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Wierd customers...
 

Had an item on eBay UK for £11 with BIN or BEST OFFER.

Just had someone make me an offer for £13.50.....

ACCEPTED!

Strange buyers....

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:lol:

Thank You!!

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lol.

he got a bargain !

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Crazy buyer or trying to get over?

Buyer claims they never got it or IND then they get free item :s

Grats on the over buy though

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oh wow that's something new :)

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make sure that there is no side note that says something like, "here is more, but ship overnight" lol

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Did you have quantity of more than 1?

Was it a UK buyer?

Often buyers try to by 4 or 5 items and enter the total price they want to pay not realising the price is per item.

Another common issue I have is EU buyers entering their offer on .co.uk thinking its in EUROs not realising they are actually making an offer in £

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James,

Yes about 35 of the same item listed. Customer has bought 1 item and offered £1.50 more than BIN lol.

Amazing!

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Enjoy the over-profits OP :)

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This person need glasses!

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When i was selling pokemon toys i would put the buy it now price at $4.99 but no one would use the buy it now instead they bid on it and the bid ALWAYS got pass the buy it now price.....i love it :)

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That's too true - buyers figure they can get it cheaper than the BIN but market drives it up...miss the pokemon days :thumb:

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Some people make clerical errors. It happens. Just look at the thread title.

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I think you mean the large organ right behind the glasses.

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Congrats on the extra loot! I never knew people could best offer OVER the BIN price?! Wow!

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I remember years ago I had an item at auction. I started at like $29.99 they usually sold for $50-60 when auctions were more popular. I guess a buyer put in a wrong bid and somebody decided to keep bidding it up. Sold for $1200. Obviously the buyer never paid and I had to cancel the transaction. But there are definitely screw ups on buyers.

For the most part I knew the buyer wasn't going to pay. I was just worried it was a competitor and if I sent a cancel transaction they would deny it and I would be on the hook for the FVF and have to go through the hassle of calling up eBay.

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Hate the winning non-bidders...ugh you opened an NPB then?

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Hahaha that happened to me once before. Also sometimes I like to make people smile by responding to their offer with an even lower counteroffer...: )

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When I get these I tend to go slow with them because they seem to always come back with the item not as described.

Take tons of pictures for reference if needed.

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Mistake #1 my good long friend. Don't send cancel of transactions even if you think they buyer is a competitor and/or wont pay (Im sure you already know that though, just making sure). ALWAYS file NPB disputes, those the buyer CANNOT get out of unless the buyer actually pays.

But yes, you are correct. If you file a cancel of transaction and the buyer declines, you are on the hook for $1200 worth of FVF, hefty charge.

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Back on topic here. And yea, its weird. Sometimes I will do auctions for my items, and the auction price will surpass the amount that I have the SAME EXACT items listed for at BIN. Weird when that happens, but whatever. I ain't complaining, just funny at times :lol:

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I find the same thing happens all the time. I list something with BIN and it doesn't sell. When I list the item for 0.01 start bids with no BIN the price always goes past my original BIN price. I think most people are hoping to get a bargain and gets carried away with bidding.