Well, thanks to someone I can't get mad at, I just screwed up on ebay

Bochiman · April 28, 2005 2:57PM

Some people hide their mistakes but I just had to say this one....since the person who caused it is someone I can't yell at or get angry at.....

I have a list of favorites on ebay....most here do.
I was looking at a board member's coins, like I often do.

I went to get a bid in, to keep it on my list, and then see about sniping it later.
Well, I am using a laptop right now, that is pretty sensitive on typing.
I have a 3 year old son.
I am sitting in a rocking-recliner.
I went to place a bid when my son started climbing over the chair to get in my lap and pulling my arm.

Well, all of a sudden, he is in my lap and I look at the screen and see "Congratulations. You have won with Buy It Now" or whatever the message is.
I didn't know what to think. I didn't want the coin at the BIN price as, it does look nice, but I am not ready to put that much down for that coin right now...as I said, I was going to keep it in my list with a low bid and then try sniping.

So, here is what I did, you can all tell me if I am screwed in the head or should do something else:
I emailed the seller and told him what happened, immediately, and offered to pay the fees associated.

I figured if he can't get fees back from ebay, then I will pay them.

Am I missing anything else that I should offer to do (aside from the full BIN)?
Suggestions?

Anyone else do something like this? I really can't blame/yell at my son as he doesn't understand what happened and he just wanted to be in daddy's lap........

Some days, the end of the day can't come soon enough......

ss350camaro · April 28, 2005 3:04PM

Give the kid a hug

Hopefully the board member will understand and life will go on for the next snipe

CoinResource · April 28, 2005 3:09PM

eBay ALLOWS for retraction of bids due to accidental typing. Use this feature, it has limited repercussions as I recall. Explain the issue to the bidder, too..

I actually lost a coin once due to my kid kicking out the internet cable as I went to bid with 5 seconds left!!!!!!!!

craig

solid · April 28, 2005 3:18PM

You could put it away for your son...the first coin he ever bought!

Bochiman · April 28, 2005 3:29PM

Thanks...I did hug him because I caught myself ready to yell (I didn't) and he sensed it and looked so sad he was ready to cry.
So, I hugged him and told him I wasn't mad. He really didn't know what he was doing and it was a total fluke that his climbing up like that would make the touchpad hit just right (I did win $30 on last week's lottery, so I guess the odds were with me? :confused

As for retracting a bid...I didn't see that option with the BIN being used. It took 2 mouse clicks for that to happen but it did..... the first was me trying to use the touchpad for the normal bid, and that is when he started to grab me to climb up. So, it got clicked, and then somehow, the "Confirm bid" got hit...I never even saw that part come up....that was the totally freaky part....everything just fell into place

Solid....he already has coins...most of "mine" are his....he likes the Sacs, the Ikes, and the Kennedys the best so far. Some interest in the Morgans though.

I am just really....well, I don't even know how to describe the feeling.....it just isn't good. Sucks for me that this happened, and sucks for the seller. I like the seller and have bought from him in the past.
(It's Ira btw....a topnotch person in my view as he has great coins and has been great to buy from).

Ron

originalisbest · April 28, 2005 3:32PM

Ira, in my opinion, having bought from him in the past, is a more than standup guy who will understand without any hassle - why not just PM him and explain what happened.

Bochiman · April 28, 2005 3:39PM

I emailed him, instead of PM, using ebay's system....hoping he checks that more often than here (not sure how often he checks in at the boards)

originalisbest · April 28, 2005 3:43PM

Email should work fine, that's how I had spoken with him. Hope it all works out!

PerryHall · April 28, 2005 5:11PM

I know you can retract a bid on e-bay. Is it possible to retract a BIN?

GTS · April 28, 2005 5:33PM

greghansen · April 28, 2005 6:51PM

I think you were meant to own that coin. That one should definately be a keeper.

7summits · April 28, 2005 8:46PM

ibzman350 · April 28, 2005 9:01PM

So please tell us, which coin did your son buy????

Herb

markglicker · April 28, 2005 9:35PM

You are not alone. My young cat has a assembled a collection of near Gem Morgans in only a few short months.

On the serious side, it is time to fess up. It takes two distinct actions to purchase on a buy it now, you hit the BIN first, then have to confirm your purchase. Unless the kid is a Bill Gates prodigy, this would be nearly impossible. Though you could probably back out with an email to the buyer, the right thing to do, is complete the deal.

braddick · April 28, 2005 10:17PM

<< <i>So please tell us, which coin did your son buy????

Herb >>

Speared Bison?!

Bochiman · April 29, 2005 1:27AM

It was a 1885 PCGS MS64RD IHC.

Sorry Mark, I did fess up to what happened.....
It does take 2 distinct actions. That is why this was really weird.....they both had to happen, it is how they happened.

1) I went to bid on the coin (as I mentioned)
2) I was using a laptop with a touchpad (not the IBM eraser pointer)
3) I went for the BID and my son started grabbing my arm to get on me (I was sitting on a rocking-recliner...they move/swivel)
4) As I went to grab him up, fingers hit keyboard/laptop/touchpad. I know that happened because it happens all the time when I type in emails/word/etc and my cat jumps on me, etc.
5) He got on my lap and I moved the laptop out from both of us.
6) I got ready to type in numbers for a bid and I was looking at the "Congratulations" screen.
7) I got shocked/surprised/mad. I normally yell....even at myself.....my son could sense this and started looking super sad and ready to cry. I didn't yell. I told him it was all ok.
8) Don't know what else to tell you. That is what happened.

btw....I posted this because I did feel bad but also because I realize weird things can happen. If it would have been anything else....like me hitting it and then trying to back out for remorse, you can bet I sure wouldn't have posted anything. Sometimes, you have to laugh at what life does to you and, after it all happened, I knew this would be one of those things.....laughing at myself and the situation.

PS....Ira has responded to my mails and is trying to get ebay to refund his FVF. If they don't, I will pay that as well as the listing fees. So, I will 100%+ pay any/all fees he incurred from this incident.

TWQG · April 29, 2005 5:23AM

This is one of many reasons why selling on eBay has become a major pain!
BIN's are not completed with falling keyboards IMO.

ScarsdaleCoin · April 29, 2005 5:59AM

give us the link.....whats the coin?

flaminio · April 29, 2005 6:13AM

The coin in question.

Wow, $700. That little tyke is a big spender...

ss350camaro · April 29, 2005 7:07AM

an easy thing to do by mistake.

if the enter key is pressed and held down it will basically "confirm" any default buttons that appear on the screen.

BIN and confirm are default buttons (if you have your mouse properties set up this way, which most people probably do)

Let us know what Ira says ..................

Doug

Bochiman · April 29, 2005 8:47AM

Yes...it was "too" easy to do, but still shouldn't have happened.
As I said, many stars were aligned for this to happen....but, while it certainly looks sweet, I can't spend that amount for that coin right now...which was why I was going to try a lower bid.

But, Ira has been extremely cool and I will refund his fees (he said something like $12.xx), and I will send him $20 (cover the fees, paypal, and buy him a cup of java or something for the problem that was caused).

Ron

Well, thanks to someone I can't get mad at, I just screwed up on ebay

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