posted on February 23, 2004 08:20:44 PM new
Here's a new one for me. Had a bidder from Germany win a high dollar auction. Just had an e-mail from her. She said she only bid "90 dollar"...eBay showed the winning bid at $225. She's a German bidder. Is it possible that her account is registered in Euros and then converted to dollars? I think 90 Euros would convert to about $225 at current rates. This has never happened before...is she pulling my chain and is this "buyers remorse"? Or, could this be a case of honest misunderstanding? Any insights/thoughts are appreciated.
posted on February 23, 2004 09:08:50 PM new
I have no clue--sounds like a misunderstanding--but I'm bumping this up in hopes someone can help you. I know that I would try to find out the exchange rate and see if $90 Euro translates to her high bid in US dollars.
___________________________________
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
You read about all these terrorists --- most of them came here legally, but
they hung around on these expired visas, some for as long as 10 -15 years.
Now, compare that to Blockbuster; you are two days late with a video and
those people are all over you. Let's put Blockbuster in charge of
immigration.
posted on February 23, 2004 09:09:11 PM new
You will probably have to ask your bidder that question. Did the auction appear on the German board in Euro's or did they bid off eBay USA. This is a rather difficult position you are in but I would tend to believe your bidder as they sound like they don't understand English. But then is not knowing and bidding an excuse. Good Luck
posted on February 23, 2004 09:16:51 PM new
Just out of curiosity - what are you basing your exchange rate assumption on?
90 Euros = $112.81 - It took me about 30 seconds to find that out.
I think Fluff was right, international selling is not for everyone.
If they bid on your US site launched auction from the Germany site the bid will show in USD with a conversion given in Euros on the actual auction page page. Exactly the same as it is on those Australian and Uk auctions that appear in the US (with the excelption that they show on the list in AUD and GBP respectively)
~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~
If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
