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Group Offers
Creating a group offer requires these simple steps:Note: Move your cursor over the thumbnails for sample screenshots.
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1. Search or browse item listings |
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2. Add items to group offer using the checkbox or, |
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3. On the item detail page or, |
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4. In your shopping cart |
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5. Review your group offer items |
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6. Submit total group offer price (including shipping) |
FAQ
- What is a group offer?
- How do I start using group offers?
- How can I increase my chances of completing a group offer?
- How much does it cost to create and complete a group offer?
- What are the advantages of group offers?
- How do I manage my group offers?
- How will I know if a group offer was accepted?
- What happens to the remaining offers once a group offer is accepted?
What is a group offer?
Simply stated, a group offer allows buyers to send one single offer to multiple sellers on matching or similar items. Buyers can then sit back, relax, and wait for a seller response. The first seller to accept the offer wins the buyer's business.
How do I start using group offers?
There are three different ways for buyers to initiate a group offer.
- Make an offer on a single item. You will then have the option to create a group offer. Browse for similar items and apply the same offer on those items.
- Browse similar items and create a group offer for those items immediately.
- Browse and add similar items to your shopping cart. View your shopping cart and there will be an option to create a group offer with those items.
As a seller, you do not need to do anything different to use group offers. When you receive an offer, there will be a special notification signifying that it is part of a group offer. If you are satisfied with the offer, accept the offer right away or risk losing it to another seller.
How can I increase my chances of completing a group offer?
Buyers may increase their chances of a successful group offer by browsing more items and applying the same group offer to those items. The likelihood of a seller accepting a buyer's group offer increases when the offer is sent to more and more sellers.
Sellers may increase their chances of being the first to accept a group offer by updating their notification settings to allow message alerts to and from their cell phones and/or their instant messengers (AIM, MSN, Yahoo). Once a group offer is made, sellers will be notified through these platforms.
You may update your notification settings here.
How much does it cost to create and complete a group offer?
Group offers are FREE, so create more group offers to get what you want!
What are the advantages of group offers?
- Buyers receive a faster response to their offers.
- Buyers have a better chance of getting the desired item(s).
- Buyers save time and effort by waiting for one accepted offer instead of keeping track of multiple ones.
- Sellers gain more offers from buyers.
- Sellers become more responsive to sell their item(s).
It is FREE to create or accept a group offer, so give it a try!
How do I manage my group offers?
Buyers and sellers can manage their group offers in the "Open Negotiations" page in "My iOffer" under either the "Buying" or "Selling" tab, just like they would with any other offers. There are no additional requirements to manage group offers.
To simplify things, buyers can click here, and sellers can click here.
How will I know if a group offer was accepted?
To prevent multiple sellers from accepting the same group offer, only the first seller will be able to accept the group offer.
The other sellers will be notified of an accepted group offer and they will not be able to accept the same offer.
What happens to the remaining offers once a group offer is accepted?
Once a group offer is accepted, the remaining offers will be automatically retracted from the group offer.
Buyers and sellers DO NOT need to perform any additional tasks to cancel the group offer.
