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Very Annoyed with Ebay sellers ending auctions (RANT!)
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: v8kenny on July 19, 2008, 12:24:59 ---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
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Can't argue with that! It's not the greatest way of buying or selling stuff. But it does have a huge potential audience.
--- Quote from: v8kenny on July 19, 2008, 12:24:59 ---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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That's exactly what happened with a Mercedes we were selling for Sarah's family after her gran died. It had got to above our reserve on the auction and before it had ended we were offered cash from someone else. Then, when we refused, they signed up with a new user name and spoilt the auction by bidding stupid money. So I can fully sympathise with you accepting solid offers, but if everyone played by the rules you wouldn't need to. In the end we sold in on a buy-it-now only listing with immediate payment required.
JumboBeef:
About 18 months ago, I put my SeriesII V8 on eBay. I'd bought it privately for £400, did a bit of tiding up (not a lot) and stuck it on eBay at 99p, no reserve.
I was expecting £1,500. Someone offered me £1,500 but I said no, thanks. He then came back with £2,300 cash and would I stop the auction.
I had to think about it for roughly three seconds.......... :lol:
EBay fees are too high, so I will not lose any sleep over them missing out on a few quid.
Sider:
--- Quote from: JumboBeef on July 19, 2008, 15:37:37 ---About 18 months ago, I put my SeriesII V8 on eBay. I'd bought it privately for £400, did a bit of tiding up (not a lot) and stuck it on eBay at 99p, no reserve.
I was expecting £1,500. Someone offered me £1,500 but I said no, thanks. He then came back with £2,300 cash and would I stop the auction.
I had to think about it for roughly three seconds.......... :lol:
EBay fees are too high, so I will not lose any sleep over them missing out on a few quid.
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So what you are saying is that you are happy to use their services, as long as you don't have to pay for them. I have to agree with Carbore: that kind of behaviour equals to a breach of contract, and is at the very least, inmoral.
Also, I find it quite funny that most of the people who complain about ebay's fees, services, etc... are the ones who gladly admit they are willing to defraud it. Me, cynical as I am, would say that the aforementioned people are actually guilty of ruining ebay for those of us who play by the rules.
JumboBeef:
--- Quote from: Sider on July 20, 2008, 09:58:53 ---So what you are saying is that you are happy to use their services, as long as you don't have to pay for them. I have to agree with Carbore: that kind of behaviour equals to a breach of contract, and is at the very least, inmoral.
Also, I find it quite funny that most of the people who complain about ebay's fees, services, etc... are the ones who gladly admit they are willing to defraud it. Me, cynical as I am, would say that the aforementioned people are actually guilty of ruining ebay for those of us who play by the rules.
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EBay have made hundreds from me over the years so, no, I will not lose sleep over it! Anyway, it costs money to list something so they are making money from you anyway.
pux:
i agree jumbo they get money out of no matter what :roll: and also the stupid paypal fees really bug me too :roll:
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