Offers being made on items viewed.

[beetlecrusher666]

I recently made an offer on an item and recieved what I thought was a counter offer on my mobile phone. I was happy with the price so I accepted it and immediately paid. It was only later that I realised that the offer I received was from the seller of an item I had only viewed, not even added to my watch list. I will now have to return the item which is inconvenient to me and the seller. I do not appreciate being contacted by sellers of items I have only looked at. How is this possible and why is it allowed ? I understand that this situation is my own fault for not reading the offer properly but I do not want to be contacted by sellers simply because I have viewed their items. Does anyone know how I can block these offers ?

[ruby*tuesday · Accepted solution]

Is automatic. Sellers sign up to Ebay sending out Offers, whenever a Buyer just casually Views an Item. You can Set your Notifications from  Communications under the Account Drop Down Tab.

[beetlecrusher666 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the advice. I have now stopped all notifications. Like I said, it was my own fault for not reading the offer properly but found it confusing as I was expecting a response to an offer I had made on exactly the same type of item. The one I mistakenly bought is not as good as others I could have bought.