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Re: Interesting way of sabotaging an auction - if the seller is overseas
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Sat, 1 Jul 2000 13:41:47 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, John Robert Blaze Kanehl writes:

I got a couple e-mails in a 6 month period from 2 seperate bidders saying
I should ship my items for free or throw in alot of extra stuff since the
lots had reached a premium price...

Why would it be any of their business?  You state the terms of the sale up
front and you and the bidders are all contractually obligated to stand by them.

"Hey, since I bid a stupid amount of money for your twelve 1x2 bricks with
smiley printing, couldn't you throw in a bunch of silver 2x4s to make me feel
not so stupid?"

You know what I've spent stupid amounts of money on stuff just because I didn't
know what it was worth and obviously someone else was bidding too.  Oh well.
Typically I just buy it.  Recently I offered to buy out my obligation to
purchase on two items from eBay because I'd found a much cheaper source since
making the bids.  Both sellers took my proposed deal and were very cordial
about it.

Your experience is weird.  How did you respond?

Chris



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  Re: Interesting way of sabotaging an auction - if the seller is overseas
 
(...) Exactly my thoughts! (...) Generally, I don't really think this sould be expected of me as a seller. In cases where some lots have fetched a much better than expected price, I have thrown in more of the same element for prompt payment or (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

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  Re: Interesting way of sabotaging an auction - if the seller is overseas
 
(...) That scenario happened to me a couple of times...I received e-mail from a couple Lugnet lurkers who said they wanted the lots but the price was outrageus... One lot dropped from $24 to under $10 and never recovered. (...) I agree with Larry on (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

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