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Re: my first "high bidder backing out on me" eBay experience
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lugnet.market.auction
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Sun, 13 Feb 2000 13:02:16 GMT
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(I'm not sure this message belongs in this group?)
What I would do:
1. Offer the item to the buyer one last time.
2. Ask the buyer to pay your fees.
3. If the last two fail, reclaim a credit.
The other bidders may not bite as:
1. They may think there is a problem with the item.
2. They value the security of ebay.
Scott A
Mike Stanley <cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com> wrote in message
news:v37bas0g66km803mijdn0ub0itor0l9ji4@4ax.com...
> Well, I guess it was bound to happen. Not a Lego auction, which
> doesn't surprise me.
>
> The guy isn't a newbie (has a feedback of 16) but he claims that in
> his haste he assumed something about a Gameboy I listed that is
> absolutely not stated in the listing. Now he is backing out.
> Surprisingly, he has agreed to pay the difference between his bid and
> the next highest bid, although I pointed out to him that while I have
> already contacted the second-highest bidder, he/she is not (as far as
> I know) obligated to honor his/her bid, so I may have to go further
> down the list.
>
> I told him as long as he makes up the difference between whoever
> _does_ pay for the item he will save me the trouble of filing a
> non-paying bidder complaint and asking for a fee credit.
>
> Any other advice from eBay veterans? I know we're dealing with
> individuals, but should I feel confident that one of the other bidders
> will honor their bids? Luckily 3 other people are within 5 dollars of
> the high bid.
>
> If the high bidder who has backed out follows through on his promise
> to make up the difference should I leave it at that? I resent the
> fact that I'm having to waste more of my time to try to find someone
> else to pay for this item, but in the end, if I get the same amount of
> money, I'll only have lost a few minutes of time...
>
> --
> The parts you want and nothing else?
> http://jaba.dtrh.com/ - Just Another Brick Auction
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