Mad E-bay seller... help me out if you can!

PKRWUD · 10-03-2001, 09:47 PM

You gotta be careful about the "second highest bidder" thing. I was selling my Grandfathers old cameras about a year ago, and the final bid was $1700.00. eBay charged me a small fortune, and the winning bidder emailed me and said he changed his mind, and for me to just sell to the second highest bidder for a $25 loss. Problem was, this jerk kept bidding and bidding until he had the high bid. Granted, the 2nd place guys high bid was $1675.00, but if the winning yahoo hadn't gone nuts, the 2nd place guy would have won it for $1300.00, and that was all he was willing to pay. I eventually got my money back from eBay, and cleared $1300 for the cameras, but I also feel like I got robbed of $400.

Take care
~Chris

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10-03-2001, 09:47 PM	#5
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	You gotta be careful about the "second highest bidder" thing. I was selling my Grandfathers old cameras about a year ago, and the final bid was $1700.00. eBay charged me a small fortune, and the winning bidder emailed me and said he changed his mind, and for me to just sell to the second highest bidder for a $25 loss. Problem was, this jerk kept bidding and bidding until he had the high bid. Granted, the 2nd place guys high bid was $1675.00, but if the winning yahoo hadn't gone nuts, the 2nd place guy would have won it for $1300.00, and that was all he was willing to pay. I eventually got my money back from eBay, and cleared $1300 for the cameras, but I also feel like I got robbed of $400. Take care ~Chris ------------------ Retired Moderator MustangNet My site: JimPorterRacing RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN. The best tool you'll ever have, and it's free !!!