Originally Posted by
wrk101
Exactly, some are hoping to shortchange the seller on an item, before the auction gets heated up.
If the seller agrees its not really short changing....unless the seller has no clue as to he/she has. IMHO its mostly buyers who know that realisticly afford the item.
Originally Posted by
sciencemonster
As far as I know, and in the auctions where a seller has added a BIN for me, it's not against the rules - how else could the seller have added it!??!?! I'm not quite clear how it circumvents fees...I suppose some idiot could have come along and outbid my quite handsome offer that the seller was satisfiied with...
What? It's a BIN!??! How is that outside the process?
I just don't 'get' you guys, and obviously you guys don't 'get' those of us who 'get' resourcefulness and communications skills.
Frankly, it sounds like sour grapes.
Adding a 'Buy Now' is OK in my eyes, the seller is simply hedging his/her chances. Ending the auction and opening a new auction with 'Buy Now' is OK in my eyes as well. Both tactics are within Ebay and Paypals policys and procedures. Regardless, I still think its shady of a buyer to ask.....
Originally Posted by
Monkey Face
I really don't understand why anybody thinks it's sleazy or wrong to ask for a buy-it-now. If the seller wants to do it, fine. If the sellers says no, fine. What's the harm in asking?
I've had sellers only too happy to accept a reasonable offer to end an auction, so that they get the cash a little quicker - regardless of whether they offered the BIN in the first place. Likewise - if I've not had any serious bids already on an item, I'm usually open to offers.
Well, if you cant afford and have to resort to such tactics perhaps you shouldnt be bidding at all? In the long run all it does is drive up prices. Thats the harm.