eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
03-12-12, 10:29 AM
#26
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03-14-12, 06:27 PM
#27
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
It's usually guys that have a high feedback rating so they aren't new to eBay and yet they somehow haven't figured out that the pissing-contest strategy doesn't work in their favour.
03-15-12, 07:39 AM
#28
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
That's always been a head-scratcher for me too. You get two idiots that keep outbidding each other by a dollar for six days, racking up 29 bids only to lose it in the final 2 seconds by a third bidder!
It's usually guys that have a high feedback rating so they aren't new to eBay and yet they somehow haven't figured out that the pissing-contest strategy doesn't work in their favour.
It's usually guys that have a high feedback rating so they aren't new to eBay and yet they somehow haven't figured out that the pissing-contest strategy doesn't work in their favour.
03-15-12, 10:14 AM
#29
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04-13-12, 07:56 PM
#30
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
So now I have another ebay situation. An item I had up for auction (an early 90's equalizer) just ended with a winning bid of $85. Usually the winning bidder pays right after the auction ends but this one did not. 2 days after the auction, the buyer finally contacted me saying "Cancel transaction I am leaving the country". I look this guy up and of course he has a 0 feedback rating and cannot be blocked as only users with a -1 or less can be blocked. I replied back saying "You dont have the option of "cancelling the transaction" after winning an auction and if you dont pay I will report you to ebay". Needless to say I never got another response from him. Even worse, I am unable to leave him negative feedback.
My question is, why wouldnt ebay change the way these auctions are paid for by automatically charging the winning bidders credit card after he or she wins the auction?
My question is, why wouldnt ebay change the way these auctions are paid for by automatically charging the winning bidders credit card after he or she wins the auction?
04-13-12, 08:37 PM
#31
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
Because ebay doesn't give a shit about sellers
04-13-12, 08:40 PM
#32
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
because you don't have to pay right when the auction is over. You also have the options of paying multiple ways. I think you can set your auction up to require immediate payment.. right?
Anyhow this guy is a tool and you'll probably have to file a non paying bidder thing.
Anyhow this guy is a tool and you'll probably have to file a non paying bidder thing.
04-14-12, 12:18 AM
#33
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
Needless to say I never got another response from him. Even worse, I am unable to leave him negative feedback.
My question is, why wouldnt ebay change the way these auctions are paid for by automatically charging the winning bidders credit card after he or she wins the auction?
My question is, why wouldnt ebay change the way these auctions are paid for by automatically charging the winning bidders credit card after he or she wins the auction?
04-14-12, 01:55 PM
#34
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
If you have his name and address, put him up on Ripoff Report. Good way to take care of assholes like this.
04-14-12, 05:45 PM
#35
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
because you don't have to pay right when the auction is over. You also have the options of paying multiple ways. I think you can set your auction up to require immediate payment.. right?
Anyhow this guy is a tool and you'll probably have to file a non paying bidder thing.
Anyhow this guy is a tool and you'll probably have to file a non paying bidder thing.
04-15-12, 05:59 PM
#36
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
Not really sure what to do here. I sold a set of old school Technics components on eBay for $305 and just got this message from the buyer...
Hello again. I won this item via auction by adding a super high bid ($500) during the last few seconds of the auction, in order to be certain that I would win the item (I really want it). However, I could not see that someone else already had a maximum bid of $300, so by placing my $500 max (higher than theirs), it automatically took the current price from $80 to over $300 with only one bid. I regret doing this now, and as such, I am writing to ask if you would take less for this item. Please let me know. Thank you!
What do you think?
Hello again. I won this item via auction by adding a super high bid ($500) during the last few seconds of the auction, in order to be certain that I would win the item (I really want it). However, I could not see that someone else already had a maximum bid of $300, so by placing my $500 max (higher than theirs), it automatically took the current price from $80 to over $300 with only one bid. I regret doing this now, and as such, I am writing to ask if you would take less for this item. Please let me know. Thank you!
What do you think?
I'm taking my sweet time shipping this out, it'll probably go out on Monday. I'm definitely going to do sig conf if it doesnt cost too much. I'm already gonna get killed with shipping prices as it is. This is an old, bulky receiver from the early 90's as well as a tuner and a remote. I'm thinking of shipping 2 separate packages.
04-16-12, 09:42 PM
#37
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Re: eBay buyer asking me to sell item at a lower price than his winning bid...
Then, try doing a second-chance offer to the next highest bidder. If that doesn't work, relist the item. That's the most you can do.
04-17-12, 02:35 PM
#38
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