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I won the "Stupid award of the day" last night

sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭
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I know none of you would ever do this. Last night I moved a Morgan from my ebay store to the auctions. I started it at a penny with no reserve. Somehow, and I still do not know how I did it, I put a "buy it now" price at a penny also. Within 2 minutes of the auction the coin sold for a penny and I was paid one cent through PayPal. Thank goodness the buyer was understanding, and let me out of the deal. I relisted it correctly.

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  • sweetwillietsweetwilliet Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭
    You could fit right in with one of the major auction firms. I'm glad the buyer let you off the hook, it's the right thing to do.
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  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    As sweetwilliet says, it's happened before to the big boys. There must be a problem w/ their interface that allows it to happen if you're not careful. Glad to hear the buyer let you off the hook.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good story... and shows there are good people out there..... still!!! Cheers, RickO
  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I still think Superior Galleries owns the award permanently.
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  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    It is nice to hear that there are reasonable people out there still.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,817 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The buyer just didn't want a retaliatory neg. imageimage

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  • RotatedRainbowsRotatedRainbows Posts: 2,085 ✭✭
    Sounds like he is auditioning for a job with Superior!!
  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭

    I won the "Stupid award of the day" last night

    So that's were my award is! I have been looking for that thing all morning!
  • etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,852 ✭✭✭
    Glad the story turned out alright for you.

    I once bought a Morgan off of ebay for .99 on his BIN and then emailed the seller and asked if he wanted to buy it back at that price. Which he promptly did. Some time later I did buy a coin from him and he remembered our deal and paid all the shipping costs. Saved me a few bucks and I was happy with that.

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  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    Are you going to keep his penny?----------------------BigE
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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How does PayPal collect commission on a 1¢ transaction? image
    When in doubt, don't.
  • 53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭
    I'd gladly pay you $1....

    Happy it worked out for you.
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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    im sure there is a minimum paypal fee, probably 50 cents.
  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>Are you going to keep his penny?----------------------BigE >>



    No, I refunded the PayPal payment plus the shipping he paid. Of course PayPal hit me for their minimum fee.
  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>I'd gladly pay you $1....

    Happy it worked out for you. >>



    That is about what it is worth. I may take you up on that. Link
  • fuzzballfuzzball Posts: 209


    << <i>How does PayPal collect commission on a 1¢ transaction? image >>



    Actually I was curious about this myself. I have both personal and business accounts at PayPal so I sent myself six cents to see what would happen.

    Since the fees are 30 cents plus 3%, which exceeded the 6 cents, it showed I had received the payment and PayPal reduced their fees to 6 cents for a net transaction of zero. That makes sense really, otherwise you could cost people money by sending them a penny.

    -Fuzz
    Why is it, "A penny for your thoughts," but, "you have to put your two cents in?" Somebody's making a penny.
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,998 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good thing the buyer was a reasonable person.
  • ddbirdddbird Posts: 3,168 ✭✭✭
    Make sure you thank the buyer.

    I purchased a PROOF V-nickel one day for a 9.99 and quickly noticed he had alot of other business strike normal dates for the same price. So I let him back out of the deal.

    But he never even said Thank you! The only thing I ever saw from his was a withdraw form. I have him on my fav. sellers list now and am just waiting for him to list something wrong again.
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  • thezookrewthezookrew Posts: 650 ✭
    SonoranMonsoon - I am impressed with your description of the coin. I would have pegged it for a PL MS65 from the scans. I love EBayers who will actually let you know the problems in advance!!
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  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>Make sure you thank the buyer. >>



    I did, along with glowing feedback
  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>im sure there is a minimum paypal fee, probably 50 cents. >>



    Actually, with the $4.05 shipping, I was charged $0.43. But the buyer repaid again after I refunded (he had not read my email, begging for forgiveness yet). So far I am out $0.86
  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>SonoranMonsoon - I am impressed with your description of the coin. I would have pegged it for a PL MS65 from the scans. I love EBayers who will actually let you know the problems in advance!! >>



    It is not very often that I am stuck with NTC crap. But I must admit I do get a little pleasure throwing them back on ebay, with proper discription of course, exposing them for the misleading crap they slab for the benifit of the scammers that profit from their total desrespect for accurate grading standards.
  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭

    Sounds like a happy ending. Glad it worked out for everyone!
  • wayneherndonwayneherndon Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭
    Why are you out PayPal fees? If you refund it clicking the link in the payment details, you get your fees back too. If you PayPaled him a refund then you both paid PayPal.

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  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>Why are you out PayPal fees? If you refund it clicking the link in the payment details, you get your fees back too. If you PayPaled him a refund then you both paid PayPal.

    WH >>

  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>Why are you out PayPal fees? If you refund it clicking the link in the payment details, you get your fees back too. If you PayPaled him a refund then you both paid PayPal.

    WH >>


    You are correct. I have not gone through the Ebay refund side yet. I just wanted to make sure he got his money back first.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I heard in another thread you were an honest guy. Should have honored the deal.

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  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭


    << <i>I heard in another thread you were an honest guy. Should have honored the deal.

    image >>

    i would have honestly absorbed the negative feedback without retaliation. We all have our limits.
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    From what Wayne just said you might be up for double jeopardy.
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  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    I missed the Superior Incident...can someone please fill me in?
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  • RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328 ✭
    Link?
  • mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭
    <<<<<<<I missed the Superior Incident...can someone please fill me in? >>>>>>>>


    Which one? Several times (2-3 that I remember, probably more) Superior has listed about 100 coins with a buy it now of .99 cents. I think they said it was a software glitch. After the first two times new software should have been found IMO. Most of these coins were hundreds or thousands of dollars.
  • Smitty79Smitty79 Posts: 1,313


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    << <i>I'd gladly pay you $1....

    Happy it worked out for you. >>



    That is about what it is worth. I may take you up on that. Link >>



    Your high bidder, bisquitlips, is one of the coin doctors mentioned in the 'Tone your own'. Heh.
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