posted on May 20, 2001 05:49:03 AM new
This is a very weird situation that I can't figure out.
A friend bidded on an auction, went near $500.00, and won.
Seller replies:
Hi,I usually wait till the buyer responds.Tell you what i'm gonna do,I'm going to give you the oppurtunity to bow out of this auction.far as i'm concerned you bid too much,but if you want to pay that's fine by me,but yo may be disappointed with the art and feel you shouldn't have spent that much.your choice.
After serious consideration, he decides to bow out and tells the guy. Then:
Hi XXXXX,i've relisted but i'm going to have to ask you to pay the final value fee for this auction which comes to XXXXX, which includes the relisting fee. Otherwise i will have to request a final value fee. Thanks XXXXX
My friend is deciding not to pay up, and has asked me if he should appeal the FVF decision because the "contract' was broken due to Sellers Rebuttal of the Auction End Price.
What should I tell him??
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edited for %$#@ing UBB!!
[ edited by Crystalline_Sliver on May 20, 2001 05:52 AM ]
posted on May 20, 2001 05:57:18 AM new
CS ... I would tell your friend to go on the offensive. S/he should immediately contact eBay (not SafeHarbour - there must be somewhere at eBay where real people read messages!) with all the details.
It looks to me like the seller was trying to do a number on eBay.
Any possibilty that the item may be a forgery or copyright infringement, and maybe the seller figured s/he would take the money and run before eBay ended it?
posted on May 20, 2001 06:01:21 AM new
well, just because the seller files for FVF doesn't mean he has to give neg feedback so why doesn't he just file for the fee?
on the other hand, he was nice enough to be honest so, your friend could pay the fee and thank the seller
Can't the seller file for the FVF and use this reason?
BUYER/SELLER MUTUALLY AGREED NOT TO COMPLETE THE SALE
I don't think this counts against the buyer in any way and the final value fees would be refunded to the seller. The seller could then email ebay and ask for a refund of the relisting fee if the item sells the second time around.
I have personally used the "BUYER/SELLER MUTUALLY AGREED NOT TO COMPLETE THE SALE" reason, and the instant you click the send button, you are immediately credited with your FVF. No waiting at all.
I don't believe this has any "black marks" against either party.
As far as I know when filing for FVF and stating that the decision to mutually end the contract between seller and buyer does not count against the bidder, they just get a little email asking the bidder if this was in fact the case, if it's not the bidder is supposed to let eBay know. That's the only email as a seller I've gotten when a bidder and I mutually agreed to end a sale.
posted on May 20, 2001 07:00:13 AM new
RB- He was biding on something that has the actual Copyright Owners miffed at from time to time. With that price, i'm surprised they didn't bother to notice. Usually, they would threaten a lawsuit if it goes past a certain ammount (I do know that anything below $75.00 doesn't really garner their Lawyers swooping in.) Of Course, they aren't like Disney or Warner Brothers (especially DC Comics...notoriously protective of their copyrights)...money wise that is.
As for the rest of you...I'll tell him to keep the e-mail handy.
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posted on May 20, 2001 04:57:06 PM new
This may be out of left field...but do you think it is possible that the seller sort of "overstated" the description somewhat and either had a guilt attack or just knows that if the item is sold for the high amount the buyer will find the condition or whatever not to be as stated and is looking for a way out?
posted on May 20, 2001 07:14:12 PM new
"If the reason is given -
BUYER/SELLER MUTUALLY AGREED NOT TO COMPLETE THE SALE
1) Can the seller still recoup the any or the full FVF fees and
2) Is there no "black mark" against the buyer id? "
