I believe this is how HMRC asks Amazon for tax.
Amazon comes over all eBay with new ‘make an offer’ facility
Amazon is making a bid to steal customers from online marketplaces such as eBay with a new option to “make an offer” on items. The firm is introducing the option on Amazon.com for folks to offer a lower price for products in the fine arts and collectibles sections initially, and will then be expanding the service to other …
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Tuesday 9th December 2014 17:59 GMT HausWolf
Re: An offer you can refuse!
While I'll counter, if you seriously lowball me the second time, my counter is usually above my initial asking price. I feel I've wasted enough time on you and really don't want your business when you come in that low. OTH I'm just selling used and one off deals I find so it is a hobby more than a living.
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Tuesday 9th December 2014 18:58 GMT VinceH
Re: An offer you can refuse!
The one that bugs me is when I'm selling something such as a car and I use the local paper or whatever - some people ring, and ask on the phone "what's the lowest you'll take for it?"
Silly question. If I've advertised the thing at £x, and answer that question with £y, if they see the vehicle they'll try knocking me down from £y - expecting me to go lower than the figure I'll have said is the lowest I'd take.
So instead, I answer with "What's the highest you'll pay for it?"
This usually confuses them.
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Tuesday 9th December 2014 20:26 GMT Tapeador
Re: An offer you can refuse!
I had someone win my car on an eBay auction, and the day they'd arranged to pick it up they emailed and said "my brother hijacked my account so I won't be buying the car" - after I'd made the journey 30 miles to meet them. So he then offered me 65% of the price agreed. I took it because it was only £40 loss and they seemed too scary to risk suing, and they knew my mum's address. But if it was anyone else I would resell the car and sue the buyer for the difference. Suing is good.
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Wednesday 10th December 2014 08:40 GMT Down not across
So you double your prices and then keep your customers happy by letting them negotiate a huge reduction of 40% .
Most likely. Just like many of the Black Friday offers this year which seem to go along the lines "Look here! 50% off!" ...when really the offer was 10% or less off usual selling price. Calculating percentage from RRP and ignoring the usual selling price makes it look better deal than it is.
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Wednesday 10th December 2014 08:02 GMT Anonymous Coward
For those knocking buyers on eBay using MAO...
It works both ways, with sellers taking the piss too.
For example, offer say 90% the BIN price to be told "sorry mate the BIN is the lowest I can go" ..WTF
Submit a (very reasonable) offer that reduces the price by a few quid, get a counter offer in the few pence saving range (one was 4p IIRC although that was a low value item).
In many cases the BIN price on such items is a joke anyway.
I have had some good deals using it but a lot of sellers just seem to use it as hook bait.