Ethical Question

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stman
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Is ok to ask a seller on ebay to maybe pull item and put it at BIN if there are NO BIDS yet? Thanks in advance for any replies.

stman
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  • itsnotjustme
    itsnotjustme Posts: 8,789 ✭✭✭
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    Yes--why not. The seller can choose to change an auction with no bids.
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  • Rampage
    Rampage Posts: 9,684 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I agree with Brian. Rampage!!!
  • 4thStooge
    4thStooge Posts: 319
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    there is no question of ethics here. what you are proposing is within ebay rules.
  • etexmike
    etexmike Posts: 6,852 ✭✭✭
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    Very good question. I have wondered that myself.
    If you read these boards long enough you will find the answers to questions that you just haven't gotten around to asking.

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  • relayer
    relayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
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    I'd do it on a coin I was selling if it was a good offer.
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  • Aspie_Rocco
    Aspie_Rocco Posts: 3,872 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I do this very thing often. They can say yes or no, or not reply. This is the the way I “gamble.”

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  • Morpheus1967
    Morpheus1967 Posts: 173 ✭✭✭
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    Why in the world are you posting in all these 16 year old threads?

  • Treashunt
    Treashunt Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    sure, I have made an offer to a seller, and it was accepted as a BIN

    Frank

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  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,216 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's okay. I did this for a buyer, once . But then , it immediately sold... to another watcher who snatched it up, before the guy who asked had a chance.
    Of course, the ethical thing did not seem like the right thing. I felt bad for the guy who asked . Now I tell potential buyers that doing such comes with a risk (caveat).

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow... 2002 thread resurrected....And since I have a couple of ethics courses in my past, let me say, there was never a question of ethics in the OP.... Cheers, RickO

  • Coinstartled
    Coinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Old threads are cool to pull up, once in a while.

  • rte592
    rte592 Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sure for a potential sale.
    What you could do is make an offer and go that route.

  • Broadstruck
    Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well 16 years later it would still be nice to know how the OP made out?

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  • OneOfEverything
    OneOfEverything Posts: 52 ✭✭✭
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    It never hurts to ask! A seller’s main goal is to do just that; Sell! If you make them an offer that they are happy with, it sounds like a win-win!

  • Timbuk3
    Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I don't see any problems with it, as long as there's no bids !!! :)

    Timbuk3
  • Aspie_Rocco
    Aspie_Rocco Posts: 3,872 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I apologize for bringing up old threads everyone! I never saw a rule against this activity. I was not trolling.
    I was honestly getting tired of the multiple member popularity and related threads clogging the front page. I respect all the members here and I am happy they are back. Multiple threads were locked for similar topics and more kept coming up. So I looked in the past and brought out old chestnuts. I AM SORRY. PLEASE STOP MAKING COMPLAINTS about me to moderators! I will try to learn and write down all the unwritten rules some of you folks have.

    Roccout

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  • Dave99B
    Dave99B Posts: 8,947 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    16 years later and it's still perfectly ethical, IMO! I've asked a couple times, and the seller obliged.

    Dave

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  • derryb
    derryb Posts: 38,604 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've even had them change the category so I could earn "ebay rebate points" (bonus bucks).

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  • OldEastside
    OldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Those who forget History are Doomed to repeat it, plus there is a wealth of information built up here, so IMO I think its great that some find Value in the past

    Steve

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  • DIMEMAN
    DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @TwoSides2aCoin said:
    It's okay. I did this for a buyer, once . But then , it immediately sold... to another watcher who snatched it up, before the guy who asked had a chance.
    Of course, the ethical thing did not seem like the right thing. I felt bad for the guy who asked . Now I tell potential buyers that doing such comes with a risk (caveat).

    He should have just made you an offer....then you could have sent him an OK and a reply to accept.

  • blitzdude
    blitzdude Posts: 7,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Absolutely, I do it all the time and in many cases the seller obliges.

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  • Cameonut
    Cameonut Posts: 7,436 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well, you can always ask.
    Unless the offer is reasonable, I'll simply wait until the end of the auction. You never know when the snipers will show up.

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