An Offer Made

I've just noticed that on some Ebay items it is possible to make an offer rather than just accept the sale price. I find this intriguing and pleasant alternative to the auction process. Hard drives seem to be running very expensive at the moment. I think the flood in Thailand's silicon valley has already forced the prices up a little. So obviously I am looking around for a bargain.

I've found a UK seller with a 'Buy Now' price of £12.99 with free p&p for a used 3.5" Hitachi Deskstar 80GB SATA hard drive. This seems very steep for a second hand hard drive. It is usually the most overworked part of a PC and often the first bit to fail. So I've just put an offer in for four at £10 each.

If they take the offer they will be effectively selling me four for the price of three. But I would have thought it's better for them to have my forty quid in than keep old stock on their shelves. I suspect you don't put the offer button on your item unless you really want to get rid of it. In the end of the day it's there choice but if they take the offer it will certainly help my budget. Lets see if I'm lucky.