Why do underbidders do this?
EagleEyeKid
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I sold an item to the winner bidder w/no problems. I had multiples of the same item, so I shot the 2nd underbidder
a second chance notice. Gave the individual 3 days to pay/think about it. Time elapsed; no sale...no biggie.
Then today, he emails me and asks if I have more available and offered a lower amount delivered for the item.
Much less than his high bid. I told him I'd pass on his offer and was glad he didn't buy it cos that player is now getting hotter
and blocked him. Irritating aholes.
a second chance notice. Gave the individual 3 days to pay/think about it. Time elapsed; no sale...no biggie.
Then today, he emails me and asks if I have more available and offered a lower amount delivered for the item.
Much less than his high bid. I told him I'd pass on his offer and was glad he didn't buy it cos that player is now getting hotter
and blocked him. Irritating aholes.
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Curious to know if you don't mind saying what the 2nd chance offer was versus what he then threw back as an offer to you.
and probably pay more later.
Dave
<< <i>As an underbidder, I am leery of 2nd chance offers unless I know it is ANOTHER of the same card. Otherwise, the possibility exists that the winning bidder was a shill. I'm not suggesting this is true in most cases, but the thought is in the back of my mind as an underbidder. >>
i had an instance where an item opened at 200. another bidder and i (the only two bidding) took the item up a little over 700. it was way over the value but i got caught up in wanting the item, as i often do. the seller sent me a second chance offer for 710 but wouldn't come down on the price. if i would have never bid the item would have sold for 200.
<< <i>i had an instance where an item opened at 200. another bidder and i (the only two bidding) took the item up a little over 700. it was way over the value but i got caught up in wanting the item, as i often do. the seller sent me a second chance offer for 710 but wouldn't come down on the price. if i would have never bid the item would have sold for 200. >>
There's just no way you can know that. There may have been a person that was set to bid up to $600 (for example), but they never bid because the bidding was already over $600.
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<< <i>i had an instance where an item opened at 200. another bidder and i (the only two bidding) took the item up a little over 700. it was way over the value but i got caught up in wanting the item, as i often do. the seller sent me a second chance offer for 710 but wouldn't come down on the price. if i would have never bid the item would have sold for 200. >>
There's just no way you can know that. There may have been a person that was set to bid up to $600 (for example), but they never bid because the bidding was already over $600. >>
both were sniped!
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<< <i>i had an instance where an item opened at 200. another bidder and i (the only two bidding) took the item up a little over 700. it was way over the value but i got caught up in wanting the item, as i often do. the seller sent me a second chance offer for 710 but wouldn't come down on the price. if i would have never bid the item would have sold for 200. >>
There's just no way you can know that. There may have been a person that was set to bid up to $600 (for example), but they never bid because the bidding was already over $600. >>
both were sniped! >>
It doesn't really matter. Someone else may have tried to bid $600, but their snipe never went through because they were a few milliseconds slow.