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Opinions On Ebay's New Bin Policy

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 Posted 06/16/2013  3:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list
This doesn't make even a little bit of sense.
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 Posted 06/16/2013  3:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list
I think I know what youre referring too as I got an email about it a while ago. I dont remember everything it said I do remember they seem to be changing unpaid buyer cases to two days instead of 4. From what I remember theyre just trying to encourage buyers to pay right away and not handcuff sellers with an item for a week or two because someone used a BIN and then didnt pay. Coin markets dont generally change that fast but some do. For example if you sell video games new or used after you beat them and someone buys it and not pays it that 8 or 9 day period before you can relist it going through the unpaid buyer case can be a difference of 20 dollars or more in the sales prices by the time you do get it back up.

There wasnt anything about the buyer not being obligated to buy it from what I remember, theyre supposed to pay for whatever they buy. I do think there was something about being able to respond to multiple offers and the first one to accept and pay would get it, but nothing that would encourage buyers to just carpet bomb a category with offers where theyd then only buy the one they liked best with the best terms.
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 Posted 06/16/2013  5:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fatman to your friends list
Everyone is missing the point. Sure ebay has to keep track of the offers but it's just space on the servers, which they have plenty of. The real purpose is to maximize sale potential regardless of price to increase E Bay's commissions and fees they can collect. They're not worried about the seller's or buyers just sales, and this is a way to do just that. I've seen more than a few threads regarding similar E bay actions, why is this hard to understand ?
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 Posted 06/16/2013  5:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jnorlund to your friends list
I haven't heard of this either but it seems to me to have no benefit for buyer or seller. The current system isn't perfect but works as is.
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 Posted 06/16/2013  6:00 pm  Show Profile   Check BH1964's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add BH1964 to your friends list
I noticed change this month that you guys might be able to explain.

In the past when I listed an auction with a Buy It Now option, as soon as someone bid the BIN option disappeared.

Now I see auctions with several bids that still have a BIN option. What's going on?
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 Posted 06/17/2013  09:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add trdhrdr007 to your friends list
Here's the changes from eBays website. It looks like they are pushing this as something that will "reduce unpaid items, allow for faster case resolution, and help keep many of your items up for sale until a buyer pays". Looks like I didn't have it exactly right as far as intent & how it's worded, but I can see the loopholes that allow the items I mentioned to happen.


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Many fixed price and auction-style items purchased with Buy It Now not sold until the buyer pays •Beginning in May, eligible fixed price listings and auction-style listings purchased with Buy It Now will remain for sale unless the buyer pays right away. This change will be rolled out slowly over the course of the year and will eliminate a significant number of unpaid items on ebay by the end of 2013.
•Eligible transactions are those less than $1,000, paid with PayPal or a merchant credit card, where the shipping cost is specified for the buyer.
•If you use the combined shipping discounts feature, your buyers must create a combined order by adding eligible items to their ebay Shopping Cart. The discount will automatically be applied to the order total. If you don't use this tool but still offer combined shipping discounts, your buyers must add the items they want to purchase to their Shopping Cart and request a new invoice reflecting the revised shipping cost by clicking the Request Total button.

Best Offer items not "sold" until a buyer commits to buy or pays •Beginning in May, in the Computers & Tablets, Jewelry & Watches, and Art categories, when you accept a buyer's Best Offer, the item will remain for sale until the buyer commits to buy, and in most cases, pays.
•Since the transaction is not completed until the buyer commits (or pays), you'll be able to accept multiple offers to increase your chances of selling the item.

File unpaid item cases 2 days sooner •Starting in early April, you'll be able to open an unpaid item case as early as 2 days after a transaction ends and payment is not receivedâ€"either manually in the Resolution Center or using the Unpaid Item Assistant. Currently, you are required to wait at least 4 days.
•If you use the Unpaid Item Assistant, you'll see a 2-day option added to the current menu. You can continue to choose a longer timeâ€"up to 32 daysâ€"before a case is opened.
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 Posted 06/17/2013  09:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add trdhrdr007 to your friends list
Here's a couple scenarios to demonstrate the loopholes.

