Hi,
I regularly make offers on domain names via Sedo, and usually there is a bit of to-ing and fro-ing with counter offers etc. until a price is agreed, or the negotiations cancelled if we are too far apart.
Recently, however, on a number of occasions during the negotiations we have been close to agreeing a price, then the seller decides to use my latest offer as a starting bid for a Sedo Auction. This is very frustrating as I feel we were close to a deal, then I have to wait another week for the auction to complete, with the risk of other buyers coming in.
I expect sellers love this idea, but as a regular buyer if I want to put an offer in for a domain, I want my offer to be rejected, counter-offered or accepted - not used a base bid to start an auction.
Can buyers not have an option on Sedo where we can choose whether our offer can be used as a starter for an auction? Maybe, if the seller wants to use an offer to start an auction, the buyer should be asked to agree this is ok before the auction is started.
regards
David
I regularly make offers on domain names via Sedo, and usually there is a bit of to-ing and fro-ing with counter offers etc. until a price is agreed, or the negotiations cancelled if we are too far apart.
Recently, however, on a number of occasions during the negotiations we have been close to agreeing a price, then the seller decides to use my latest offer as a starting bid for a Sedo Auction. This is very frustrating as I feel we were close to a deal, then I have to wait another week for the auction to complete, with the risk of other buyers coming in.
I expect sellers love this idea, but as a regular buyer if I want to put an offer in for a domain, I want my offer to be rejected, counter-offered or accepted - not used a base bid to start an auction.
Can buyers not have an option on Sedo where we can choose whether our offer can be used as a starter for an auction? Maybe, if the seller wants to use an offer to start an auction, the buyer should be asked to agree this is ok before the auction is started.
regards
David