No response to my offer to buy. How long should I wait before my obligation to complete my purchase ends?
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MisterR1000 Reputation: 10 |
Don’t know how long ago you made the offer….Send a message to the seller…they don’t respond in an amount of time you think is reasonable…just move on…
On seller side of an offer……when the offer is accepted, the seller must wait 7 days before they can mark an offer unpaid by the buyer and relist…
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TrinketBox Reputation: 3805 See TrinketBox's booth |
If you do contact the seller with a message, make sure you PUT AN EXPIRATION specific DATE on your offer when it wont be valid after this date. That way you basically told them that either they do something or else you move on. Also realize that OFFERS HERE usually include the shipping costs (at least that is how it used to work which is kinda crazy) so if you did not consider that in the offer to your seller, perhaps that is why they never responded back as with shipping included, he could be giving the item to you for free after what they need to pay for shipping.
Personally, I don’t do offers here or on the other site. They are usually a low-ball waste of time in almost all cases and many buyers dont really know the TRUE costs of shipping an item directly to their doorstep.
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Atomicdiner Reputation: 1902 See Atomicdiner's booth |
Did you check to see when the seller last logged in? You can look on their profile for that information. That helps to see if the seller has been active or sort of “abandoned” their booth. Personally, I’d be concerned if the seller didn’t answer within 24 hours.
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maydamart Reputation: 281 See maydamart's booth |
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