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Re: Proportion of bad bidders on eBay?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Fri, 25 Feb 2000 03:04:31 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38B57391.B41BEE42@voyager.net>...
> Transatlantic shipping may be part of the issue.
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> I had one bidder whinge about fixed shipping charges being too high, and
> some other misc whinges from other bidders lead me to believe that there
> is a non zero fraction of bidders that don't read the listings very
> carefully.
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> Bidders like that may well be more likely to renege on someone across
> the pond after they realise what the shipping is going to be.
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> So far I have a pretty good record of completions, no deal has gone 100%
> sour yet.
I punked out of two auctions (not YOURS Larry) because the sellers were
trying to rip me off on the shipping, as if they don't make enough on the
sale.
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| (...) I always either list exactly what the shipping costs will be (if it is a smallish-medium set under 2 pounds 3.20 for PM) or I say cost plus some amount - normally 50 cents. I'd hope the auctions you reneged on didn't specify shipping terms in (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Proportion of bad bidders on eBay?
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| Transatlantic shipping may be part of the issue. I had one bidder whinge about fixed shipping charges being too high, and some other misc whinges from other bidders lead me to believe that there is a non zero fraction of bidders that don't read the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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