Some advice please

[paulv6458]

I'm trying to sell a paramotor wing which is currently listed at £710.00 for auction or £1,000 for buy it now.

There had been no bids.  A chap messaged me today to ask if I'd accept £800 on a buy it now basis. I've said 'yes'.

He placed a bid of 710.00 indicating his maximum bid would be £800.

No-one else has bid against him so the 710.00 just sits there. I've tried to revise my listing price but it

can't be altered.

Is there anything I can do to close this ebay deal at £800 or should he get a mate to bid £799 so that his £800 bid kicks in ?

With thanks

[tressygirl]

Nothing you can do now that he has placed a bid.  Without bids it would have worked to revise the Buy it Now price to £800.

You can ask his mate to bid £799 but currently if no one bids, he will win your auction for £710.00!  Your bidder may not be too willing to do as you suggest !

@paulv6458 

[paulv6458]

Thanks Tressygirl, very helpful.

[tressygirl]

Hopefully,  you'll get higher bidders , so he will have to bid nearer his £800 offer,  or perhaps even more! 

Bidders often present an offer early on in an auction,  if they can ' sniff' a bargain,  and tempt the seller to sell for a  lower  price and make a sale early  !  🤗

@paulv6458 

[*vyolla*]

Ask him to retract his bid, the Buy It Now should then reappear after a couple of hours and you can change it to £800.