OT: eBay "Buy-It-Now" option question

[Carnos Jax]

If you do a regular auction with no Reserve (starting off at let's say $0.99) but with a Buy-It-Now price, will the Buy-It-Now option disappear as soon as someone bids?

[Ken Sp.]

Yes it will disappear.
Also--spammers/scammers like to do a Buy it now--with no intention of buying, so I always use But it Now with immediate payment required.

I also include some spiffs in the description if the auction reaches back up to the original Buy it now price, to encourage a bidding frenzy

[Carnos Jax]

[quote Ken Sp.]Yes it will disappear.
Also--spammers/scammers like to do a Buy it now--with no intention of buying, so I always use But it Now with immediate payment required.
That is a good tip Ken. I remembered it from a previous post of yours and intend to use it whenever I have BIN option.

[quote Ken Sp.]I also include some spiffs in the description if the auction reaches back up to the original Buy it now price, to encourage a bidding frenzy
Spiffs?

[Ken Sp.]

I wish I could take full credit--someone here or DNF told me about it ages ago.

[Psurfer]

"Buy it Now with immediate payment required." - I assume eBay has an option for that now, do they let you require immediate payment only for a BIN buyer, but not for the auction winner if it Doesn't go w/BIN?

[Zoidberg]

There's also an option now to require that the bidder have a PayPal account. Love it or hate it, I like the extra level it adds to deflect hosers that just bid and disappear.

[pinion]

Spiffs?

[Carnos Jax]

[quote Psurfer]"Buy it Now with immediate payment required." - I assume eBay has an option for that now, do they let you require immediate payment only for a BIN buyer, but not for the auction winner if it Doesn't go w/BIN?
I'm not sure of the latter (but don't think there is). With all the talk about disappearing bidders, I wonder if it would make sense for eBay to allow us to "require one to pay" when they make a bid (but only going through with it, on eBay/PayPal's part, if you win the auction)?

[Carnos Jax]

Oh yeah, what are "spiffs" Ken?

[Psurfer]

[quote Carnos Jax] With all the talk about disappearing bidders, I wonder if it would make sense for eBay to allow us to "require one to pay" when they make a bid (but only going through with it, on eBay/PayPal's part, if you win the auction)?
Yes, I think that would make eBay a Much better place to do business, if at the cost of excluding those without a credit card (who I'd guess probably also won't sign up for PayPal).

And I think Ken's "spiffs" (not "spliffs"?) might = "perks": like the free shipping or other little extras I always dangle in front of the BIN price...