auto decline of best offer why?

[masparkes]

I have an item on auction.   buyer made a best off of £32 but this was autodeclined before 23 hrs up and same buyer then made a bid on site for £14.95.

why was offer closed ?  seems you can make  ahigh offer then put in a lower bid which cancels your higher offer.  Am I right & how is this good business for either Ebay or me?

thanks

[double_o_heaven]

Once an item has a bid on it, the best offer option is removed.  Or it wouldn't be fair on people bidding.

The same person who made that offer which you had told eBay (via your settings)  to decline, may well have put the same figure in as his maximum bid - you won't know until someone else bids too.

[masparkes]

Fine I understand that is how they work but this is an auction so the
offer was for £32 but the bid was for £14. In a normal auction this
means the bid moves to £32 to then move on. Here the offer is auto
declined and I have to accept a lower bid of £14.

Does that make any sense please?

[pixiesen2012]

bids and offers are completely separate things, once a bid is placed all offers are cancelled