Hi beastmonkey, When you list your item up for sale, you can choose to auction it, and see how much you can get (with or without a best offer), OR you can choose to list as a buy it now. Where it can get confusing is if you offer too many options for the buyer to choose from.. Like if you list an item as an auction, AND tick the best offer box, AND offer a buy it now price all on the same item. It is usually best to stick to just one of the selling options. This is the reason why. If, (lets use a made up example) say you are selling a rare book and you list it as an auction starting at 99p or they can buy it now for £20, if Buyer One puts their first bid on at 99p, the buy it now price is cancelled out and the auction runs until the end of the listing. Therefore, if no-one else bids on the item, and the listing finishes (say after 7 days) then you have to let it go for 99p. If you definitely want a set price for each item, no offers, ie it's £20 take it or leave it, only use the buy it now option. Don't tick the offers box, and don't include the auction box. Does this make sense?