France/Gabon mask redux, but this time with cards

raulus · #1 10-17-2023, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyElm

If you have his address, then there's a bit of a middle ground option.

To avoid stirring up BS that will possibly come back to bite you in the ass, wait a bit and then send him an anonymous (no return address, etc.) money order (in whatever amount you feel is warranted) with a note explaining you got an item from him that you feel was well undervalued, so you wanted to do the right thing and give him a little more money.

Sure, you'd probably have to do a bit of research to see if he sells many items for $250 or more, so it wouldn't point to you as being the obvious 'gifter,' but in the end you may feel a little better about the situation.

This is an interesting idea!

I just got the complete box in the mail today, so I happen to have his address handy on the packaging. Looking over the rest of his inventory, most of it is in the $50-100 range, with a few pieces here and there that pop above that level, including a couple of pieces up into 5 figures.

At the same time, just pondering this possibility makes me wonder how I would attempt to pick out a number. Do I give him 50% of my really low estimate? More? Less? I could probably create a gigantic spreadsheet to analyze the options 100 different ways, and still come back to the fact that it's a tough decision to make, if I decide to pursue this approach.

JeremyW · #2 10-17-2023, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raulus

This is an interesting idea!

I just got the complete box in the mail today, so I happen to have his address handy on the packaging. Looking over the rest of his inventory, most of it is in the $50-100 range, with a few pieces here and there that pop above that level, including a couple of pieces up into 5 figures.

At the same time, just pondering this possibility makes me wonder how I would attempt to pick out a number. Do I give him 50% of my really low estimate? More? Less? I could probably create a gigantic spreadsheet to analyze the options 100 different ways, and still come back to the fact that it's a tough decision to make, if I decide to pursue this approach.

Do what you feel is right.

Rhotchkiss · #3 10-17-2023, 06:44 PM

You don�t owe this guy anything. He listed his item and named his price. You paid it. End of story.

As an aside, I think giving him anything extra would be salt in the wound - you sold something too cheap. Right now he is probably very happy bc he sold it for what he asked for, got paid, and had a clean transaction

Exhibitman · #4 10-17-2023, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

You don�t owe this guy anything. He listed his item and named his price. You paid it. End of story.

As an aside, I think giving him anything extra would be salt in the wound - you sold something too cheap. Right now he is probably very happy bc he sold it for what he asked for, got paid, and had a clean transaction

I agree. In this case, ignorance can be bliss, or as James Brown sang:

You don't miss nothing you never had
But you miss so much you wish you could get, hah
I guess you can put that together

rjackson44 · #5 10-18-2023, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

You don�t owe this guy anything. He listed his item and named his price. You paid it. End of story.

As an aside, I think giving him anything extra would be salt in the wound - you sold something too cheap. Right now he is probably very happy bc he sold it for what he asked for, got paid, and had a clean transaction

Agree 100 pct

Directly · #6 10-18-2023, 07:33 AM

So if someone buys a item for say 100.00 at a auction and by chance its discovered to be worth 50,000, should you try to find the auctioneer and return the item. You buy a item at a antique shop for 50.00 and later discover its worth 50,000, should you return the item, saying I'm sorry the items were priced 40,000 plus way too low---if the item was available for purchase to everyone (the general public) and you paid the price, what's the question?

(If its a private transaction the purchase price could be a issue ?)

chalupacollects · #7 10-18-2023, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raulus

This is an interesting idea!

I just got the complete box in the mail today, so I happen to have his address handy on the packaging. Looking over the rest of his inventory, most of it is in the $50-100 range, with a few pieces here and there that pop above that level, including a couple of pieces up into 5 figures.

At the same time, just pondering this possibility makes me wonder how I would attempt to pick out a number. Do I give him 50% of my really low estimate? More? Less? I could probably create a gigantic spreadsheet to analyze the options 100 different ways, and still come back to the fact that it's a tough decision to make, if I decide to pursue this approach.

If you do use this option make sure you send from a different zip code so if seller gets curious he can't trace the transaction back to you and maybe raise a ruckus ala the mask...

KCRfan1 · #8 10-18-2023, 09:25 AM

Leave it alone and do nothing.

You'll overpay for something else along the way so it all balances out.

No need to open a can of worms over this, which is what you're going to do.

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