topic Re: Declining offers in Selling

Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 05:53:10 GMT

I have now set up some of my items which have best offers with : Automatically decline offers lower than ...... as I am sick of ridiculously low offers.

I would like to know when set up, do you still see low offers (messages through ebay that say an offer has been received) even though it is automatically declined?

thanks and Happy New Year!

Re: Declining offers

collect247 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:00:32 GMT

Since you have set up auto decline offers,why does it matter if you see them or not?

If you want to see the ridiculous offers then don't have the auto decline on.

Happy New Year.

Re: Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:03:42 GMT

I just wanted to know the process, that's all. If I don't get messages from ebay saying I received an offer that is fine. ☺

Re: Declining offers

typhoon4u — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:12:53 GMT

Why not try use the low ball offer to your advantage.

Ask them to buy something else as well to offset the low offer.

Say you'll accept the offer price but only if they buy 2 or 3 of the items.

Lots of "angles" to throw at them......

Re: Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:14:59 GMT

I just got my answer. Yes you still see the ridiculous low offers even though you have the automation of declining offers lower than youraccepting price. I as actually hoping not to see them.

Re: Declining offers

collect247 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:17:35 GMT

Delete them before you look at them lol.

And on a serious note I noticed that you have Cash On Delivery,you do know that is a very expensive payment method.

Do you really mean Cash On Pickup?

Re: Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:22:29 GMT

Thanks typhoon4u,

I hadn't thought of that. What a great idea. I could see it working for some of my items. Some offers are lower than 80% of my asking price, so I would find it quite difficult trying to make up the extra money lost in the item they are wanting to purchase.

Re: Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:33:42 GMT

I had a look at my listings, and there is no : cash on pick up, unless I am missing something. I have never had an issue, as I assumed buyers knew that it meant Cash on pick up. I am sure someone will advise me here if there is a Cash on Pick up.

The options I have are :

Bank Deposit

Money order / Bank cheque

Personal cheque

Cash on delivery

Other / See item description

Escrow

Re: Declining offers

davewil1964 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:45:11 GMT

Cash on Delivery is an expensive Australia Post service that means you post the item and AP collect the postage, plus a service fee, from the buyer before handing the item over. If the buyer refuses delivery, it will be returned to you and YOU will have to pay the postage and fee. If a buyer does select the option and you don't send, you will almost assuredly get a defect from eBay and a neg from the buyer.

I can't remember how to explicitly set cash on pickup as an option, even though I have it on all my listings, as I set it up years ago.

Somewhere in 'Postage options' I believe.

I didn't think eBay Australia provided an escrow service, either.

Re: Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:53:12 GMT

I went in to edit some of my listings under bulk edit, and then went into edit "payment". There they have an option for "Cash on pick up". I never knew that. You learn something new each day! Thanks

Re: Declining offers

collect247 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:54:52 GMT

I didn't say you had cash on pickup as I know that you have cash on delivery so I assumed that you don't know the difference because the COD is very expensive so I thought you might have made a mistake but by your reply I think not.

Re: Declining offers

cathyjoyjoy — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 06:58:50 GMT

It's actually "pay on pick up" that you are looking for to include in your options.

Cash on delivery is a very expensive and clumsy option.

COD is not pay on pick up.

Re: Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 07:06:01 GMT

As listed in my response to davewil1964, there was no option for cash on pick up, as I listed all my payment options offered to me when listing items individually. I have now changed all my listings, and it only came up (Cash on pick up) during my bulk edits. You wouldn't think that a bulk edit and when listing an items individually would have different options.

Re: Declining offers

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 07:13:16 GMT

"Pay on pick up" would appear in the old listing format but not in the new within the payment section.

Appears eBay have forgotten to include it in the new design.

Keep in mind there are some sellers offering COD as personal delivery.

1. COD can be the Aust Post system

2. COD can be the seller offers to deliver the item locally.

Re: Declining offers

funkyflamingo* — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 07:17:25 GMT

Thank you Kopenhagen5. You are a wealth of knowledge.

Re: Declining offers

cathyjoyjoy — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 07:26:49 GMT

I learn from here every day. Good point about COD that I hadn't considered.

In a listing, "cash on pick up" shows as an option, but when creating the listing , choosing options, it shows as "pay on pick up". I never noticed that before.