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Very Annoyed with Ebay sellers ending auctions (RANT!)
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: david p on July 18, 2008, 12:11:12 ---the rules our silly have to admit . u find a rare part bid then next day auction over :sad: :rolleyes: or its silly money for stuff at times
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But that, unfortunately, it the name of the game with auctions. Be it eBay or a traditional auction.
carbore:
My comments are not directed at anyone in general. Its just that lots of people think that they are getting one over on ebay by avoiding fees but they are ending up disappointing genuine bidders. Also I know there are people who never turn up etc and appreciate that its a real pain, but it undermines the entire concept if its not run as an auction till the end. Its no that I want cheap ill pay the going rate, I just want a chance.
I think ill stick to the local paper/specialist press and popper auctions for this kind of thing.
pux:
im sorry but if someone offers me the price im after then its sold im eyes!!! But i always put in the Auction advertised else were but then ebay being them decided they dont like this no more.
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: pux on July 18, 2008, 18:22:53 ---....... But i always put in the Auction advertised else were but then ebay being them decided they dont like this no more.
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But that's the point. It's always been against eBay rules. They are just choosing to enforce it more now. Bottom line is that the seller is using the eBay service and then not paying them the full fee for that service. It's like placing a weeks ad in the local paper, then only paying half the fee because the item is sold to someone half way through the week.
No disrespect intended to anyone, but I don't understand why eBay is treated as fair game to break their rules when people would never consider it with other advertising methods.
v8kenny:
I think the problem with ebay is it has lost all credibility - there are far too many scammers and con men on it these days
Also, between listing fees, final value fees and paypal fees it aint cheap to sell larger items
Rightly or wrongly I personally don't have any issue with making/accepting offers - I am not trying to rip anyone off as my listings are always accurate and I just don't want to take the chance with no shows/ non payment
It won't be the first time that I have refused offers over my reserve only for the 50 or so watchers (or time wasters as I now call them ) not to bother bidding and having to relist the item !
Can everyone who has commented on this post HONESTLY say that if they had a car listed and a viewer arrived and offered £100 over what you expected to get for the car in hard cash, on the spot, that you would turn them down ?
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