loosecannon
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posted on November 1, 2000 06:49:38 PM
Had an expensive guitar that closed several days ago for a good amount (hundreds). The bidder contacted me immediately and things seemed to be going perfectly. As I was preparing it for packing I discovered a nearly invisible, expertly repaired crack and my heart sank.
I emailed the winner immediately and told him the bad news, that he was under no obligation to go through with the purchase at all, but if he wanted he could still buy it at a greatly reduced price, etc. He turned it down initially, then emailed back the next day and asked how much I needed and we settled on a price, 300.00 bucks lower than his bid.
He just got the guitar and loves it and left me one of the nicest feedbacks.
You win some and you win some.
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brie49
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posted on November 1, 2000 06:55:38 PM
Loosecannon, you are my hero! It made me feel good just reading your post.
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macandjan
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:02:37 PM
Commend your integrity
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loosecannon
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:06:13 PM
Commend your integrity
And damn my faulty eyesight!
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twelvepole
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:21:36 PM
Hey that's great!
Too bad about the crack, but at least you are honest about it. 
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Meya
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:26:52 PM
I lift my glass to you LooseCannon.
May your sales soar,
May your buyers pay swiftly,
May the auction gods smile on you,
May your feedback swell with glowing praise,
May you be a beacon of light and direction to those sellers with good eyesight and poor ethics.
Salute!
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Shoshanah
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:27:31 PM
I always knew my favorite L.C. was a good guy....See, what goes around....etc....
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Shosh
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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Shoshanah
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:29:10 PM
And may you be blessed with wisdom and run to the eye Doctor as soon as the moola arrives....
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Shosh
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
[ edited by Shoshanah on Nov 1, 2000 07:30 PM ]
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uaru
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:33:36 PM
Class action on your part. May the auction gods grant you the mother of all bidding wars for your honesty.
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amalgamated2000
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:42:18 PM
I hope you have other musical instruments for sale, because you can be sure that this customer (and his friends) will be checking your auctions regularly.
You didn't lose $300, you invested it.
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acooze
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:43:02 PM
I love warm fuzzies!
Just last week, I refunded 2 bidders IN FULL and sent the items anyway after finding flaws.
It was worth eating the shipping price just to get the gushy emails in return
ang - who should probably check her items better. LOL
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bunnicula
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posted on November 1, 2000 07:44:39 PM
Way to go, Loosecannon. Actions like that go a long way to negate the negative press eBay sellers seem to always get!!
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Shoshanah
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posted on November 1, 2000 08:01:20 PM
acooze
I love warm fuzzies!...
What size slippers do you wear? Do you want the ones with the bunnies on top? 
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Shosh
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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loosecannon
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posted on November 1, 2000 08:17:55 PM
Hey, thanks everyone for the warm fuzzies. I don't deserve all the praises though. I screwed up!
Plus, at the time I was terrified that he'd give me a neg...not so heroic after all eh brie49?
Anyway, it's a great when something good comes out of something bad.
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mimigigi
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posted on November 1, 2000 09:26:53 PM
Thank you Loosecannon for making all of us look good!
Dumb things I have done~thought a rare glass cookie jar was perfect, didn't know that glass could be ground down to hide chips~until the bidder showed me what it was SUPPOSED to look like~loss of about 50.00.
Relisted and resold a book that I had sold and shipped a month earlier.
Mixed up two boxes and sent an old doll head to a lady who was waiting for vintage christmas lights~boy, was she surprised!
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mouseslayer
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posted on November 1, 2000 11:28:46 PM
My hat's off to you loosecannon!
~~MouseSlayer is not a cat =^..^= ~~
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IAmTheWalrusCooCooKachoo
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posted on November 1, 2000 11:38:58 PM
If I lost $300.00 like that , I'd feel like a sucker. He probably wouldn't even have noticed if you didn't open your big mouth.
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loosecannon
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posted on November 1, 2000 11:42:22 PM
Wow, a big, fat walrus just rolled in...
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loosecannon
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posted on November 1, 2000 11:47:30 PM
Quick, call an Eskimo hunting party.
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MichelleG
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posted on November 1, 2000 11:49:55 PM
Loosecannnon,
The Walrus has been suspended and deleted for disruption.
MichelleG
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oddish4
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posted on November 2, 2000 01:44:36 AM
Loosecannon has been my hero for a long time
Oddish~ The Odd One
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acooze
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posted on November 2, 2000 04:15:22 AM
What size slippers do you wear? Do you want the ones with the bunnies on top?
None, I'm way too clumsy and hate things on my feet. So I just walk around with blue toes most of the time
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loosecannon
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posted on November 2, 2000 05:03:43 AM
Hi Oddish!
Moderator
Too many nice people around here saying too many nice things, except for our blubberiferous sneezing walrus friend that is.
Please lock the thread.
Thanks to all.
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LindaAW
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posted on November 2, 2000 05:24:41 AM
I'm locking this thread at the request of the originator.
Linda
Moderator
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