Why do bidders do this?
Jcarney
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Winner of this auction messages me 20 seconds after the auction ends -
"Dear jpcarney,
Please cancel my purchase if I should win, as I bid in error. I was looking at 1956 franklin and didn't realize this was a 58
Thank you
- coin_4_sale
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Would've been nice if he just retracted his bid before the auction ended. The auction says 1958 D in the title, in the auction body (huge type) and on the slab. Blocked just for stupidity.
Rant over. Sheesh
"Dear jpcarney,
Please cancel my purchase if I should win, as I bid in error. I was looking at 1956 franklin and didn't realize this was a 58
Thank you
- coin_4_sale
"
Would've been nice if he just retracted his bid before the auction ended. The auction says 1958 D in the title, in the auction body (huge type) and on the slab. Blocked just for stupidity.
Rant over. Sheesh
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
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<< <i>Why do bidders do this? >>
Because they don't get punished nearly as badly as sellers do for any mistakes they make.
...just realized i dont have enough in my paypal account...
...didnt actually need this coin...
Blocked em all
Millions of other fish in the ebay sea
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<< <i>Why do bidders do this? >>
Because they don't get punished nearly as badly as sellers do for any mistakes they make. >>
+1
<< <i>...let my son do some bidding and he went overboard...
...just realized i dont have enough in my paypal account...
...didnt actually need this coin...
Blocked em all
Millions of other fish in the ebay sea >>
Oh yeah, definitely blocked. Outted here, hope a ton of people block him.
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
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<< <i>Why do bidders do this? >>
Because they don't get punished nearly as badly as sellers do for any mistakes they make. >>
Bingo. It's happened to me too. The buyer can say pound sand and the seller is powerless.
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<< <i>I had a similar situation. Buyer said his son bid in error thinking he was buying a VF 30 half instead of the same grade quarter. I refunded, but I hated going back to the under bidder because they may be thinking I was using a shill or something. Luckily the under bidder was a nice collector who was more than happy to add the quarter to his set. But having to deal with stuff like that stinks. It's always something dealing with eBay. >>
I offered the underbidder free shipping. Haven't heard anything yet.
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
also have several lately run prices too high, only to send em back because they paid too much.
Had one guy recently, ran a coin way too high. He took right to limit on time to pay, then after receiving it, emailed me back to tell me he didn't like the coin, I sent him a reply to send it back , as I expected it because it sold too high, He then said, if I would come down on price, he like it then.
<< <i>that and non payers, and not a damn thing you can do about it
also have several lately run prices too high, only to send em back because they paid too much.
Had one guy recently, ran a coin way too high. He took right to limit on time to pay, then after receiving it, emailed me back to tell me he didn't like the coin, I sent him a reply to send it back , as I expected it because it sold too high, He then said, if I would come down on price, he like it then. >>
agreed and block them forever and a day.
On another occasion I bid on the wrong lot a couple of weeks before a lot was scheduled to close. I contacted the auctioneer, and he pulled my bid. I have to say, however, that it was well before the day and hour the auction closed
I just refund their money but make them agree to cancel the transaction so I get my fees back. Then I block them.
Usually the next highest bidder has stepped up and taken the item. They are usually glad to get it.
BTW eBay in their wisdom gives all kinds of close too items to one search now and he may not noticed the date change.
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Looking for PCGS AU58+ 1901-P, 1896-O, & 1894-O
I'm thinking... "This guy's got a smart phone".
<< <i>How do you do a bid retraction? >>
On the item page click on the customer support link in the upper right of the page and you should find a link for retract a bid.
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<< <i>Why do bidders do this? >>
Because they don't get punished nearly as badly as sellers do for any mistakes they make. >>
^ This.
- Jim
The only way to make an economic system truly stable is to permit the free market to take over.
I will very frequently get people who will hit a BIN shortly after a listing is posted, only to email me shortly after to tell me they mistook the denomination (happens mostly with Barber and Seated material). Seriously? The title, category, and images all show the denomination, and you couldn't figure it out?
Buuut, on the other hand I also have buyers who ship back my items demanding my mistake for not "grading and describing every mark or detail about the coin" and that they 10 pictures I offered were not enough ,even tho I said Plz look at the pictures and bid accordingly or etc
I guess it always goes both ways and this is where we have to remain professional
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