fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 21, 2002 09:31:53 AM new
I had to laugh.
I have a bidder who has won a couple of things from me and paid for them. She's so ingenuous it's almost sweet
Now Sweet Bidder is really getting into bidding; she's placed about 65 bids on my stuff in the last four days.
She wrote to me yesterday to complain that she can never buy a particular style of necklace because she keeps getting sniped at the last minute.
Well, yeah. I have another buyer with (apparently) very deep pockets who loves to snipe. (She buys a LOT from me, and she's purchased every single necklace of that style that I've put up for auction.)
Anyway, Sweet Bidder reported Deep Pockets Sniper to eBay! I wish I'd been a fly on the wall when she got the response from SafeHarbor.
And now today, Sweet Bidder wrote me to complain that she is being "followed" around my auctions by yet another bidder, and has already had a couple of angry email exchanges with her! She wants me to tell Following Bidder to stop bidding on my auctions!
I did a search on Following Bidder. Her last 180 bids have been on my auctions. Obviously she's one of those people who sticks with a seller when she finds one she likes. Just as obviously, I love her to death. 
Who needs daytime TV when people are so amusing?
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trai
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posted on October 21, 2002 11:10:33 AM new
LOL, give them more time, someday they will learn. 
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bear1949
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posted on October 21, 2002 06:24:45 PM new
Tell her to just bid so high her competition will give up...
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usually
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posted on October 21, 2002 06:38:14 PM new
Now be nice, you know she is so sweet you should give her a private auction on the items she wants.
Say there is an idea. Offer her a second chance auction. At the same price as the other bidder paid. She will either put up or shut up, so either way you win.
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upriver
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posted on October 21, 2002 06:40:11 PM new
Hopefully this isn't someone just setting you up for a shill bidder complaint to Safeharbor.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 21, 2002 06:58:09 PM new
upriver: Since I'm not using shills (what would be the point?) any investigation SafeHarbor does won't find any wrongdoing.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 21, 2002 06:59:19 PM new
usually: If it's an item I have a duplicate of, that could be a good idea.
On the other hand, she may be one of those people who gets a thrill out of the victory.
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tooltimes
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posted on October 21, 2002 07:22:18 PM new
Also a Second Chance auction has an unalterable format where the second highest bidder gets a shot at the item at their bid price they lost with.
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stonecold613
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posted on October 21, 2002 09:00:31 PM new
Do you have another of the item? If so, offer it to her. That is the bottom line. Making more sales to make more money.
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twinsoft
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posted on October 21, 2002 11:20:52 PM new
If you anticipate that the lady may become a regular customer, offering her a "second chance" may not be a good idea. Because after a few "second chances" she may realize that she can get the item for less by not bidding.
She bids less, then the winner pays less and so does she. Tell her to bid higher.
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capotasto
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posted on October 22, 2002 08:03:02 AM new
"Also a Second Chance auction has an unalterable format where the second highest bidder gets a shot at the item at their bid price they lost with."
And if the second item is slightly different, or more damaged, 2d chance is no good...
Which is why I don't use 2d chance but email the underbidder normally (through ebay's contact a member form).
Vinnie
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sanmar
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posted on October 22, 2002 02:08:38 PM new
Offer her a piece of mdse off ebay at a price that you would expect to get on auction. This way you make her happy & you gain (no eBay costs). If that doesn't satisfy her, then you have a problem bidder.
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intercraft
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posted on October 22, 2002 02:15:24 PM new
Place an item she wanted on ebay with a starting price and BIN price the same as her highest bid. Tell her the url for it and let her know you did this just for her. She will have at least 1 hour before the 'other bidders' will see it as that is the minimal time to come up in the search engine. If she can't figure this out, then suggest she reach deeper in her pockets.
Hate daytime TV, deals with the unthinkable, while real life is SOO much more interesting.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 22, 2002 02:51:07 PM new
intercraft: I'm not so sure about the search engine part. I sometimes have people place the first bid on my items within two minutes of having listed them. It's scary.
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tooltimes
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posted on October 22, 2002 03:21:47 PM new
Which is why I don't use 2d chance but email the underbidder normally (through ebay's contact a member form).
That's okay I suppose until someone turns you into ebay for a selling offense.
Member Problems : Selling Offenses : A seller is offering to sell an item outside of eBay.
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sanmar
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posted on October 22, 2002 07:59:14 PM new
Tell me of someone who hasn't done this. How can eBay find out unless you tell them. I have buyers email me all the time wanting to know if I have more of a certain pattern. Why should I tell eBay anything?
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 23, 2002 09:08:02 AM new
sanmar: Actually, I don't email underbidders directly. Not because I think it's wrong, but because I'd rather run another auction and have the transaction in the eBay system.
(What? Fluffy, have you lost your mind? You want to pay eBay fees when you might not have to?)
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fluffythewondercat, PowerSeller times two
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