atari2600land

Did it ever occur to them that the reason their item isn't selling is BECAUSE they're not accepting offers?

Ebay has been turning on offers WITHOUT sellers permission after a couple weeks without a sale. You can turn it back off (once you realize it's on!) but some sellers may not realize that and adjust the offer to the same as the original value. Also, GoldLeader's theory is quite correct... sellers will definitely do that and there's nothing wrong with it.

The sellers probably get some giddy excitement when pounding the "no" button when you make an offer. ebay, ugh. I am a purist so I like to make no reserve auctions, starting at a cent, but with everybody using sniping software, the items go for next to nothing in the last 20 seconds of wild bidding. Why not just put in a bid for what you are willing to pay? better chances at winning the item then instead of a slim chance at getting it (albeit for a few bucks cheaper).