Fred, I couldn't had described better the situation on most auctions on ebay, and I fully understand your suggestion to ask the seller to sell the item directly.
But I also understand Rex point of view: if you were selling an item on ebay you are giving everyone* (*not considering some restrictions like USA only auctions) the same opportunity to buy a bayonet.
Whoever bids higher wins.
Whoever is quicker to use the but it now option (the real one, displayed on auction) wins.
Allowing direct offers is against all of this, in my opinion.
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