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

[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!?!?!!?

[nsaddict]

I have seen these auctions. Never hit one but assumed if you pay the BIN price card is yours.

wtf +1

[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....