmg2017]

I just sold a kids walker to a buyer that made a best offer that I accepted and they are trying to claim they can decline their own offer after I accepted.

As it wasn't part of the aforementioned categories that don't seem to be updated since may 2013 can they still cancel their own commitment after its been accepted?

I know I've never seen that option on things I have bought and sold before through my phone

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@lushmullum wrote:
I submitted "best offer" & it was accepted by Seller, I expected auction to go straight to Checkout, but it came up pending till expiry time & now I have the choice to decline going through with purchase, When i made offer i didn't read notifications as i just assumed once accepted Buyer was committed to sale. When did this change?

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[austfox]

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@springyzone wrote:

I am just curious (as a buyer). Do many people 'buy it now' if a 'best offer' is available?

I know, from my perspective, what it indicates is the seller is willing to sell the item a bit lower, so if I am interested, I put in an offer

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I've been using the 'or best offer' for a while now on selected items (mainly DVDs) and have found it works well. I would say approximately 75% of the people pay the full amount and do not make an offer.

However,  I had an item today that someone had made an offer on, and before I could respond to it, another person came along and paid the full amount. 

When I am buying, I will sometimes pay the full amount, or sometimes I will make an offer. I guess it just depends on what the item is, how fair I think it is priced, and how many times I have seen it not sell.

[davewil1964]

I have no idea if it has changed in the last TWO years, but I doubt the OP will be replying to you after that time.

THEY probably considered the topic done and dusted back then.

[*tippy*toes*]

Especially as they haven't been back to the forums since they started the thread. Maybe we should send them a message letting them know someone has replied to their thread? I'm sure they'd be interested after all this time.