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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 4851886, member: 15309"]IMO, that is on the seller. If you don't want people to waste your time with what you (the seller) considers "lowball" offers, then utilize the auto-decline feature offered by eBay to filter those out. Once the seller has done that, then they shouldn't be outright rejecting offers without countering. At that point, it isn't the buyer who is creating the problem, it is the seller. </p><p><br /></p><p>If an offer is placed by a buyer that falls within the range of the seller's auto accept and auto decline price, the seller should be prepared to either accept that offer or provide the buyer with a counteroffer, or at least a message to explain why you are rejecting the offer.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is pretty easy as a buyer to discern if the offer was rejected by the auto-decline feature as the rejection will be instantaneous. If the buyer uses up all their offers and each one is auto-declined, then they never made an offer that would have been considered and there is no deal to make. However, if at any point, their offer is not auto-declined, it is then incumbent on the seller to respond to that offer. To ignore it, or reject if outright without explanation is stain on that seller's reputation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the rant, but this is one of my eBay pet peeves. As a seller, I am trying to sell my coins at the highest prices that I can. How can I in good conscience turn around and blame the buyer for utilizing the tools given to them in an attempt to buy the coin at the cheapest price they can?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 4851886, member: 15309"]IMO, that is on the seller. If you don't want people to waste your time with what you (the seller) considers "lowball" offers, then utilize the auto-decline feature offered by eBay to filter those out. Once the seller has done that, then they shouldn't be outright rejecting offers without countering. At that point, it isn't the buyer who is creating the problem, it is the seller. If an offer is placed by a buyer that falls within the range of the seller's auto accept and auto decline price, the seller should be prepared to either accept that offer or provide the buyer with a counteroffer, or at least a message to explain why you are rejecting the offer. It is pretty easy as a buyer to discern if the offer was rejected by the auto-decline feature as the rejection will be instantaneous. If the buyer uses up all their offers and each one is auto-declined, then they never made an offer that would have been considered and there is no deal to make. However, if at any point, their offer is not auto-declined, it is then incumbent on the seller to respond to that offer. To ignore it, or reject if outright without explanation is stain on that seller's reputation. Sorry for the rant, but this is one of my eBay pet peeves. As a seller, I am trying to sell my coins at the highest prices that I can. How can I in good conscience turn around and blame the buyer for utilizing the tools given to them in an attempt to buy the coin at the cheapest price they can?[/QUOTE]
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