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I got Ebay offer on guitar I'm not even watching - is this a new thing?
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Yesterday I got an Ebay offer (£200 below the asking price) on a guitar. All I'd done was look at it a couple of times. I wasn't watching it, and hadn't asked the seller any questions and don't have a search for similar items.
Is this a thing now? Can a seller ask Ebay to make an offer to anyone who's just looked at their item, even if they haven't shown any further interest?
(As it happens I might have been interested in the guitar, but it's collection only and the seller's location makes that completely impractical for me. So I wasn't contemplating buying it, unless he'd changed his mind and offered to post, which seemed a very long shot).
“To a man with a hammer every problem looks like a nail.”
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I get "Sorry this item is no longer available" emails about things that appear in a search list (ie 1x12 cabs), but Ive never viewed! Grrrr.
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Got a counteroffer at 2am offering 50% under the asking price, then sold it to someone for the offer price. So it does seem to work on occasions.
And on the reverse of the above, I had someone message me swearing saying how dare I send then an offer as they weren't even watching it. Seriously!
It didn't really bother me tbh, I was just surprised. I'm not a heavy Ebay user by any stretch (I've probably averaged less than one transaction a year since signing up). I'm not an easy person to tempt if I'm not looking for something specific.