Can you report "best offer activity"?

[flash.flash.flash]

I have something for sale that is constantly getting ridiculous offers from people (they all offer the same) that is I believe a concerted effort by a group of people as harrassment due to my decline of an initial offer from someone.

[phorum_junkie*]

I have mine set to autorespond to accept or reject with only 1c difference so I never see an offer, I just see an item added to my sold list...........or not..... as the case may be.

I can't understand why anyone wants to be bothered replying to offers when there is absolutely no need to.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@phorum_junkie* wrote:

I have mine set to autorespond to accept or reject with only 1c difference so I never see an offer, I just see an item added to my sold list...........or not..... as the case may be.

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here's an example of what PJ is posting (for those sellers who have little or no experience with best offer).

If I had an item with a Buy-It-Now price of say $50 and I would be prepared to accept $45 for it then I can set up the best offer feature to auto-decline any offer that is $44.99 or below as well as auto-accept any offer that is $45.00 or higher.  The benefit of this setup is, as PJ notes, that you need do nothing as all offers are automatically dealt with.

[thecatspjs]

Ii reiterate use the tools provided by ebay.

Making several offers - even ridiculously low ones - is not a policy breach. You have the tools at your disposal to stop such offers being viewed by yourself.

If the offers are reasonable then Perhaps it is just coincidence and/or the market rate that a number of buyers are offering you.

[flash.flash.flash]

the tools are in use & setup appropriately.Obviously.

No it is certainly NOT coincidence nor market rate it is a co-ordinated malicious attack & harrassment.

That's quite clear there is a difference between the two which has been made quite clear.

[flash.flash.flash]

i'm well aware of how to setup best offer correctly.

Again the question relates to users who abuse this system not a crash course in how to setup your best offer parameters.

[bluewindmills]

You can't report anyone for making too many offers

You can't report anyone for making low offers.

You can just accept or refuse their offers. Either do it yourself, or set it up to do it automatically.

It isn't really a problem.

[digital*ghost]

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@flash.flash.flash wrote:

Again the question relates to users who abuse this system not a crash course in how to setup your best offer parameters.

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I think the main point others are trying to make to you is that while you view it as abuse, eBay is unlikely to, so if eBay can't / won't take the action you want them to, the best way to deal with it becomes a matter of practicality rather than what you might think is "wrong" or "right", or whether you think it's fair that you should be the one to take measures to minimise or prevent the BO 'offences' of other members - which I acknowledge is an offence to you, but it's not to eBay. 

[lyndal1838]

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@bluewindmills wrote:

You can't report anyone for making too many offers

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Buyers cannot make too many offers.....the system will not let them.

Ebay allows 3 offers only and after the second one you get a warning that this is your last offer.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@flash.flash.flash wrote:

i'm well aware of how to setup best offer correctly.

Again the question relates to users who abuse this system not a crash course in how to setup your best offer parameters.

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do you have them set up like PJ suggested and I gave an example of? i.e. only 1 cent difference between your decline/accept prices.

By the way, I only gave the example for the benefit of members that read these discussion boards and are unfamiliar with best-offer feature, I wasn't trying to specifically give you a lesson and even stated my reason for giving the example in my post.

This is a great method for those who know the minimum they will accept and that want a set-and-forget automated system for fielding offers, you only have to check once a day to see if your item has received a high enough offer to sell.  There is no having to decline an offer or counteroffer a low offer, just set-and-forget.

[tstore]

I don't understand why it is harrassment if you in fact never see the best offers. You can set it so you don't even get a notification. In fact I would think that when buyers see a lot of offers on an item it would create an impulse buy for them as they will see it is a popular item where many want to purchase it = more likelihood that they will purchase the item at a price you would be happy with. I don't see why you would fret over something like this.