As a buyer you are unable to access ebay at work. You see an item you like & make an offer one evening(or morning) & then go to work. The seller accepts during the workday when you can't pay. Meanwhile another buyer makes an offer, it's accepted & they pay. The first buyer is out.

As a buyer assume you want to buy an item that's interchangeable & sold by many sellers, like bubble wrap or padded mailers. You look over several listings that offer the item as best offer & decide to shoot out a bunch of offers going progressively lower. When you figure you have reached the lowest price you pay for that listing. Good for the buyer & possibly that seller, not so good for any seller that took the time & trouble to respond without a sale.
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 Posted 06/17/2013  2:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add seal006 to your friends list
So you are saying sellers should know you are at work, therefore they should wait until it is convenient for you to complete the transaction?How long should they hold the offer? What if you never come back?

My feeling is that an offer made by a buyer should be just as binding as bidding. Once an offer is made you have committed to that amount. If a seller rejects the offer, you are no longer on the hook for it. If it is accepted, you are responsible to pay for it. If you don't it goes down as a non-paying bidder. The firs time that happens, ebay forgives you. The second time, you lose your ability to make offers.

I can understand and appreciate the intent here. I just think they are way over thinking it.
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 Posted 06/17/2013  3:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add trdhrdr007 to your friends list


I believe that once an offer has been made & accepted BOTH parties should be bound to the agreement. I'm merely pointing out how a buyer could be messed up by the new policy. I'm assuming that both parties to the transaction would have a reasonable length of time to respond. If the buyer doesn't get an immediate response to their offer it seems reasonable that the seller shouldn't expect immedate payment.


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So you are saying sellers should know you are at work, therefore they should wait until it is convenient for you to complete the transaction?How long should they hold the offer? What if you never come back?


Your comments can go both ways. Are you saying the buyers offer should be binding until it's convenient for the seller to respond? How long should their offer be good? What if you never respond? What if the seller holds the offer as backup and expects the buyer to buy when they decide weeks later that's the best offer they will get?
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 Posted 06/17/2013  3:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oih82w8 to your friends list
I've read about how the item is still up for grabs until the original purchaser actually pays for the item.

Sorry about the repeat comment.
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 Posted 06/17/2013  5:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add seal006 to your friends list

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Your comments can go both ways. Are you saying the buyers offer should be binding until it's convenient for the seller to respond? How long should their offer be good? What if you never respond? What if the seller holds the offer as backup and expects the buyer to buy when they decide weeks later that's the best offer they will get?


No, that is not so, because as it is written and enforced at this time, I think a seller has 2 days to respond. I would take that a step further and say 24 hours from the time the offer was made. In this age of technology I do not feel 24 hours is to short of a time limit to answer an email.
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 Posted 06/17/2013  6:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add trdhrdr007 to your friends list
Note to self....stop responding to posts without checking who the author is.
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 Posted 06/17/2013  6:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list
24 hours seems like a reasonable time for someone to respond to an offer. I would like to see them have it so if a seller accepts an offer in 24 hours its binding, if the seller waited longer than 24 hours then the buy has the option to go through with it or decline.

I like the idea of trying to speed stuff up so sellers arent handcuffed waiting, and believe that should be a two way street where buyers also arent handcuffed missing out on things waiting a couple days for a seller to respond.
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 Posted 06/26/2013  04:21 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add buddy16cat to your friends list
True though, if a buyer can make an offer and not buy the coin if it is accepted, than the seller should have the option to not sell the coin if the buyer accepts a counter offer.
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 Posted 06/26/2013  05:52 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add enworb to your friends list
This sounds stupid to me. I think that if you make an offer as a buyer you should stick to it. The current policy isn't broken so why fix it.
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