posted on April 26, 2004 11:33:33 AM new
the losing bidders who have attempted to snipe one of your items write you an e-mail asking if you have anymore and how much you want for it? Now, I've changed my stance on snipers. They've actually helped my auctions along by trying to snipe at the last second and send the final amount way up. That's fine with me. And even I have been taken to snipe on occasion when I just can't sit and manually bid on an auction. I bet the sellers love me because when I snipe, I snipe HIGH. But, I would never ever have the audacity to write to the seller and ask "hey do you have anymore and how much do you want for it?" I mean, really, is it me or is this kind of tacky?
posted on April 26, 2004 12:15:15 PM new
It's you.
Why do you think it's tacky? If they want one and you have one, why wouldn't you sell it to them?
Now, what's tacky is when you have someone from Hong Kong purchase something using BIN, pay with PayPal with his own "made up" shipping fee, and completely disregard the notice in your TOS that says "International bidders, please check before bidding to determine correct shipping costs." To add to that "tacky", he adds a note to PayPal payment that says "If you don't accept PayPal, then just refund my payment" -- that's tacky - especially if that little effort cost me a couple of bucks in FVF and the hassle.
Told him about the cost to us and that we'll proceed to file tomorrow if he doesn't remit the fees. I thought it was nice to give him some more time given the time difference...
It certainly isn't tacky for a polite bidder to ask if you have another one. Is it?
Wayne
Never explain -- Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard
posted on April 26, 2004 12:29:08 PM new
Bizzy,
Do you feel it would it be less tacky if the questioner had not sniped? If so, why? I ask because I ALWAYS snipe when I buy (have had experience with bid stalkers) and when I sell I love snipers. When something closes with no snipe I feel cheated. Just curious.
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posted on April 26, 2004 02:03:38 PM new
sniping is simply a part of ebay. It bugs me when people complain about snipers.
There are simple measures to take to avoid snipers like a high minimum bid (this of course makes everyone look elsewhere), or a reserve price.
I don't understand the justification of someone complaining because someone bid at the last minute. At least they bid on it and ironically they helped you sell your item for more to someone else if they lose. I would rather sell something for what my minimum price is for me to make some money on it, than to not sell it and have to pay ebay more money to relist it a few times.
I've sold on ebay for over 5 years, and welcome all snipers. I still make money if I sell for the minimum bid, so what's to whine about? If your selling something for less than cost, then it is you who has the problem, not the sniper.
The bottom line is that if you have another item to sell, I would do it if you think the high bidders price was acceptable. Simply tell the sniper to pay what the winner paid, otherwise you will be listing it later.
posted on April 26, 2004 04:44:18 PM new
Family & Photo -- Actually, I don't have another one to sell. It is a hard to find item and probably why the bidding went up so high. I guess the reason why I find it tacky is because although sniping is perfectly legal, I think of it as cheating. I even feel guilty when I do it! I feel like I'm not playing fair. There are times that I'll cancel a snipe and go in and manually bid on something because I'm afraid that I'll anger the seller. This is obviously just me.
Rusty -- I'm not whining. I was just asking a question. If you carefully read my message, it doesn't say that I'm complaining about snipers. On the contrary, I find that they do increase my sales. But, and it seems that it's just me, I wouldn't attempt a snipe and when I lost because I sniped too little too late, contact the buyer to find out if she has another one.
Obviously, this is just me. I guess everyone has different ways of looking at things. That's why I was wondering what others felt about it. Perhaps I can now lose this "guilty" feeling everytime I snipe. I certainly don't mind it when others try to snipe my auctions.
posted on April 26, 2004 04:56:47 PM new I wouldn't attempt a snipe and when I lost because I sniped too little too late, contact the buyer to find out if she has another one. Obviously, this is just me.
I wouldn't sell to 'em. IAAS.
That would be setting a bad precedent and training them not to bid high.
I get these dopes all the time. Sniping has nothing to do with it.
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[ edited by fluffythewondercat on Apr 26, 2004 04:57 PM ]
And even I have been taken to snipe on occasion when I just can't sit and manually bid on an auction. I bet the sellers love me because when I snipe, I snipe HIGH. But, I would never ever have the audacity to write to the seller and ask "hey do you have anymore and how much do you want for it?" I mean, really, is it me or is this kind of tacky?