I agree. I'd just leave them up.
The chance of all 5 items selling on Monday is low (although it'd be nice!) so even if you miss the one-day (if you had that), one or 2 late shipments wouldn't hurt you.
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The chance of all 5 items selling on Monday is low (although it'd be nice!) so even if you miss the one-day (if you had that), one or 2 late shipments wouldn't hurt you.
I agree. I used to get messages from buyers, surprised that I had shipped already, and I had to explain that it hadn't actually made it to the post office yet.
Makes you wonder why it took them so long to get it right!
This is a great improvement.
I just got an email from ebay. A seller has sent me an offer on an item that I put on my watchlist. I never contacted the seller at all. Is this a new feature? I don't see the ability to do it on my items. Does the seller have my user name?
I haven't seen that, but I got this message from eBay, telling me that my item was "in shoppers' carts" and if I drop my price 5%, eBay will notify them. I've never seen this before. Your seller may have received a similar message about their items being on someone's watchlist. (Just speculating.)
I've gotten that email several times. I got one this morning and lowered a few of my prices. Then I got the offer from the other seller. She isn't a power seller, has pretty low feedback, and the item was already set for best offer. The offer was only 5% off. Why would I accept that when I could just make an offer on my own with a better discount? I wonder if she has her auto-accept set to that amount?
This is the message:
(seller's name) is delighted that you're interested in this item and has sent you an offer:
You can buy this item for $54.00 ( 5% off ) excluding shipping until 12:28 am on October 24
Someone else could buy this item, so take advantage of it while you can.
I guess they're trying to encourage buyers and sellers to negotiate. But I agree, you'd be better off just making your own offer.
I've never seen this before but it would piss me off to think the seller may have names of watchers.
I hope that's not the case.
I hope so too. I think it is another thing ebay is messing around with. It's not showing on my summary page as an offer, and there is no indication on my watchlist that there is something special associated with that item.
" Sun Aug 26 2018
Welcome to the new eBay, where as auctions decline, haggling is encouraged.
eBay sellers can now make offers to watchers - and to shoppers who ask them questions. On the flip side, buyers can make an offer to a seller even if the seller doesn't have Best Offers enabled on their listings. Here's a rundown on some of the latest features that let eBay buyers and sellers cry, "Let's make a deal!"
1) eBay Sellers Can Make Offers to Watchers
The latest move in eBay's haggling strategy: eBay is running a new pilot where sellers can initiate Best Offers to up to 10 buyers who are watching their items. Here's how eBay explains it:"
Continued: https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2018/8/1535312833.html
aha! Thanks! That explains why I don't have the option since I use the seller hub. So it is mostly small sellers that are going to see the option. It also explains why I'm getting more messages with offers.