Ebay seller raising prices

jfkheat

This morning I bought a box of cards using the Buy it Now on Ebay. The seller had another box listed that I was interested in. His Buy it Nows require instant payment. When I tried to buy both Ebay wanted to charge full shipping on both auctions. I went ahead ant bought the first box and sent the seller a message about combining shipping if I bought the second one. He responded that he would give a break on the shipping if I bought the second box so I went to Ebay to buy the second one. Keep in mind that these are cheap boxes. The one I bought was $25 and the second one was listed for $25 obo. When I went to buy the second box the seller had raised the price to $65 obo. I politely sent an email telling him that since he raised the price that I would pass and he could ship the box that I already paid for.
James

akuracy503

You sound surprised.

I'd avoid this particular seller in the future.

slum22

That is a jerk move by that seller. I have heard of this happening on other threads before (a seller raising prices after an inquiry) but I haven't had it ever happen to me (knocking on wood now). I don't understand what his thinking is in this situation. If he would have raised the price $5 or $10 I could see that (it would still be a jerk move to do that but it would be a reasonable amount where you might still buy the product.) But to nearly double the price makes it seem like he was intentionally trying to not sell you the second box.

I actually had the same situation this weekend where I wanted to buy two BIN cards from the same seller and inquired about combined shipping. My situation worked out as the seller sent an invoice that I was able to pay with combined shipping. This is eBay's fault as they should just take the listing down once you have agreed to a BIN or BO. It is stupid that they will let someone else buy the card from under you while you are waiting for an invoice from a seller.

Who was your seller. If you don't mind outing him I will look to avoid giving the jerk any of my business.

fiveniner

This ids completely asinine on the sellers part.

bounce

how do you know he didn't raise it to make sure no one else hit it before you got to it?

skrezyna23

<< <i>how do you know he didn't raise it to make sure no one else hit it before you got to it? >>



If that were the case the seller should have notified the buyer he was doing it. I probably would have asked the seller what his deal was with raising the price if I were excited about that second box, just in case he were trying to ward off other potential buyers.

bobbyw8469

<< <i>If that were the case the seller should have notified the buyer he was doing it. I probably would have asked the seller what his deal was with raising the price if I were excited about that second box, just in case he were trying to ward off other potential buyers. >>



That could be it. I have done that myself when someone expresses an interest in a card and hasn't pulled the trigger on it yet. Usually they are offering to pay an alternative method, and I am waiting to the payment to come in.