ebay help required please!

[looobylooo]

hi,
im new to ebay ok, and have seen something on there that id like to buy for a christmas present.
the only thing is, its listed as a 'bid now' item (8 days)
ive messaged the seller asking if he can sell it me as a 'buy now' as id like it for christmas.
is he allowed to do this please?
thanks

[Jillius]

Yes, they are allowed unless there are already bids on it.

[looobylooo]

thank you jilius,
the last time i looked there werent any bids, so fingers crossed.
hes not replied to my email yet.

[Nkakamasembe]

Unless your offer is so good he will want the auction to run the end.

[whiskeryron]

If it says buy now you click on that you dont send the seller an email.

[cherrychapstick]

hi looobyooo ,are you sure you will get it by christmas ? they wont be able to send it till tomorrow at earliest and will take a few days to get to you unless you also offer to pay extra postage for them to send it next day delivery

[looobylooo]

hi chapstick
thanks for replying,
ive left it for now, the chap replied to my email and asked for a silly amount for it, way beyond its value, so ive bought an alernative prezzie now.
i will keep an eye on it and see if it gets any bids and if the price is reasonable i might put one in myself and if i win it i can give it as a belated 'extra' present cant i :o)

hi whiskeyron,
thanks for answering,
noo, it wasnt a buy now item, else idve bought it there and then, it was a bidding item and ends christmas day, so ive got it in my 'watched' items :o)

[ELVIS68]

Hi loooobylooo, next time you search for an item click on the "nearest first" option, that way you can pick it up yourself rather than wait for postage

[looobylooo]

thats a good idea elvis, thanks for that, i will remember that in future, thank you :o)

[ELVIS68]

Also by using the nearest first option you can message the seller and make an offer to end the item early by offering to pick it up and pay cash

[looobylooo]

riiiiight ... good thinking bat man!
thanks for that, another thing to bear in mind eh :o)