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Re: An auction gone... funny. What to do?
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Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:31:00 GMT
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Bryan, I had something similar happen a couple of months ago. A guy won an
auction for two brown baseplates, 16x32, for $7.50. Right in line with
Brickbay prices. When he received them, he complained that he felt cheated
because he thought they were 16" by 32".
I replied politely explaining standard terminology when describing legos,
directed him to Brickbay for comparison, and offered to return his money if he
wished. I also pointed out that baseplates don't come in that size. He
replied and insisted that a store near him had told him they were going to
carry plates in that size (but didn't have them in stock yet). I asked him to
let me know when they arrived since I felt many folks would interested in this
new size plate, but never heard back.
I don't know if he genuinely misunderstood, or if he was trying to scam me.
But it seems like a lot of effort for a $7.50 deal (He wanted me to drop the
price to $6.00).
I wonder if Kevin would consider it worth adding a brief section about standard
ways of describing legos to his lego buying FAQ. It could cover bricks vs.
plates, measurement standards, and a link to the Parts ref database.
Karen
In lugnet.market.theory, Bryan Wong writes:
> Hi,
>
> Recently, I auctioned off 124 black plates at eBay, and they sold for $29.77
> (For those of you interested, my eBay id is blackintegra). The winner has
> received them, but is making a complaint of some sort.
>
> My posting on eBay indicated the sizes of the plates (for example):
> 1x2 24
> 1x3 10
> etc.
>
> He claims that he thought the measurements were in inches, and he thinks
> that $29.77 for the plates I had on auction is too much. He's wondering if
> we can work something out.
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 | | Re: An auction gone... funny. What to do?
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| (...) *sigh* Sounds like sellers now need to put more "idiot-proofing" in their descriptions. Like...Baseplate, 16 studs x 32 studs. Or maybe even: ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE GIVEN IN LEGO STUDS, NOT INCHES. Of course, I doubt that would stop people from (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
| | | Re: An auction gone... funny. What to do?
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| Karen Lepper wrote in message ... (...) standard (...) Great idea Karen! It'll go in my to-do list for the next update. Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) store: (URL) auctions: (URL) Lego Web (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | An auction gone... funny. What to do?
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| Hi, Recently, I auctioned off 124 black plates at eBay, and they sold for $29.77 (For those of you interested, my eBay id is blackintegra). The winner has received them, but is making a complaint of some sort. My posting on eBay indicated the sizes (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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