shady alert: heritage "buy it now" feature questions...

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

was looking at the current auction and found a card that seemed like it was priced relatively civil.

was searching the previous auctions w/ bin feature.
i hit the buy it now.
made me log in to heritage via paypal.
confirmed that i'd be responsible for payment and entering into a contract to buy said card.
and then it gets weird...

it says the owner will get back to me w/i 72 hrs.

OK. i thought it was for sale. which is why i hit "buy it now".

and then this was the kicker:

it then told me that there was another offer in, although i hit a BIN , and asked me to submit a back up higher offer!!

how could there be another higher offer in. i hit the BIN!!!

what in the f@ck!?!?!!?

Don't see what you are confused/mad about. Seems like normal business practices over at Heritage.

[Stonepony]

That's worth a phone call for an explanation.

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Don't see what you are confused/mad about. Seems like normal business practices over at Heritage.

touche!

and i certainly plan on calling, posted just so i could gather more ammo if this has happened to anyone else...

or perhaps if there was some "reasonable" explanation that i was simply overlooking.

[Peter_Spaeth]

At the BIN prices I am seeing on a quick look, just as well.

[CW]

Unless you're clicking a different button, it's not a "buy it now" like on eBay. It's more like a "make an offer" option. The seller might decline the offer or might not even be entertaining offers. It is simply a post auction feature that Heritage offers.

[begsu1013]

which is why i am confused and asking if there is another reasonable explanation before i called...

it had a "buy it now" for "x" price.

it wasn't "send an offer". it literally read "buy it now".

told me i was committing to the "BIN" price and entering into a contract.

how does "buy it now" mean anything else other than i am buying the card at the exact asking price?

short answer: it's heritage. but even then....

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

which is why i am confused and asking if there is another reasonable explanation before i called...

it had a "buy it now" for "x" price.

it wasn't "send an offer". it literally read "buy it now".

told me i was committing to the "BIN" price and entering into a contract.

how does "buy it now" mean anything else other than i am buying the card at the exact asking price?

short answer: it's heritage. but even then....

Yeah it really does look like a BIN on the website. But hard to blame them for giving the seller an added layer of protection in case he sold the card already, or changed his mind, or the price went up, etc. Probably not like ebay where a seller would constantly monitor his listings.

[begsu1013]

i get that part. (i guess).

but the audacity to ask for more?

and then tell me a miraculous bid came in mere minutes after i hit the "bin"?

and why even call it a "bin"?

this sounds like a seinfield skit...

"and what's with the buy it now feature"

"youre not buying anything"

"and it's not now"

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah it really does look like a BIN on the website. But hard to blame them for giving the seller an added layer of protection in case he sold the card already, or changed his mind, or the price went up, etc. Probably not like ebay where a seller would constantly monitor his listings.

I DO blame them for "adding a layer of protection." If it sells, it shows "sold." If the seller wants to up the price, the price gets upped. If the site shows it's for sale at a certain price, then that's the price it should sell for. It's not like Heritage has a crappy, 2002 website like Hunt's.

[CW]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

which is why i am confused and asking if there is another reasonable explanation before i called...

it had a "buy it now" for "x" price.

it wasn't "send an offer". it literally read "buy it now".

told me i was committing to the "BIN" price and entering into a contract.

how does "buy it now" mean anything else other than i am buying the card at the exact asking price?

short answer: it's heritage. but even then....

Ah, ok, must be something completely different than the make an offer option. Will be curious to hear the result of all this.

[begsu1013]

called placed today.

awaiting a returned call, as even the individual i talked to seemed very confused, yet extremely interested as to wtf as well.

could see all of my info and that the exact buy it now was hit as advertised.

will definitely keep this updated....