Question for EBay sellers

[bobbyw8469]

I once sold a $1,000 card for $600. It was when Ebay was having glitches and no one could access the site on one evening in particular. Did I really want to ship a $1,000 card and take a huge loss? HELL NO.....Did I ship the card?? Of course I did....the winning bidder flipped it immediately for $1,100. I remember it to this day. It leaves a salty taste in your mouth, but Ebay, unfortunately, sets it up that way when they give the buyer all the power.

[Jim65]

The card in question is a PSA 8 1968 OPC common so the $10 is not an unrealistic price. Worth a negative feedback? I still have not decided.

[nebboy]

This just happened to me yesterday. I bought a nice card on BIN payed right away and then I get a email saying card was listed in error and please cancel transaction. I know the seller has a good repayable business and I knew the price was low. So after a few emails the auction was cancelled because people do make mistakes and I'm not going to profit on his mistake. The good part is that I asked for a price on the card and he resold it to me for a fair price for both of us. Bottom line is I'm happy and did the right thing and so did he.

[slinger23]

If I am the seller. I own it the mistake since I priced it. No need to punish the buyer. So, the buyer got a "good deal". You ship the product and move on. We all learn from our seller mistakes.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by nebboy

This just happened to me yesterday. I bought a nice card on BIN payed right away and then I get a email saying card was listed in error and please cancel transaction. I know the seller has a good repayable business and I knew the price was low. So after a few emails the auction was cancelled because people do make mistakes and I'm not going to profit on his mistake. The good part is that I asked for a price on the card and he resold it to me for a fair price for both of us. Bottom line is I'm happy and did the right thing and so did he.

I contacted the seller and offered $20, I figured its a good compromise, he comes back with an offer of $25. Really have to milk an extra $5 out of me?

[Jim65]

Does anyone know if there is a way to report this guy? He lied for the reason he cancelled the sale, he said the item was damaged. If I won did not pay I would get a NPB strike, there must be some penalty when the seller refuses to sell.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I contacted the seller and offered $20, I figured its a good compromise, he comes back with an offer of $25. Really have to milk an extra $5 out of me?

THAT is uncalled for...I would hit him with a NEG so fast it would make his head spin.....and buy the same card from someone else.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If it's a very obvious mistake on the seller's part, I think it's ok not to honor the price, because it should be obvious to the buyer it's a mistake. I admit I did it once -- I was careless and I listed a $1200 gold bar or coin for $120, just wasn't paying attention to the number of zeros. Someone instantly bought it, but I cancelled it.

[x2drich2000]

I think there are a couple factors to consider. 1) Was it an obvious pricing mistake like Peter said 2) What's the dollar amount involved? $5 or $10 not really a big deal, just sell the card and move on. Several hundred dollars, that's a different story. 3) How long was the card listed? If it was bought 5 minutes after being listied, the seller didn't really have a chance to review his listings to make sure it was accurate. If its been listed for 3 days, they shad time to find the error. I know I review my listing once I upload them just to make sure everything shows as I intended.

DJ