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Just when I thouht I heard everything!!
MrD
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I just finihed selling an item on Ebay and I get this message:
Dear greattoning,
I'm Sorry my 1 year old was banging on the keyboard and bid for me. I'd love to own this coin there is just no way I can afford anything this high end. Can you please discount my bid and send a second chance offer to the next highest bidder. Thank You!
Dear greattoning,
I'm Sorry my 1 year old was banging on the keyboard and bid for me. I'd love to own this coin there is just no way I can afford anything this high end. Can you please discount my bid and send a second chance offer to the next highest bidder. Thank You!
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<< <i>I'm Sorry my 1 year old was banging on the keyboard and bid for me. I'd love to own this coin there is just no way I can afford anything this high end. Can you please discount my bid and send a second chance offer to the next highest bidder. Thank You! >>
Sure- no problem! Just PayPal me the difference between your kid's erroneous bid and one bid increment above the third place bidder (which is what the second place bidder would have paid if your kid hadn't bid for you) and we'll be good. Thanks!
I knew it would happen.
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Although most feel the excuse of a one year old
hitting the key board a lame excuse, rest assured
a 14 yr old was joking around while I was on my
lap top and in tHe bidding process hit some random
keys. Although he thought it was hilarious, I was
thankful that site asked for confirmation before a
bid could be executed. ( Unlike a Heritage Live Internet
Only Auction ; I have made erroneous bids on those ).
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<< <i>Been there. Cancel his bid and move on. Better than shipping and taking a return. Sucks.
Lance. >>
ive heard stories like that before. cancel the bid, email next bidder. move on ( i dont know about blocking bidder so that does not happen again either )
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<< <i>These young kids sure know alot about computers and ebay.
You're right. That's how I bought my first coin as a one year old!
<< <i>Although most feel the excuse of a one year old
hitting the key board a lame excuse, rest assured
a 14 yr old was joking around while I was on my
lap top and in tHe bidding process hit some random
keys. Although he thought it was hilarious, I was
thankful that site asked for confirmation before a
bid could be executed. ( Unlike a Heritage Live Internet
Only Auction ; I have made erroneous bids on those ). >>
Agreed. I am not surprised (unless this happened after much incremental bidding or many times to this person).
I had an issue some years back with my son when he was an infant and wanted attention...I was on my laptop and looking at ebay and he kept moving around and somehow the BIN for a coin I had clicked on to look at (not bid on) occurred and, in trying to cancel it before it getting confirmed, his flailing caused a movement of the cursor and a confirmation.
Now, the seller in question was a standup guy and also had a return policy.
I explained it to him and he did not make fun of me, just agreed to cancel it. I told him I wanted to reimburse him a little for his hassle of having to relist and everything, and he politely refused.
I sent him $10 w/ paypal anyway and told him to buy a cup of coffee anyway.
So, it isn't always "lame", though I would believe 99 out of 100 times, or more, it would be.
However, it does happen. Weird things really do happen out there.
That all said, as a seller on ebay these days, which would you prefer? Someone winning and asking to cancel immediately, for whatever reason, or trying to force a coin on someone who doesn't want it and WILL RETURN it (hopefully with no issues to go along with it)?
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
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<< <i>I believe he owes you the difference between his bid and what you sell it for. >>
Why? Like it or not, he at least acted as an inadvertant shill to screw the underbidder. I'd be thanking my lucky stars for that little tyke if I was the seller!
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