Timeline for A stranger requests to buy eBay item in installments
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| Aug 24, 2022 at 23:13 | comment | added | TooTea | Well, there's a chance that someone else will list a second similar item in the meantime, perhaps for a lower price, and OP will then be left with no buyers. It's purely a matter of risk vs reward; having the buyer close the deal now but pay later locks them in as they can't change their mind without getting punished by eBay. | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 21:30 | comment | added | Kate Gregory | Sure, but what's the benefit to the seller of taking this deal? If someone else offers (and actually has) 750 before this person saves it up, that's a benefit to the seller, who sells at the desired price without having to wait as long. If no-one does, well then it will be available for this buyer still. | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 15:29 | comment | added | TooTea | The buyer might consider 750€ to be an amazing deal, which is why they want to lock the seller in. In an illiquid market like this, neither the buyer nor the seller can know whether there's going to be one or three people interested in the item in the coming year. | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 15:10 | history | edited | Kate Gregory | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 24, 2022 at 14:19 | history | answered | Kate Gregory | CC BY-SA 4.0 |