Yeah, but really If you can't afford the wait, maybe you don't *really* want it?BookWorm19 wrote:I can understand how you mean time consuming, by needing to wait for the auction to finish, sometimes its a week or 10 days, and you like to keep your eye on it to see how many bids are on it
Also, once it's on yer watch list, ebay sends you an email to remind you it's nearly over....
So've I - but only if the price was right....BookWorm19 wrote:On ebay though, there are many buy it now items, which is not at all time consuming, and I've bought loads of books on ebay via buy it now.
True - mind, I've made best offers on some things where the sellers idea of "best offer" is clearly a fiver under their (too-high) asking price. So I chalk them down to "You loss, not mine" & move onBookWorm19 wrote:You can even message some sellers who are selling their items via auction, and you can offer them a buy it now price. I've done this a couple of times, and some have said yes, and some have said no. It cant hurt to ask!