eBay advice needed

[stoken6]

Yesterday I put an old board for sale on the bay. Ok condition but not perfect, pickup only, and a low opening price.

 

Within an hour, a user posts me a message, along the lines of "if I pay you twice the asking in cash, can I pick it up tomorrow?". Not only that, his user name is the same as the make/model of my board!

 

I checked his history, he's got a few hundred transactions under his belt. But that user name "coincidence" (?) freaks me out a bit.

 

So I reckon my options are:

A. Grab the offer, despite being against eBay rules

B. Assume if he's that keen, offer a higher price

C. Cancel the listing and relist with a Buy It Now

D. Ignore the message, and wait for legitimate bids

E. Report the guy for flouting the rules

 

I rarely sell on the bay, so I'm a bit green on these matters. Any advice appreciated.

 

Cheers, Mike

[AnotherScott]

If that's a price you'd be happy with, I'd add the Buy It Now. If he's legit, everyone will get what they want, and the transaction is still safe. If he's not, no harm done except about a dollar or whatever to list the Buy It Now option. And once you do that, even if he disappears, someone else may buy it. Some people don't like to wait for auctions to end and only do BINs.

[stoken6]

Thanks Scott, I didn't realise it was possible to "upgrade" an auction to add BIN to it? (I'll go and investigate)

 

Cheers, Mike

[jimmymio]

Just curious but what KB is this guy so lustful for?