This isnt the first time this has happened to me but I find it funny...

yankeeno7 · August 18, 2008 2:00PM

So I have a card on my watch list. I forget to bid or set up a snipe. This card, specifically a 1974 Topps Harmon Killebrew autographed with a starting bid of 9.99 got no bids. I send the seller a message asking if he is still willing to sell the card and for what price....his reply "..I will sell it for twenty dollars plus 3.99 shipping..."

Thanks for the laugh!

lawnmowerman · August 18, 2008 2:02PM

What a corndog

Just wait till he relists and get it for 9.99

skilow · August 18, 2008 2:38PM

You won't get it for 9.99 anymore. This is on many peoples watchlist now.

yankeeno7 · August 18, 2008 4:29PM

You can have it for 9.99 as far as Im concerned. Good luck to ya. I would rather go without than to purchase douchebaggery.

nightcrawler · August 18, 2008 4:36PM

I've done the same thing, with the same results. I usually get a kind of nasty or short reply.

I'll bet most sellers think you're full of it when you contact them after the auction.

metalmike · August 18, 2008 6:08PM

maybe bid 11? Harmon was a powerranger, but since he was in Minn he is and was underrated.

WinPitcher · August 18, 2008 11:51PM

Once I had some 52 Bowmans listed, nice ex/mnt cards and started them at .99.

I figured they were worth around 10.00 at the time maybe a tad more.

For some reason they flew under the radar and no one bid on them.

After the auction someone emails me through ebay and wants them all

for .99 cents each. I politely explained that they were worth more

then that and I'd be relisting them again soon.

His reply was if nobody bid when they were on originally

what made me think someone would now?

At that point I did not answer him.

Long story short the 2nd time I listed them at a 9.99

starting point and many of them sold.

Just because someone lists something for 99 or 9.99 or 999.99

does not mean they have to sell it for the opening bid if no one bids on them.

Many times things sell the 2nd or 3rd time around.

Steve

mtcards · August 19, 2008 1:28AM

I agree, I have many times had a card in an auction with a minimun bid of $9.99, ending with no bids, put it in my ebay store for a BIN of $24.99 and sold it within a week. Sometimes the right people do not bid at the right time. If someone offers you the card for $20 and you dont want it, dont take it. Maybe he would rather keep it than sell it a that price.

Leiascards · August 19, 2008 1:47AM

It is possible he was going to shill it up to 20.00 regardless of what the listing started at.

thedutymon · August 19, 2008 2:16AM

Good Day,
All I ever see is the negative about the Sellers here, let's try some positive. I've had three auctions end in the last two weeks that the item didn't sell for my opening Bid. I was contacted all three times by somebody asking to sell at the open bid price, I said "Sure", all three times!!! Done deal, so remember that when you are generalizing in the future!! There is no such thing as "All" or "Most Sellers", all are different!!!!
Neil

billwaltonsbeard · August 19, 2008 2:22AM

I buy WAAAY more than I sell on Ebay, so I would almost always side with the buyer in any sort of debate.

But in this case, I think the seller has done nothing wrong or 'douchebagger'-like.

He set the opening bid at $9.99 obviously wanting to get more than $9.99. It's an auction site. Low starting bids usually creates more action. But at the same time, a low starting bid (with no reserve) is also a very risky move. If the item ends with one bid, the seller almost always takes a loss.

The fact that this seller wouldn't sell the item for the same opening bid price is purely his call. He has no obligation to honor that price.

sfmays24 · August 19, 2008 2:26AM

Barry,

I'll check if I have a 1974 Topps Harmon Killebrew card in our dupes box when I get home... just let me know what color sharpie you want it signed with and if you want it personalized (I should get it out to you today).

take care,

Mike

WinPitcher · August 19, 2008 3:50AM

It is possible he was going to shill it up to 20.00 regardless of what the listing started at.

It is just as possible that he wasn't and is a fair seller who lists things and expects a fair price for his items.

That too is just as possible.

Steve

Stone193 · August 19, 2008 4:19AM

Does anyone got change for a buck?

mike

pandrews · August 19, 2008 5:37AM

<< <i>It is possible he was going to shill it up to 20.00 regardless of what the listing started at. >>

it ended with no bids.. why the hell would you even think he was going to shill it up? was he waiting for the last 5 seconds to shill it in case someone sniped it?

also, i wouldn't have sold it at $9.99 either, not without first using my re-listing credit from eBay.. the guy can re-list it and if it sells the 2nd time around, he isnt charged a listing fee -- certainly worth a chance.. i've had things that didnt sell the first time around, that sold for 5x as much the 2nd time..

swartz1 · August 19, 2008 5:54AM

it ended with no bids.. why the hell would you even think he was going to shill it up? was he waiting for the last 5 seconds to shill it in case someone sniped it?

bdunndchi · August 19, 2008 6:31AM

<< <i>It is possible he was going to shill it up to 20.00 regardless of what the listing started at. >>

Probably

WinPitcher · August 19, 2008 7:15AM

<< <i>

<< <i>It is possible he was going to shill it up to 20.00 regardless of what the listing started at. >>

Probably >>

<eyeroll>

Steve

ssollars · August 19, 2008 7:28AM

This reminds me of the time I missed out on getting a 1962 Post FB Sam Baker (red * version) for $0.99! The card was only in vg-ex shape but still was a $100+ card so I put it on my watch list. I remember that the card was also either listed under a weird category and had a title that wasn’t very clear. I had planned on trying a snipe but ended up getting sidetracked and forgetting about and it ended with no bids.

When it was relisted, with a new title, I put in a low bid (just in case…) and began watching it and eventually did try a snipe and lost out. But, this time it ended somewhere in the $120s. Amazing!

Lesson learned… if I see a card I need or want with a low starting bid, I always place an early bid for those “just in case” situations. Especially if the card is listed in the wrong category or has a title that is not search friendly.

This isnt the first time this has happened to me but I find it funny...

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