posted on March 31, 2002 05:21:17 PM new
I won a camcorder auction for $1100 which was the sellers reserve. $1300 was his BIN price. When the aauction was over here is the message I received. "Congratulations on your high bid on the camera. However, there seems to be a small problem ...I have received 2 higher bids from international bidders of $1300 dollars which was my target price initially. They didn't officially bid
because they wanted to make sure that I would ship to them...I had been away
from my computer for a few days and had to check on shipping prices and wait for
a response. By this time the auction was too close to the end. So, If you like
you can purchase the camera for $1300 dollars plus $30 shipping or decline as
the high bidder..I would much rather ship to you being that you are in the
United States so let me no a.s.a.p. I am very sorry for the inconvenience..."
Now I don't want to do business with him but other than giving him a NEG, do you think I should contact Safe Harbour?
posted on March 31, 2002 05:30:26 PM new
If I were you I would contact eBay. Guys like that give eBay sellers a bad name. It's acts like that that also keep new buyers off eBay. He should either honor the deal or be removed from eBay.
posted on March 31, 2002 05:33:23 PM new
You should tell him that you mean to bid $800, but it ended up at $1100, so instead you will send him a check for $800. He should be okay with that, since he doesn't have a problem changing the final price. What a jerk, I would neg, report to ebay, and not send any money at all.
posted on March 31, 2002 07:23:09 PM new
Forward that e-mail to ebay safeharbor and make sure you send the complete headers. You may need to change your e-mail preferences to do that, but they will need it. Also, don't send this guy a dime. Even if he negs you, you will not be out the money. $1100 or even $1300 is too much to be playing games with this guy.
Keep your money and look for the next great deal.
Good luck,
bp
posted on March 31, 2002 08:11:47 PM new
Be sure you keep a copy of that email, along with full headers. He will probably try to file for a fvf when you tell him what to do with his camera. If it goes through, you can have it removed from your record on appeal if you can show a legitimate reason for backing out.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on March 31, 2002 10:12:20 PM new
I would tell him to---sell to the next high bidder, or to the other people that want to pay that much. Heed the information from the previous posters. What people won't do for a buck, well $2,000 of them. Good Luck
