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How do I respond to buy offers?

When the search for Buyers as explained in “How do I find Buy offers”? is completed; you will be displayed with a list of Buy offers with offer details and Buyer’s contact information.

You can contact the Buyer by any of the following methods

(i) Respond through the private contact form

Step: 1

Click the “Contact Now” button

Step: 2

You will be directed to the “Send Inquiry” form.

Step: 3

RIM members click the “Login Now” link and log into your account. (If you have not logged in)

Step: 4

Non-RIM members can register by clicking the “Become a member” link.

Step: 5

Type the message to the Buyer. (Write a message about your requirement, price details and other information that you wish to ask the Buyer).

Step: 6

The contact information will be filled automatically, once when you log into your RIM account.

Step: 7

Select the preferred method of contact (Email, phone, fax or snail mail).

Step: 8

You can also get a copy of the message to your inbox by selecting the “Send a copy of this inquiry to my email address” option if you like to see how the actual message would look like.

Step: 9

Hit send

(ii) Responding with SMS

Step:1

Click “Send SMS” button.

A pop up window will open up where you have to provide the following details – (kindly log into your RIM account to send SMS).

Step:2

Name “Max 10 characters”

Step:3

Your Mobile number with Country code for e.g.: 446969696976

Step:4

Text message with a minimum of 15 characters and max 80 characters.

Step:5

Press the Send button and the response is done.

(iii) By online chat (Windows Live Messenger)

RIM provides an opportunity for you to instantly respond to the Buyer. You can send instant messages to Buyer if they are online. The messenger Icon would be green if Buyer is online.

Step: 1

Click the messenger Icon.

Step: 2

Enter your RIM Username and Password.

Step: 3

A popup window will open where you can chat with the Buyer.

“Even if you do not have a MSN IM account, you can still chat with the buyer as a visitor” MSN messenger is free and easy to install. We strongly recommend you download the free messenger here and install it for better and quick communication.

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-messenger?os=other

(iv) By Telephone

In the contact details you can see the contact numbers of buyers. This makes easy for you to contact the buyers and strengthen the business. This mode of communication is the most preferred communication by people. Moreover contacting over telephone will make sure that you are dealing with an authentic buyer.

(v)Inquiry Basket

Inquiry basket comes into play when you have a same inquiry to multiple Buyers.

Once when you have completed the search for Buy offers, you will be displayed the list of the same.

Here is how this works:

Step: 1

Select the Buy offers yourself one-by-one which you wish to inquire or use the “select all” option.

Step: 2

After selecting the Buyers, click “Add to basket” button. Now, all your selections would be added to the inquiry basket.

Step: 3

Click the “inquiry basket” button, towards the extreme top of the page.

Step: 4

You would be taken to the inquiry basket page where you can find the list of Buy offers selected by you.

Step: 5

Click the “inquire now” button to take you to the inquiry form.

Step: 6

You will be directed to the “Send Inquiry” form.

Step: 7

RIM members click the “Login Now” link and log into your account.

Step: 8

Non-RIM members can register by clicking the “Become a member” link.

Step: 9

Type the message here to the Buyer. (Write a message about your requirement, price details and other information that you wish to ask the Buyer).

Step: 10

The contact information will be filled automatically, once when you log into your RIM account.

Step: 11

Select the preferred method of contact (Email, phone, fax or snail mail).

Step: 12

You can also get a copy of the message to your inbox by selecting the “Send a copy of this inquiry to my email address” option if you like to see how the actual message would look like.

Step: 13

Hit send

Important note:

To avoid spamming there are certain limitations for bulk inquiries:

Ultimate and Premium members can send 80 inquires per day but it should be sent in two lots (40 at a time).

Basic members can send 40 inquires per day.

Items added to the Inquiry Basket are session sensitive. i.e. all the items added to the Inquiry Basket will be flushed off when you close the browser or log off the site. So send your inquiries as soon as you finish adding the Offers/Inquiries.

Authored by: sangeetha442 This question has been viewed 227 times so far.

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