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Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb)
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Sat, 21 Aug 1999 08:21:46 GMT
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Doug Finney wrote in message ...
> Also for the record, Scott had appended his eBay posting to explicitly
> state the boxes are empty *before* anyone here pointed out the possibly
> misleading description. And Scott, sorry if my first contribution to this
> thread sounded accusatory - I was skimming my e-mail and fired back a quick
> response after checking the times of the bids and of your posting the
> clarifying information. I, for one, certainly don't think you were
> intentionally vague.
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> Upon first seeing the item on eBay I assumed the boxes were empty but it
> wasn't crystal clear. If I'd been planning to bid I definitely would have
> asked for more details.
A friend of mine pointed out this auction to me, and I bid on it. We
were both under the impression there were several boxed Starter Soccer sets.
We agreed to split them. I assumed (damn) that the bid was low because the
auction had just started. It did not even cross my mind that they were
empty boxes. I didn't think to ask, and neither did my friend. I am very
surprised I overlooked the scrolling addendum, but I guess I did. Reminds
me of making a dozen watchlists on Auczilla 500 instead of a dozen bids
(remember Todd? I felt so dumb!). I guess I went too fast again. Sorry to
the auctioneer for my erroneous bid, and I hope your auction does all right.
From that and my other post (and others' posts), you should realize that it
did cause confusion (although I don't think anyone is angry about it) and
should stop arguing that it did not. I am kinda disappointed that I can't
buy 6 Starter Sets in one fell swoop, though!
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Have fun!
John
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> And folks, when Scott said:
>
> > I'll concede that it is misleading if a Lego auction can be found which is
> > described in the same way.... but the boxes do contain Lego.
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> I think he meant if we could find another auction lot with a similar
> description, e.g. "Lego racecar box" where *that* box contained Lego he
> would concede the point. He wasn't talking about *his* boxes. (Right • Scott?)
>
> Doug
>
> In lugnet.market.auction, Scott Arthur writes:
> > For the record, I have just mailed all the bidders and clarified the
> > situation. I have also given them instruction as to how they may retract
> > their bid.
> >
> > The message read:
> >
> > You have bid on my auction (above). I have received an e-mail which • accused
> > me of being misleading when posting the auction announcement. Can I ask if
> > it was clear to you that the boxes were empty when you placed your bid?
> >
> > Please reply, as I do not wish to be accused of deception.
> >
> > You can retract your bid, if you wish to do so, by going to:
> > http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/retract-bid.html
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