posted on April 5, 2006 04:12:55 PM new
Of course, she didn't read the title let alone the description. Anyway, if I cancel her high bid (there are a total of 4 bids, 3 from her and 1 from another bidder), will my high bid go back to the opening bid?
posted on April 5, 2006 04:23:45 PM new
It would be the same as if she had never bid at all, so it would go back to the opening bid. I think once you cancel a bid, it cancels ALL bids from that person.
posted on April 5, 2006 06:28:27 PM new
Correct a mundo, except for one thing. The legite bidders amount will be your starting price, not the legite persons opening bid. So if you started at a penny, and the person bids $7. The current bid will be a penny once you cancel the bad bidder.
posted on April 5, 2006 08:48:29 PM new
You're right stonecold. I should have phrased that better. I was actually referring to it going back to the original starting bid price.
posted on April 5, 2006 11:27:11 PM new
Did she ask you to cancel her bids or what? how do you know she is didn't read the auction and wants the item. Maybe a stupid question from her? Just wondering if she asked you to cancel them tell her to go in and cancel her own bids I think it then will show up in her history as such and such bid cancellations.
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posted on April 6, 2006 12:17:17 PM new
Irked -- I got a pretty good indication when she wrote to me and asked me to cancel her bid because she didn't know that it was a pattern. Now, mind you, it is listed in the crochet PATTERN category, the title has the words crochet PATTERNS in it, the first line of the description says "Up for bidding is a crochet PATTERN", and a little further down in the description it states "PATTERNS ONLY AND NOT THE FINISHED PRODUCT". I think we can assume that she didn't read a thing and just like the purty pictures.
posted on April 6, 2006 12:28:07 PM new
People don't pay attention to categories when searching key words. I got an email this week from a user who asked about the wicker I was selling at $8.49 and was the shipping REALLY $1.50? (The item title was something like "Wicker rockers @ lobby hotel something atlantic city nj"... GEEZ I hate to waste 8 characters for the word "postcard" in the title, but some people...@#(^$)%^!!!
In the past I had an ASQ about the motel I was selling in Anaheim CA (for $6.49!!!)Of course the word "postcard" is plasterd all over my listings, and I often use it in the titl,e but only if it fits and I don't have anything better to say.
Postcard buyers read, as I am sure pattern buyers do, but these are the kind of folks that quite happily plop $500 down on a picture of an x-box a week before Christmas.
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... GEEZ I hate to waste 8 characters for the word "postcard" in the title, but some people...@#(^$)%^!!!