Counter offer disappeared

[georgsnel5]

I sent an offer to a buyer on an auction listing which at the time had no bids on it. The buyer then sent a counter offer which I left for a few hours to think about as at the time it said I had 48hrs to consider. When I came back later the option to accept the counter offer had disappeared and I could no longer send offers. The only thing that changed was that someone had now placed a starting bid on the item which was a lot lower than the offer I had received.

Would anyone be able to shed some light on why the offer might have disappeared. Is it because someone bid on the auction?

[redwick1 · Accepted solution]

Yes. Once there is a bid the offer disappears

Would not be fair to have someone bidding and someone else come in and offer and get the item

[georgsnel5 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for letting me know. I would have acted a bit quicker if I'd known that could happen

[redwick1 · Accepted solution]

If you want an item it is always best to accept as soon as possible. IOn this case it was a bid but it could have been another member making an offer. You could still bid with the other bidder unless of course you wanted it for less.