marvey
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posted on August 22, 2001 02:20:44 PM
I have a vintage historical book that I have listed 3x's and sold it twice, unfortuately to dead beats. Each time I list it I raise the selling price a little higher, the last winner even used buy it now! LOL. The listing even gets multiply bids.
Anyone else have an item that attracts deadbeats? How many times have you sold the same item?
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Microbes
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posted on August 22, 2001 02:28:36 PM
The most I ever had to "sell" an item was 3 times. 2 deadbeats, and finally a for real high bidder.
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WeRuleWithTechnology
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posted on August 22, 2001 02:43:54 PM
I've had a similar thing happen to me. Item doesn't sell the first time around, the second time I get a deadbeat, third time it sells. Etc. I haven't had three deadbeats on one item though.
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loosecannon
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posted on August 22, 2001 02:51:31 PM
Three times. I listed an item for 8.99 I think it was, twice, with no takers. Listed it at 2.99 just to dump it and got one bid and a deadbeat.
It won't be listed a fourth time.
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reader99
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posted on August 22, 2001 02:56:14 PM
Funny how that seems to happen. I thought I was the only one. I have 6 of a long brown wig based on a headband. I sold the first 2 copies 5 times before someone actually paid for it. I was considering putting them up as a "bargain lot of jinxed wigs", but they seem to be doing better now.
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JMHO2
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posted on August 22, 2001 06:35:58 PM
I have one item, two deadbeats in a row. Listed it a third time and have a viable bidder.
Will she really pay? I don't know. My EOA to her just said, "let me know how you plan to pay and your address." She said she sent payment and gave her address. Of course, she didn't know where to send the payment, but she sent it.
If she doesn't pay, we'll trash the item. 
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yisgood
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posted on August 22, 2001 06:54:43 PM
I guess I'm the winner. I once got a great deal on two digital cameras, about $150 under street price. These were very popular cameras at the time (Fuji MX-700). I posted them on Amazon, Yahoo, Cnet, Haggle (no more than 2 listings at a time) and they sold EIGHT times in a row to deadbeats. Then someone who lived locally saw the auction, called me up and offered to stop by and pay cash. I sold them for $10 more than I paid ($20 total profit) because at that point I was just sick of the sight of them.
http://www.ygoodman.com
[email protected]
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kyms
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posted on August 22, 2001 07:15:28 PM
I have listed the same copy of Little Black Sambo three times in as many months...it "sold" again on Sunday for more than the other two times,but I am not holding my breath waiting for payment..
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jeanyu
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posted on August 22, 2001 07:25:09 PM
I relist twice and when in a flukey feeling (ie read: too lazy to compose a new auction) a third time. But that is it!! After that--if it doesn't sell online, it is off to one of two different B&M's or banished to the flea market.
Must be what I am selling, general collectibles, cause my NPB(deadbeat) average is very low. Either they bid and pay--- or no bids!
Let us gird ourselves--Labor Day Holiday is almost upon us and for me---the last two years on line, this has been the slowest time of the year.
But Hope Springs Eternal--and there is our Holdiay Season!
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susan1232
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posted on August 22, 2001 08:50:59 PM
I have an item up now for the third time. First, no bidders. Second, deadbeat. Will it be third time's the charm or three strikes and you're out?
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amy
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posted on August 22, 2001 09:10:02 PM
I listed a candlewick vase once that sold...sent it to customer and customer complained about a scratch I didn't see. Had her return it for a refund and relisted it (noting the scratch this time). Sold for more than the first time.
Except, this time the buyer emails AFTER the auction ends and wants to know about the scratch...he ends up backing out.
I relist it again and it sells, but for less than the second time. Buyer deadbeats ("I had a death in the family and that is more important than your lousy vase"...which was told to me almost 4 weeks after the auction ended)
I listed it again...and told my husband "if this *&%*# thing doesn't sell this time I'm going to smash it on the driveway"
Sold for the best price of all four and the customer was estatic. Paid on time and gave me a lovely feedback.
[ edited by amy on Aug 22, 2001 09:11 PM ]
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breezeb
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posted on August 23, 2001 02:03:33 AM
I've sold an item 3 times, which I guess is pretty common. My problem was my first deadbeat turned out to also be the winner of my second auction returning with a new ID. I waited a few months to relist so maybe this jerk didn't realized he was bidding on the same item he had deadbeated on before.
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mballai
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posted on August 23, 2001 04:00:34 AM
Three. Got my first neg (retaliatory) from the first deadbeat. Learned to NEVER be nice to a bidder who hasn't paid once; just NPB and collect if the money isn't there. Deadbeat number two was just plain DOA and my three paid more for the item than the first two.
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sadie999
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posted on August 23, 2001 04:16:25 AM
A cheapo print of two horses in front of a barn - it's pretty, just not high quality. I tell it honestly AND list what shipping is going to be. There were two small prints sort of like it. Got deadbeat on the small prints and the large one first time around. Second time around the two small ones were paid for and the customer was very happy with them, but I got deadbeat on the large one. Third time on the large one - freakin' deadbeat again. No response no excuses - bidder just disappeared. The silly thing always gets more than one bid also, but at this point it's cost me 90 cents to list it three times, and it only cost me $1.00 in the first place.
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