Question Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price? in Selling on eBay DND

How do I offer watchers a discount price?

doume_95 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:46:45 GMT

I have noticed that when you watch an item some sellers offer you a discount. How do they do this?

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

rusticrye — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:51:54 GMT

You can't contact the watchers yourself - it would be a breach of strict data protection laws. Ebay can do it on your behalf, but the offers will only be sent to those who've signed up to receiving them. Go to the Seller Centre for information, or use the Help pages with their integral search.

@doume_95

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

john1297576 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:42:39 GMT

If you are prepared to offer a discount to completely unknown members, why not just reduce your prices. Real buyers are worth a lot more than Watchers who probably have no intention of buying.

You would also benefit from registering as a Business Seller as that is what you are. Why would anyone buy from you when you are deny them their legal rights, and are competing unfairly with properly registered Business Sellers.

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

m25jet — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:09:55 GMT

Contrary to what was posted earlier on in this thread, you do not have to be signed up to receive such offers in order to be able to receive them. I have never signed up to receive offers from sellers and would actually prefer not to receive them - if I really wanted an item badly enough then I would either make sure that I won it via auction if it had been listed that way, or I would pay for it via Buy It Now if it was advertised via a fixed price listing. However, I have, on quite a few occasions, recieved offers on items that I have previously looked at, none of which I have even decided to add to my Watch List. Therefore, the so-called "offer from seller" is really nothing more than an eBay-generated piece of spam mail.

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

doume_95 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:33:17 GMT

I asked this question because I have been offered a lower price by sellers
on items lately from what i presumed was not a business seller which if it
was not cheaper I would not have bought, sometimes you don't want to appear
too cheeky or offensive to a seller when offering a lower price. I am
simply asking the question nothing more.

I certainly did not ask a question on this forum to be told WHAT I am !
If this is the sort of pompous replies you get on here then it is not the
place for me!

Thank you for your time in replying but I would recommend that you write a
reply with a little less venom and certainly don't make judgment on those
you do not know or understand.

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

doume_95 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:37:17 GMT

Thanks for your reply but it seems my question has been lost in translation
and this is not a forum to get answers but a place to let off steam and
lambast members who are simply asking a question and not asking for an
opinion.
I will not bother asking questions on this forum again.
Many Thanks.

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

doume_95 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:41:17 GMT

Many thanks for your reply, you are the only person who has shown a modicum
of respect and actually answered the question without casting aspersions or
telling me who I am.
Thank you for your help.
Regards and Respect.

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

tobiasd4 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:19:47 GMT

Offers to watchers are only available on BIN items, your current listings are all auction, so don't quailfy.

Re: How do I offer watchers a discount price?

doume_95 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:22:17 GMT

Many thanks, getting too technical for me, but I needed to know. It was
bothering me.
Stay Safe!