I am considering bidding on my first purse from ebay. Up to now, I've only gotten small items from ebay like wristlets and cosmetic bags. I did have one lady I used to deal with that I knew very well that I bought things from, but I since I knew her, I don't really consider that the same thing.
I had the purse authenticated here - and was advised to get more pics. The seller sent me more, and I just posted them for the authenticators to have another look at. So far all looks good, the seller has 100% feedback, and a 240 rating and communicated quickly with me and sent more pics. She also disclosed one small dot on the purse (but I did have to ask if there were any marks or discolorations - the purse is white). My gut feeling (if that counts for anything), is that this seems like an honest seller.
The auction ends in 3 days, and so far no bids, but we all know that can turn into a bidding war in the last 30 minutes. She has a BIN price that is $50 higher than the starting bid, and tbh, I don't think I'd pay that just because I know what the purse went for at the Coach outlet. But then again, I do love the purse.
Here is my question - is it appropriate to ask the seller to end the auction early for me at say $10 above the starting bid, or to offer her via email $10 above the starting bid to sell it to me?
I know nothing about selling on ebay, and not that much about buying, so any advice would be appreciated. I read a lot of posts on here from sellers annoyed at buyers, and I don't want to be one of those buyers, but I do want to get the best deal possible.
TIA.
I had the purse authenticated here - and was advised to get more pics. The seller sent me more, and I just posted them for the authenticators to have another look at. So far all looks good, the seller has 100% feedback, and a 240 rating and communicated quickly with me and sent more pics. She also disclosed one small dot on the purse (but I did have to ask if there were any marks or discolorations - the purse is white). My gut feeling (if that counts for anything), is that this seems like an honest seller.
The auction ends in 3 days, and so far no bids, but we all know that can turn into a bidding war in the last 30 minutes. She has a BIN price that is $50 higher than the starting bid, and tbh, I don't think I'd pay that just because I know what the purse went for at the Coach outlet. But then again, I do love the purse.
Here is my question - is it appropriate to ask the seller to end the auction early for me at say $10 above the starting bid, or to offer her via email $10 above the starting bid to sell it to me?
I know nothing about selling on ebay, and not that much about buying, so any advice would be appreciated. I read a lot of posts on here from sellers annoyed at buyers, and I don't want to be one of those buyers, but I do want to get the best deal possible.
TIA.