Make an offer removes the auction part of my listings.

[TiasTreasures]

I just think the two concepts are mutually exclusive. If you did engineer it for both to work at once (and anything's possible, of course) when *would* you disable the opposite function? Are you going to allow bids while offers are being made, and vice versa? Who gets precedence if you don't remove the other function?

Perhaps redundant rather than mutually exclusive.

If there is a BIN price on an auction, isn't that the amount the seller is willing to accept as an offer?

[bykimbo]

Perhaps redundant rather than mutually exclusive.

If you like, I don't feel strongly about it.

If there is a BIN price on an auction, isn't that the amount the seller is willing to accept as an offer?

You'd think so.

[astral276]

If there is a BIN price on an auction, isn't that the amount the seller is willing to accept as an offer?

Probably more what they think the item is worth. Which may not be what it is actually worth or what the market is willing to pay at that time. A Reserve or Starting Price on an auction is more what you are describing.

As MaO (which I have still to be convinced of its worth) is optional, the seller has the choice whether to hold out for their BIN price or to sense the mood of the market and maybe adjust their expectations.

[PoppyGrove]

I have had all my listings on 7 day auctions, plus buynows. I added "make an offer" and was disappointed to see that this removed the auction bit, and just left the "buy now". I will be returning to my old "auction price and buy now price" formats as soon as I can do the bulk edits again.

As I understand things - and so it should. If an item is listed with auction and buy it now - when the item is bid on, the buy it now automatically disappears. What fun would it be for the buyer if they opt for the make an offer and then someone else comes along and bids on it? If you only have one if that particular item, how do you decide who to sell it to?

[JaBek1]

You would run into the problem of legal issues if a seller has something listed as being sold at auction and then entertains offers outside of the bidding process. I suppose it would be possible to have it set up to automatically remove the auction type of selling method, just like the BIN, if someone makes an offer. Provided, of course, there are no bids placed prior to the offer being received. However, just like the case of the BIN, there could be a legal problem if the MaO option were still available once a bid was placed. The bidder could very well have a legitimate claim that the seller was not acting in good faith.

Personally, I don't see why someone would want to use the MaO option in conjunction with an auction style listing. Of course, using it with a fixed price list is merely giving an asking price and including "or best offer."

[JaBek1]

Probably more what they think the item is worth. Which may not be what it is actually worth or what the market is willing to pay at that time. A Reserve or Starting Price on an auction is more what you are describing.

As MaO (which I have still to be convinced of its worth) is optional, the seller has the choice whether to hold out for their BIN price or to sense the mood of the market and maybe adjust their expectations.

Mel! You are probably correct in thinking that the BIN is more like what the seller thinks it is worth. Actually, I usually set a BIN in connection with an auction to what I think a good high street shop's retail price would be for the item. A reserve, or in some cases the starting bid, would be the least I'd be willing to take for it. In a haggle situation I would expect the seller to set their "Buy Now" (Asking Price) high enough to have room for negotiations. Seller asks high...Buyer offers low...Haggle...Haggle...Haggle...They meet somewhere in the middle...both leave happy.