topic Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours in Selling

make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

1313easystreet — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:33:37 GMT

had a few offers over the past year when your away for a day or sick etc - and miss out on good solid make an offer - only 24 hours - which doesnt give much time to respond, not everybody checks their ebay every SINGLE day.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

padi*0409 — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:51:11 GMT

Just set your notifications up so that you're emailed when an offer comes up.

Problem solved.................

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

sandypebbles — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:52:31 GMT

Not something other members have any control over

No good using the tag

eBay very, very rarely read here

And even so, they do not 'take requests'

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

sugar249 — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:14:22 GMT

Turn on your emails.

If I send an offer I dont want it lingering around for ever, take it or leave it. Ebay should keep it at 24 hours

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

springyzone — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:43:03 GMT

I don't think ebay sets the make an offer period as such, I think the seller must have a choice on how long to keep it going, which is fair enough.

Just this evening, I noticed I have an offer and it does not expire for 1 day and 23 hours, so obviously that seller decided to make it a 48 hour offer.

I look at it this way, if you miss out on an offer that you were interested in, you can look up the item and see if it is still for sale. If it is-make an offer yourself for the amount it was offered to you. You have a very good chance of the seller accepting it.

If you don't want to do that, write to the seller and explain that an offer came through and you missed it, are they still interested in selling it at such and such a price as you would like to take up the offer if it is still available.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

davewil1964 — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:50:11 GMT

If you sell on eBay, daily checks should not be an issue.

It depends on whether you value your customers. Apparently not.

easystreet might be a lifestyle, but being a seller might actually require some attention to detail.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

davewil1964 — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:51:52 GMT

eBay sets the time limit, springy. And it is 48 hours AFAIK.

OP seems to have issues with monitoring their sales platform.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

springyzone — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:35:25 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
eBay sets the time limit, springy. And it is 48 hours AFAIK.

Ah, thanks for that. I had thought there must be a range of offer times as easystreet was complaining that his offers were only for 24 hours and I knew that some of my recent offers were longer than that, 2 days.

But one day, 2 days, if I missed an offer I was keen about and the item was still for sale (at original price) I think I would still message the seller to explain what happened and ask about it. A polite enquiry wouldn't hurt, the seller may say no but then you'd be no worse off.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

*casey* — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:07:13 GMT

Are your offers for items that you've looked at or watched ....which are 24 hours, set by eBay.

Or are they Second Chance offers where you've placed a bid but not won the item ?

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

springyzone — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 02:32:26 GMT

@*casey* wrote:
Are your offers for items that you've looked at or watched ....which are 24 hours, set by eBay.

Or are they Second Chance offers where you've placed a bid but not won the item ?

All the offers I have received over the last several years have been for items in my watch list.

I can't remember the last time I bid on an auction on ebay, but it would be years ago.

As far as I can recall, all my recent offers (those over the last few months) have been for 48 hours. I have not struck a 24 hour offer, not for anything on my watch list.

I seem to be getting more of the special offers lately. I was surprised to get one from a seller I have bought from before and where I have several of her items in my saved list, but over the years, I have never had a special offer from her. I just assumed she didn't do them. Maybe she has decided to move some slow moving stock, as I think the item had been in my watch list about a year.

Anyway, it worked!😀

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

1313easystreet — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 05:01:57 GMT

if youre like me been a member for nearly 20 years - there are the odd days when you cant quite get to check everything! however apparently it is possible to adjust 'buy it now' to 48 hours - looking to do that - and thanks for your input.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

1313easystreet — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 05:05:20 GMT

hey thanks for your input - have received some negative responses but may have to follow your idea to start contacting prospective buyers if miss original offer.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

1313easystreet — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 05:07:49 GMT

hey thanks for your input - i think youve got it wrong - these are offers that have been sent to me -not offers that i have made, however some people have suggested that you can change the timeline to 48hours - will pursue that idea.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

*casey* — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 05:50:01 GMT

Apologies for my mistake in an earlier post.

Offers to sellers are 24 hours.

Offers to buyers are 48 hours

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

davewil1964 — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:27:23 GMT

Only been a member for 16 years, however given I sell on eBay, I make a point of daily checks.

I also know what my items are worth and don't solicit offers.

Re: make an offer - should be available for more than 24 hours

springyzone — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:36:07 GMT

@1313easystreet wrote:
hey thanks for your input - i think youve got it wrong - these are offers that have been sent to me -not offers that i have made, however some people have suggested that you can change the timeline to 48hours - will pursue that idea.

I am guessing I had things the wrong way around. I have been assuming you were a buyer who had offers sent to you and they expired before you got to see them.

I am a buyer and regularly get offers sent to me by sellers for items that are in my watch list.

But it seems you are a seller and these are offers sent to you by buyers?

I am assuming (I don't know for sure) that the buyer's ID is showing on the private message? What I would do in your situation is if a reasonable offer came in, I would reply to the offer and say hey, I realise it has expired but if you are still interested I can sell for that price.

Sometimes once an offer expires a buyer may just move on to other things and other sellers but you never know, some may reply, especially if it is very close to the time the offer expired.