@crikey*mate wrote:A man walked into a bar
Spoilerand he had a handbag
I'm not going to say I know all the legal ins-and-outs of certain conditions that are stipulated in additional terms, because I don't, and I don't use any auto-accept/decline features on my listings with Best Offer for the precise reason that it has the potential to open up a whole can of worms I don't want to deal with (plus, there are some offers that come through with messages that aren't negotiations but make me decline the offer when I otherwise would have accepted it). But it's not comparable to the UPI process and payment terms for one (IMO) significant reason.
Nowhere on eBay does it say "a buyer has up to 8 days to pay for your item", but it does say "a seller has 48 hours to respond to your offer", if you're not prepared to wait 48 hours, IMO maybe BO isn't a feature you should use.
Personally, I think all comments and negotiations, terms etc from both buyer and seller should be given due notice, if I received an offer saying "if you don't respond to my offer within 24 hours", I wouldn't care what eBay policies are, I would decide not to accept it post-24 hours because I don't need the hassle of trying to bind a buyer to a purchase they clearly indicated they don't want (same as if someone contacted me to request I cancel their bid - I don't have to, but I would because it's easier than the alternatives). I would have to be a bit of an a** to accept the offer after 24 hours (I wouldn't in all reality, in fact I'd probably reject it immediately - be it within 24 hours or not).
