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Very Annoyed with Ebay sellers ending auctions (RANT!)
kizz81:
but there are still alot of good deals to be had on it, in the last two months its saved me over £100 :D
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: v8kenny on July 17, 2008, 13:18:46 ---
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on July 17, 2008, 10:50:37 ---Oh yes. One of my real pet hates is people asking 'how much?' when I have an auction. My reply is usually rather blunt!
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Why ?? :huh:
I am more than happy to let prospective bidders who ask what my reserve is - that way, they know if it likely to be in their price range or not, and will weed out the pointless watchers/lurkers
If they want to make me an offer then that's fine too - before listing anything I know how much I will be happy to accept for an item
There are far too many idiots on ebay to knock back offers you are happy with to then run the risk of the item not selling
Ebay has long since stopped being an auction site and become no more than a shop window
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If I run an auction, that is exactly what it is. If want a fixed price, I add a Buy It Now option.
Also, eBay is a service we pay for. If we accept offers outside the site, they don't get paid their commission fees. Sorry, but as a business owner, it would totally pee me off if anyone signed a legally binding contract and then operated behind my back.
I fully appreciate what you are saying and I can sympathise about turning down an offer only to be let down buy some numpty at the end not paying. I've had an auction for a car spoilt by a waster who couldn't accept that I didn't want to sell outside the auction. But I still play by the rules.
v8kenny:
You can accept an offer and still play by the rules
There is (or was ?) a way of sending an individual a BIN option which obviously went through the ebay system
Must admit I have not used it for a while so it may have been withdrawn by now
carbore:
I listed a car trailer that I bought with an over optimistic description. I listed it with a very thorough description that was very pessimistic. I was only expecting a few hundered quid but it sold for £570 over £120 more than I paid for it and the buyer was v.happy. So it goes to show that honesty is still a good policy.
Also the "everyone else is doing it so if I dont I loose out" routine is whats making this country go to hell. I am allways honest always give 150% to my work and I like to think thats why im doing ok, other people who do the bare minimum (or less), expect everyone else to be a crook and only want to pay the minimum for anything are driving the words quality and integrity form the language.
v8kenny:
--- Quote from: carbore on July 17, 2008, 22:44:25 ---I listed a car trailer that I bought with an over optimistic description. I listed it with a very thorough description that was very pessimistic. I was only expecting a few hundered quid but it sold for £570 over £120 more than I paid for it and the buyer was v.happy. So it goes to show that honesty is still a good policy.
Also the "everyone else is doing it so if I dont I loose out" routine is whats making this country go to hell. I am allways honest always give 150% to my work and I like to think thats why im doing ok, other people who do the bare minimum (or less), expect everyone else to be a crook and only want to pay the minimum for anything are driving the words quality and integrity form the language.
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I hope none of the above is aimed in my direction
I would also like you to explain what is dishonest about accepting an offer for goods that are being sold ?
As for intimating that people who do so may be lazy, crooked and have no integrity, well, as already said - none of that better be aimed in my direction :x
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