I honestly don't know what to make of this

JHS5120

1966 Topps Clemente This is my listing. VCP for this card has it at $60.

I get this message from the current highest bidder:

this card sales in the one hundred range why the bid so low? anyway i will not be able to send payment into next month im curently going through a financial emergercy.

zep33

LOL that's awesome. Don't even respond and block him. He'll be outbid soon enough

mlbfan2

He probably won't even be the winning bidder, but I would cancel his bid unless you don't mind waiting until October for his payment. IF he pays.

eagles33

People I financial trouble should not be buying baseball cards. Block him for his own good

WalterSobchak

Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts.

mattinglymint23

Am I the only one around here who gives a sh!t about the rules???
Mark it zero!!!

Mickey71

Walter,
Not in the family jewels.

Mickey71

mcadams

Block him because of his poor grammar.

CW

Haha, that's great! The stupidity of people never fails to amaze me.

For example, the other day I sold a Sirius satellite radio on eBay for $38. After the auction ends, the 2nd place bidder sends me this message:

crap i can go to walmart an get it new chiper.

So in one simple sentence the bidder reveals to us that:

a)he feels I should somehow care that he was outbid

b)he is unable to form a simple 11 word sentence without misspelling one word, and

c)he shops at Wal-Mart.

bbuckner22

<< <i>Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. >>


Walter hits the nail on head every time. I'd follow you on Twitter if you had an account.

psychump

emergency! emergency!

Bigjohn69

taint nothing wrong with walmart, back off

georgebailey2

A trifecta: spelling, grammar and the inability to not bid on items you cannot afford.

Sorry, but the title of the header made me think of this:









edited to put the pictures in the correct order. EVERYONE knows the pterodactyl is last.

MinorLeaguer

Before you block, keep in mind this alternative view I'll present especially since the English from your bidder is not the best: I've encountered numerous times when selling Clemente on eBay (albeit was low grade late 60's to early 70's raw!) is you will frequently have people from Puerto Rico or with other latin heritage bidding. They may even live in the mainland US, but may still not have perfect command of the English language nor yet have mastered understanding the American culture and American etiquette so what I suggest is be patient and respectful the way you would most likely want to be treated if you were a "gringo" in their home country. I'm as white as they come but I speak and write fluent Spanish so that most certainly aided in responding to latin bidder's questions. You r bidder's note of I'll pay you next month is verrrrry "Mercadolibre-esque" - Mercadolibre is owned by eBay and is the eBay of central and South America. You dont need to be 1000% PC but just dont think you have thought about that you may be dealing with someone from a different culture.

dontippet

<< <i>Before you block, keep in mind this alternative view I'll present especially since the English from your bidder is not the best: I've encountered numerous times when selling Clemente on eBay (albeit was low grade late 60's to early 70's raw!) is you will frequently have people from Puerto Rico or with other latin heritage bidding. They may even live in the mainland US, but may still not have perfect command of the English language nor yet have mastered understanding the American culture and American etiquette so what I suggest is be patient and respectful the way you would most likely want to be treated if you were a "gringo" in their home country. I'm as white as they come but I speak and write fluent Spanish so that most certainly aided in responding to latin bidder's questions. You r bidder's note of I'll pay you next month is verrrrry "Mercadolibre-esque" - Mercadolibre is owned by eBay and is the eBay of central and South America. You dont need to be 1000% PC but just dont think you have thought about that you may be dealing with someone from a different culture. >>



Great viewpoint. I wouldn't be surprised if you are 100% correct.

JHS5120

<< <i>Before you block, keep in mind this alternative view I'll present especially since the English from your bidder is not the best: I've encountered numerous times when selling Clemente on eBay (albeit was low grade late 60's to early 70's raw!) is you will frequently have people from Puerto Rico or with other latin heritage bidding. They may even live in the mainland US, but may still not have perfect command of the English language nor yet have mastered understanding the American culture and American etiquette so what I suggest is be patient and respectful the way you would most likely want to be treated if you were a "gringo" in their home country. I'm as white as they come but I speak and write fluent Spanish so that most certainly aided in responding to latin bidder's questions. You r bidder's note of I'll pay you next month is verrrrry "Mercadolibre-esque" - Mercadolibre is owned by eBay and is the eBay of central and South America. You dont need to be 1000% PC but just dont think you have thought about that you may be dealing with someone from a different culture. >>



Wow! You hit the nail on the head! He is from latin decent (judging by his eBay ID and he has a picture of himself loaded up) and I checked his bid history (21 out of 22 items were Clemente cards). He is no longer the high bidder, but I still blocked him for three reasons:

1. As eagles33 pointed out, people in financial distress shouldn't buy baseball cards.
2. He doesn't seem to know the market value of the item he's bidding on. So I would hate to have him over pay for an item he might not be able to afford.
3. I don't want to wait a month to get paid