posted on October 2, 2001 09:39:39 AM
I have one bidder who had bid three times on the same item (he's the only one who has placed a bid) the auction still has five days to go. Every day he places a bid, I wish I knew what he was thinking & I could kick myself for not putting a super high BIN on the item.
Obviously an ebay newbie, registered on 9/4. At least we know there is one ebayer out there trying to buy!
I know exactly what he's doing, he's decided to up his bid so he wont get out bid. I've done it myself, deciding it is worth more than I bid and I don't want to loose it because I'm cheap. Very Cheap!
posted on October 2, 2001 10:39:00 AM
Yes I love BIN but sometimes I have an item I have no idea what it is worth and don't want to shoot myself in the foot. I had some WWII items recently that sold in 2 or 3 minutes of hitting the listing page - I think I blew it with those.
I had an old wooden plane recentlly I did not list BIN because I knew it was worth more than the $1.00 I paid but not sure how much. It went for $96.50 so I am glad I let it go to bids.
posted on October 2, 2001 11:03:06 AM
Actually, it's kind of sad. This poor fellow desperately wants to get into a bidding war. Problem is, as the sole existing bidder left on ebay, he's got nobody to bid against.
posted on October 3, 2001 11:35:20 AM
Last time I had a bidder bid 3 times on an auction, he ended up paying for it because a sniper came in at the last minute(that bidder and the sniper were the only ones to bid). The buyer paid for it with lightning fast speed and emailed me through every step of the buying process. First email, wants address. Second email, has address. Third email, on the way to P.O. Fourth email, went to P.O. Fifth email, can't wait to get it. Sixth email, it's here, he's so excited. Seventh email, Not so sure that this item(it's vintage) is in good condition but didn't want to tell me in the sixth email because he didn't want to make me feel bad. I offer him a refund. Seventh email-he will think about it and get back to me tomorrow. Wonder what the eighth will say. After this email, I'm going to just shrug my shoulders, maybe refund some money, block the bidder from bidding again, request my FVF's, stick the widget in the B&M shop(if I refund) and move on.
Thankfully only about 1 percent of buyers are PIB(pains in buts) and the other 99 percent are great!
posted on October 3, 2001 02:14:42 PM
Because he's a PIB. One minute the widget is perfect and the next it's not. I don't really know if I'm being scammed or not. I think he's having a huge case of buyers remorse. Time will tell.
posted on October 3, 2001 02:24:26 PM
Unless you're not including all the details I wouldn't assume he's being a pain. I've had similar messages a few times. They're usually happy when I just tell them that they can return it for a refund. Only once a person actually took me up on that offer. When I saw the item, I agreed that there was damage and replaced it. Maybe the others had an item that was damaged as well, but decided it wasn't worth shipping it back for a refund. Maybe they were just testing to see what kind of customer service skills I have. I don't know, but it's always best to take the high-road.
Very funny.
