Thread: !@#$%!

Originally Posted by Magpie

On the rare occasion when I put up an item specifically for a person, I simply put the item up Buy it now/ BEST OFFER

And I put the Buy it now price up a few hundred dollars more than its worth. Seller sends me his "best offer" of the price we agreed on, I accept. No worries about some other person grabbing it.

exactly! i was going to ask exactly why the people don't do that.. at the end, they will pay fees only for the sold price, not for the initial buy it now...

i hate when the vendor says "stay checking cause i will list it as buy it now for you".. i have lost a couple items just like that in the past.. after that when the seller says that i stay there licking like crazy the refresh button... some times they are fast, but other times they take their sweet 15-20 minutes.. even more .. that is time that if you add it to the cost of the item does not worth it..

i guess at the end, once a price is set on their heads, it does not matter who pays it.. even when yours was the effort of the negotiation....

A sharp seller will take it out of the original listing IF there are no bids.
Then, simply send you an invoice for it.

Originally Posted by Magpie

On the rare occasion when I put up an item specifically for a person, I simply put the item up Buy it now/ BEST OFFER

And I put the Buy it now price up a few hundred dollars more than its worth. Seller sends me his "best offer" of the price we agreed on, I accept. No worries about some other person grabbing it.

Good idea. There must be a lot of sellers doing this though where the buyer changed their mind!
The only time I bought an item like this the seller wouldn't mark it as "reserved for macpilib" or anything. I'm not sure if MAO was an option then.

Brilliant idea