What would you do with this eBay buyer?

What would you do in this eBay scenario? The item was listed at 150. The person offered 130, then declined the 130, and is now asking for 115.

a) block the person on eBay
b) ignore them (no more replies) but don't block
c) some sort of witty reply (props to whoever comes up with the best one in the comments)
d) counter at 100 and see if that throws them for a loop
e) other (let us know what other option you can think of)

 

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Sounds like somethings up there, i would for sure block him and run as fast as i can away from that deal..

 

I have made an offer before and then realized that I actually did not want to pay that price. However, contrary to this buyer, I did not do what he/she did. If I stick my neck out and make an offer, I follow through with it. I just hope the seller declines it.
That being the case, I would tell the prospective buyer that I could move from $150 to $130 as requested, but not $115 and then leave it at that.

 

I'd counter with $200.

 

I guess my vote would be "other". Just reply sorry, $130 is as low as I want to go, and leave it at that. Could be an honest mistake, and no need that I see to take it further than that.

 

Ask the potential customer what they meant and make a deal.

 

I thought eBay had arranged things now so that when you made an offer, it was sort of mechanically binding - if the seller accepts, the charge goes through right then?

In any event, this person doesn't understand how negotiating works. I've accepted a price for a coin I was selling to a dealer at a show, and had the dealer visibly surprised that I didn't try to talk him up. I winced internally, but I went through with it. Good day for the dealer, and I still got what I wanted for the coin.

 

I wouldn’t block them as it may be in honest mistake. Just make a note to remind you of them doing this. Accept an offer of $130 if you care to, otherwise pass on the lower offer.

 

$150 and you'll throw in the Brooklyn Bridge and the Straight of Hormuz.

 

And some Hormel Chili to go please.....

 

That only works sometimes

That only works if it's an actual offer from the buyer.
Offers through the messenger service aren't a legit offer.
I've had people make legit offers and then take them back as I was thinking about taking the offer.
I've had people agree to a counter offer and then not pay.

My advice, leave the price at $150 and have a few friends put the item in their carts...the person that made the offer MAY see the competition and decide to pay your price
It's a good way of helping potential buyers close the deal.

 

Thank you for the additional counteroffer, but this is not Press Your Luck. You don’t get multiple hits of the button while yelling “No whammies!”

 

He said hello I can do 130. I don't understand the issue.
The offer was accepted. No one understands the rules of a deal anymore.
If an offer is rejected, it is then off the table. That's not what happened here.

 

Send him an offer for $30. When he accepts it, reply back that you made a mistake and meant $300. Then block him.

 

I always try to resist the urge to make a smart or sarcastic reply to things on eBay even when I really want to. I would probably just reply that I'm not going any lower. You can block him if you want but I would only do so if he starts to be a problem, like sending you multiple lowball bids on different things. Most likely you'll never hear from him again.

I just had a scenario where someone messaged me asking if I'd take a certain price, and I said yes and sent them the offer, but then they didn't buy it. Why do that?

 

The way I read it was the potential buyer asked if the seller would take $130 but didn't actually make the offer.

 

To me it would depend on the item and the seller. Way back when I used ebay more I did have a couple of sellers give me breaks I did not ask for - mainly because I bought from them before. I know I lost one auction by a good 20 dollars (for a graded silver eagle) and was not sure why it went so high. The seller messaged me and said he sold the one to the winner, but he had a second PCGS graded silver eagle he would let me have at my top bid price(same date and grade). He told me second place rejected his offer and thought he would try me since I bought from him before. So a couple of sellers did that for me - and I always accepted them and paid.

 

What you described sounds like he had a shill bidder jack the price up so high nobody wanted it, and then claims he has a 2nd one which he will sell to you (which was the legitimate winning bid). Even if I wanted the coin I would never do business with these unscrupulous people.

 

That is possible back in the day and it could very well be. But in my case if I get my PCGS graded silver eagle 5 dollars cheaper than what auctions were closing at back then - so I was happy. Now I am not talking about the $100 silver eagles - this was when they were 25 to 30 dollars for new releases of MS69's. I used to see what silver eagles sold for on ebay - and then just keep bidding until I won one (subtracting the 5 dollars). Plus these were dealers I had won auctions with before - and I also received a different coin than was in the auction. Now back then they might list one coin with BIN price and have 10 of them. This guy was straight up auctioning each new release 1 coin at a time. I bought from each of this sellers several times over the years. I never had another auction where I was offered the coin like a large cent or IHC for less than the closing price - it was only the silver eagle dealers. Like I said it would depend on the dealer and the coin. So I was happy and he was happy - what more could you ask for.

 

You are correct in this reply and the one that answered @-jeffB
...this was not a best offer but asking via message; I replied by sending an offer through the message (which eBay gives you the option). The person declined that amount (which they had asked for) and asked to pay less.