little note on auctions, the bidder when bidding places a binding contract to buy, the seller tho doesnt have to sell, bottom line, if they accept payment then that is one thing but if they decide not to sell then buyer is out of luck
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Made member of the Lane #1 Mafia

It was obvious it was a mistake, BUT, it's the guys attitude that steamed my veggies. He sent me a message this morning trying to be apologetic. I don't plan on leaving feedback, because like i said, I didn't lose any money on this. I'll just let ebay handle it.
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Rev-O

I had a similar experience happen to me regarding the purchase of a telescope; but in this case the outcome was acceptable to both parties.  

I was looking at auctions and this item popped up.  I didn't want anyone else getting it before me, so I used Buy it Now, and paid with PayPal in a matter of seconds. The seller had made a mistake with the listing and I completed the entire transaction before she had the opportunity to correct the error.  She notified me of the error and we decided to give each other positive feedback.  Although she refunded my money, I felt bad that she had to pay commission on the item (even though it was minor due to the low price).  I offered to split the cost but she said that she felt obligated to pay because it was her error.

o.k. i've let this go long enuff. that was my auction.. i listed the auction & immedietly came into ballreviews to post 2 links one in the track forum & one in the wanted/for sale forum. my exact post was "Track Heat Blast nib auction on ebay starting at .01    no reserve" well, no sooner did i post that i went back to ebay & noticed my mistake in listing the ball as a buy it now.before i could fix it, mr. rev_0 purchased it within 2 minutes of me listing it.

i immediately sent him a message saying " that was obviously a mistake in the listing..."


his reply to me was " ummm, i dont see where that's my problem."

at this point it was clear to me that this dude was trying to get something for nothing & taking advantage of a simple mistake. it was clearly stated in my posts here that this was an "auction starting at .01"

so, the next message from me was admittedly a little more on the snarky side

"where it's your problem is... we can do this the easy way or the hard way. all you can do is leave me a negative feedback which will not even move my rating, the one i leave for you will definetly move yours. your choice buddy"

this may have been a mistake but at the time i felt that this dude was trying to take advantage of the situation. probably not the smartest move on my part but..

to which he replies.. "no, i dont intend to leave you negative feedback, i'll just file a complaint with ebay about you refusing to sell it after i won the auction. IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO LIST ITEMS!!"


so i think you get the basic gist of what transpired here. the basic fact is..  yes i made a mistake in listing the auction. & YES this guy was going to absolutely try to take advantage a fellow bowler. he was not going to "let it go if i wasn't such an ass" as he stated. & the fact remains that ebay will do absolutely nothing about this & if we exchange negative feedbacks, you do come out on the short end. i have over 1100 positive transactions you have a little over 200. my negative feedback to you will hurt you worse than yours for me.

just wanted to get the truth out there










Edited on 1/10/2007 1:10 PM