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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Lee Behrens
I recently had a very strange non-transaction on ebay. The seller is a reputable dealer we all know and will remain nameless. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Josh K.
I think that this is complete bs on the seller's part. He knew that your bid was a mistake and agreed to let you withdraw/not pay. He had a reasonable way to make nearly as much as you had bid by using the second chance feature and decided against doing so. The fact that you were able to win the card again at a much lower price is irrelevant as he would have had to sell it to someone else at that price if you hadnt bid. If it was a card that was worth the amount of your first bid maybe Id feel differently (though I doubt it). |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Chad
The seller blew it and now has to explain how they blew it to the consignor. So the seller is taking it out on you in an effort to pass the buck. I'd let it roll off my back. Enjoying the card is the best revenge! |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Josh K.
except Lee cant enjoy the card b/c the seller wont go through with the sale. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Chad
Excellent point. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Todd Schultz
but how would you have reacted if the seller tried unsuccessfully with the second chance offer for the underbidders? Would you offer to make it up to the seller in any way at that point? You seem to imply that it was a given the card would have sold for a buck or two less through second chance, when I don't see it that way. I have never taken anyone up on a second chance offer, and I'm sure I'm not alone. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Tom Boblitt
a mistake on my auctionsniper bids before but I generally do like the rotisserie oven on tv.....'set it and forget it' so I don't remember it till after I've won it or lost it. If I'd seen something AFTER the fact that I'd won for WAY more than I wanted to bid, I'd still honor the bid. But if I notified the seller prior to auction end that I made a mistake and he allowed me to get out of that mistake, I'd feel the same as you do.......... |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: jay wolt
"A couple of weeks later I unknowingly won the same card for $40" |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Josh K.
Todd, |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Todd Schultz
if the seller could manually cancel the bid and allow the auction to run its course, then failure to do that makes it the seller's fault. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Lee Behrens
Todd, If the final price was any where within reasonable I would have honored the final auction, but when it is 3 times the going rate (which was proven by the second run) that is why I asked that I not be obligated to honor the auction. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Paul Stratton
What about ebay fees? Since he had to relist he had to eat all the fees, which were higher since you bid the wrong amount. I understand you entered the wrong amount but it's not his mistake yet he has to pay for it. Then you win the same card for $100 less. It might be bad business on his part but I can't say I blame him...I'd be grumpy too. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Lee Behrens
The fees were retracted. I also see there side but I bid on many of there auctions and cards of a similar grade in the same time period. It would not take much to realize that I made a mistake. It is not like it was the first time I dealt with them. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Damian
Is it possible the seller took the info on the mistake bid and tried to jack up the price hoping to hold you to your bid and then thought better of it? What a weird scenerio. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: scgaynor
I was the seller, so let me explain. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: T206Collector
<<it looks fishy when you start offering things to underbidders immediatley after the close of an auction.>> |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: scgaynor
So I should tell my consignor that even though there was a bid of $137, I sold his card for $103 because the high bidder (who has good feedback) decided that he bid too much and didn't want to pay for it. If you were the consignor, would you be happy with that explaination? |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: T206Collector
<<So I should tell my consignor that even though there was a bid of $137, I sold his card for $103 because the high bidder (who has good feedback) decided that he bid too much and didn't want to pay for it. If you were the consignor, would you be happy with that explaination?>> |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: Al Crisafulli
Errors happen, on both ends. |
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Leaving Me Puzzled and Smiling
Posted By: identify7
I have never thought this situation (of a potential second chance offer) through as far as T206Collector has. |
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