I made an offer on an item at 12.13 today. The seller replied at12.19 with a counter offer. I clicked on their email ti respond and was taken to a page which stated I had refused their offer. On contacting the seller it seems they had sold to someone else in that short time frame. Can they do this or should they wait at least half an hour for a response to their counter offer?

@go_ahead_buy_me wrote:Yes, a listing suddenly showing as “1 offer pending” may well push another buyer into purchasing straight away.It's certainly caused me to be more cautious making offers. If want something but still not enough to pay full price then it seems better to do the negotiation by message rather than the offer button. Then the seller can reply with offer and I don't think that triggers the message to other buyers.

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