low offers

[andy20678]

what do you do when you get a low offer on one of your items do you counter offer or do you block them

[thevintagemart]

I always reply. And just say "no thank you". 

It's not worth anymore effort than that.

[cobwebcottage]

It's entirely your choice. If it is insultingly low, just ignore them or offer your very best price.

Some buyers are just chancers.

[dancewithadingo]

Good Afternoon andy

If their offer is not insultingly low then ignore and block them. If it is just low then make a counter offer and if they don't accept that then put them on your blocked list. 

[blackcatbooksuk]

I will engage IF the offer is reasonable. If it is just trying it on (90% OFF YOUR SELLING PRICE) I then just refuse it and send a message to say we are too far apart to get to a deal.

[suelel1968]

Hi, I always fill in the Allow offers, minimum offer when setting up the listing. I set it quite high really ... 10% off ish. That way I can just accept if it gets through the filter. I only do it as i read somewhere that adding best offer gets better views and better views = higher listing positions. Who knows!

[kyanyama]

When I get an offer first thing I do is check their Feedback left for Others.  You can learn a lot about some folks that way, especially if you need to add them to your blocked list.

Then I reply thanking them for their message and that I am sure if it was their item they wouldn't accept the offer!

If it's an obscenely low offer then I block cos it's 'wude'!

[gjalp]

I generally just decline it. The insulting one I had this week was where a buyer offered an amount less 2x postage charge so it could be sent with 2 other stamps so the buyer informed me. The resulting offer price was approx £1 and it was already in a half price sale and I may as well just given it for free! I declined and said it doesn’t work like that as I have auto combine on multiple purchases anyway so there was no postage charge to deduct.

[jefftopman]

If I see something I like at a good buy it now price which has a best offer attached. I tend to make a low offer. I sometimes get lucky, the seller can decline or counter. I tend to accept the counter offer and even if my offer is declined then providing that I want the item and the price is good I tend to buy. Pointless blocking buyers just decline and it leaves the item available for them to purchase. Blocking them stops potential sales.