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11-02-2010, 10:35 AM #1
Sharing my Ebay frustration
I can't get too worked up because I've been very fortunate to this point with my Ebay experiences, but this was a little disappointing. I won this auction yesterday for what I thought was a very reasonable price:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
Unfortunately, the seller claims to have been selling it for another person who now won't give them the card. He has refunded my money, and has apologized saying that he expects and understands why I may leave negative feedback. I'm not even sure if I'll bother with that since it won't change the outcome, to be honest.
Anyway, I guess there's not much for me to do at this point but move on. Just a little frustrating.
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11-02-2010, 10:39 AM #2
sounds like the seller was hoping to get more for the card
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11-02-2010, 10:40 AM #3Hockey Manager
Definitely hit him with the negative stating that seller blatantly told you he was not going to ship the card. Report to eBay - forward messages from him if you still have them.
Habs fan and collector! Current PC's: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Lane Hutson...., and of course...
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11-02-2010, 10:43 AM #4
I always try to give the benefit of the doubt, but that was my thought too.
This is the same auction that originally was listed with a BIN of $1,250,000, and was included in the sticky thread about outlandish auctions.
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11-02-2010, 11:23 AM #5Hockey Advisor
I would definetly go with negative.
I have sold on eBay for a friend before (it was a guitar, not a hockey card). There were several discussions leading up to it, to make sure he knew exactly what he was getting into.
I told him that it would be best to offer free shipping, but that he'll be on the hook for registered shipping after it's over (figured about $100). It would probably get him a couple of extra bids though.
I told him we could use any type of auction he wanted (99 cents, reserve, best offer) but that I expected he would follow through with the sale no matter what the outcome was.
He did really well on the final price. Got more than he expected, so there were no issues like that..... but I would have expected him to part with it no matter what the final price (we did use a reserve, so he wouldn't have got cleaned out on it).
I have a hard time believing that there is actually a 'friend' involved in this case at all. He's got a card that he thinks is worth $500+, and figured an auction would get him that. Once it didn't, he's just backing out of the sale. Maybe I should give him the benefit of the doubt here - but weather it's his or his friend's...... they knew what they were getting into when they started the auction.
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11-02-2010, 11:36 AM #6
he can'T cancel it...if your not agreeing to that...and it doesn't surprise me he wants at least 1000$ for this card...
Its his card..i'm sure of it..i talked to him..when he listed it 1 millions..
He told me that for him it was worth that money since toews makes millions..
so i would hit him with a neg..and when he sells something its a legal contract...
He can't just get out of it..
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11-02-2010, 11:36 AM #7
Oh also...he listed it for 1 day i believe..
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11-02-2010, 12:33 PM #8
Neg him... he's clearly a moron who was hoping to get way more than that.
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11-02-2010, 02:54 PM #9
isn't the guy who put a BIN at 10 000 000$ ?
anyway, he deserves neg!
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11-02-2010, 04:19 PM #10
I usually try and error on the side of caution and don't suggest leaving negatives until all else has failed. Seems like you're at that point...
I would, of course, start by contacting ebay and try to give him a hand out of the hole he's dug, but if he chooses not to honor the auction - DEFINITELY leave him a negative. It's why feedback is available to us. As a buyer, I always want to know these types of things about sellers...
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Originally Posted by CLEsportscards 
