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      Counter-offers

      If you've made a Best Offer on a listing, the seller may come back to you with a counter-offer suggesting another price.

      If a seller sends you a counter-offer, you'll find the offer in your Messages - opens in new window or tab.

      Responding to a counter-offer

      You can accept, reject, or continue negotiating by making another offer to the seller. Here's how you can respond:

      • Accept and commit to buy – Select Buy it in the counteroffer message
      • Negotiate – Make another offer to the seller
      • Reject – Select Reject offer in the counteroffer message

      You can make a total of 3 offers on most items, or 10 in most Motors categories.

      Tip
      If you accept a counter-offer, you’re committing to buy the item and you’ll need to complete payment like any other eBay purchase.

      If you don’t respond to the seller’s counter-offer, it’ll expire after 24 hours, or when the listing ends - whichever comes first.

      If a seller comes back to you with a counter-offer, you'll find their response in your Messages. You can choose to accept, reject, or continue negotiating by making another offer.

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