[Test-Equipment] Ripoff seller warning

Sat, 08 Mar 2003 15:56:10 -0800

Yet another good reason for snipe bidding. You are not committed to anything until the 
bid is posted. If the item is withdrawn, you haven't had your money tied up. You can 
cancel your auto snipe bids right up to the last minute. (2 minutes with esnipe).

WBob

Carl wrote:
> But you are all missing the point.
> There is nothing dishonest nor against EPay rules. There are boxes to check
> that gives the seller an easy out when cancelling.
> 
> Error in Listing
> Item no longer available for sale
> Error in reserve or minimum bid
> Item damaged
> 
> EBay is a SELLERS oriented market since they pay the fees. If the auctioned
> is cancelled they still get the original listing fee so they dont care.
> 
> If you havent been declared a winner you CANT leave feedback.
> And dont bother complaining, all you get back is a form letter.
> There is no fraud or the other buzz words we like to throw around when we
> are p**d off.
> Roll with it and move on.
> 
> Carl
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Forster" <[email protected]>
> To: "Carl" <[email protected]>
> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>;
> "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]>; "Test Equipment List"
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Ripoff seller warning
> 
> 
> 
>>If he'd done it honestly, he could have made it a reserve auction and paid
> 
> the
> 
>>additional fee to eBay. He could also have set a higher starting price,
> 
> and paid
> 
>>the fee for that. He did neither.
>>-John
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
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