Sending an offer to interested buyers

[gumleaf_goodies]

A couple of times lately I have had sellers send me an offer for items I have placed on my watch list. From an old thread I found that this was possible if you ask the seller a question, but I am sure this wasn't the case with at least one of the items I was sent an offer on. I just placed it on my watch list. 

I have several watchers on a number of items and in order to get things moving, would like to send an offer to those who are watching. How do I access this?  (and I don't have 'make an offer' enabled on any listings)

[instylecollectables]

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@gumleaf_goodies wrote:

When I was researching a book I wanted to sell, I found exactly the same one listed by another seller, and he was asking $100, plus $13.50 postage. I thought that was a tad high for what it was, so emailed him to check he had the price correct and if so, why so high? . His reply was that it was a VERY rare book. I don't think it could have been, as I had the exact same one (same publisher, date.etc). . 

So when I listed mine I put a price far below his and it didn't sell - neither did his. I kept lowering the price ( it is now listed for $10 with $3.60 postage - it's not a big book) and has now been listed for 6 months - a few views but no watchers.

Needless to say, his hasn't sold either. Still $100 plus $13.50 postage.

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I've done the same thing many many times and all the replies to me were **** off

[gumleaf_goodies]

Just checked the book on bookfinder.com and used copies are selling from $8 including postage (ebay AU) to $290 (at Abe Books by a German seller). So much for it being rare - there are 230 results worldwide with the same title (but not necesarily the exact same version). I am happy to wait for someone to buy it for $10. 

[davewil1964]

First editions are always worth more.

If it's a first, it would likely be worth more than $10. I might have to buy it.

Edit: If it's Garfield or Snoopy, your price is about right.

[gumleaf_goodies]

Also just checked the same book on Add all - also 230 results. Can sort in cost order and that one by Abe Books in Germany mentioned in my previous post is way out in price by far from the next nearest which is US$100 less. 

[gumleaf_goodies]

Snoopy 

[davewil1964]

$13.60 would be close to what I would price it at.

Stick with that, but don't discount any further. The thing with books is to price fairly and wait for the fair buyer to come along. I regularly sell books that I've had listed for years.

[gumleaf_goodies]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

$13.60 would be close to what I would price it at.

Stick with that, but don't discount any further. The thing with books is to price fairly and wait for the fair buyer to come along. I regularly sell books that I've had listed for years.

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So there's hope yet.

Still got a bookcase or two of books to list and sell. Trouble is, I spend way too much effort researching and creating synopses, but I know I wouldn't buy a book that didn't at least give me an indication of what it was about (unless I was familiar with the author).

[davewil1964]

For fiction Fantastic Fiction is a good resource. Or the African river, if there is a blurb available.

[misseyespy]

DID YOU RESOLVE THIS as this is an ongoing issue for my ebay says its working on i cannot sent an offer to buyers  watchers ect thanks just wondered how you went thanks

[kopenhagen5]

OP posted this 18 months ago.