[Milsurplus] OT: "End this auction now? "

[AKLDGUY .]

An item abruptly disappearing may be due to it being accidentally damaged
and no longer meeting the description. I once advertised a computer and
bidding was going well until a disk jammed in the drive irretrievably.
I was forced to withdraw the auction.

Neil ZL1ANM


On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 9:19 AM, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> I recently got my feet wet again in Ebay, sold a paper item, as a learning
> experience for running some ham gear thru there.
>
> I was very surprised to get a "Would you end this auction right now for
> $-----  ? " message.  Of course I didn't reply; too dumb
>
> a message to deign replying. I wonder why this lives on, and why  people
> fall for it. The item I had, sold for about twice the
>
> "end early" offer. I have seen a pretty rare WW2 Japan radio  disappear
> suddenly off Ebay, no doubt due to the same
>
> game. I had a rare headphone, imagine if you can a U.S. headphone selling
> for over $500, surprised the hell out of me too,
>
> this was a few years back, and I got a "end early" offer on that too.
> Real dumb.
>
> -Hue
>
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