Main > Main Forum

And this is why I hate Ebay

Pages: << < (3/13) > >>

hypernova:

I think everyone calls out "shenanigans" a bit too hastily anymore.

About eight hours later (plenty of time for a pickup to have taken place,) feedback was left for the buyer...although the buyer hasn't reciprocated.

So it could go either way, IMO.

genesim:

I am sorry, but if you snooze you lose.

There is nothing illegal about bidding in the last second as long as you are willing to pay.

Sniping is not only "fun", but it is also necessary if you want to win the item at YOUR price instead of waiting for some turkey to bid you up.   Never could understand why people bid if they want something.   If you are interested...why on earth advertise it??!!   Bid at the last second with your absolute max price, and you will get the best deal as opposed to getting into a bidding war.

As for retracting a sale.   Same goes for the real world.   If you walk into a store, and they decide not to sell to you at the checkout...guess what...THEY DON'T HAVE TO!

Since when did it become a law to sell before the final hour?   Matter of fact, according to Ebay, you never have to sell to the buyer if you don't want to...as long as you don't take their money.   What is unfair about that?   

Now you want to gipe about your time...well boo hoo.   That is the chance you take.

If there is bonafide shill bidding, that is another problem..but posting people IP adresses is totally unethical, especially if they are paying customers!  What kind of crap is that.   So many people are willing to give up their rights, without a thought to the detriment of such actions.   All because it gets them what they want in the short run!

SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: genesim on September 04, 2007, 01:58:19 am ---Matter of fact, according to Ebay, you never have to sell to the buyer if you don't want to...as long as you don't take their money.   What is unfair about that?
--- End quote ---

Um... no. A seller can retract an auction before the auction ends. However, if the auction is over, both seller and buyer have entered into a contract. Whether eBay actually enforces this is another matter entirely.

genesim:

Ooops, I meant in regard to terms.

After looking at the fine lines..it does seem to be under seller non-performance.

I don't think this has always been the case.

As it stands, I have never refused a sale if all my requirements were met.

48 hours is all I give to pay.   If this is violated...even in some cases by one minute, I just may refuse the sale.    This is not illegal because I stated the terms before hand.   

Anyway....my bad.  Your right Savannah...but in retort, it still would be difficult to prove loss if money was never taken.   

Malenko:

well I can admit I called "shenanigans" a little too early, it was just odd a brand new account beat me out on both auctions less then 1 min apart. Apparently the guy who won is on a ms. Pac man buying rampage, hes won 2 and has bid on even more.

I always bid what I'm willing to pay the first time, so it doesn't bother me to be "sniped" (one of the gheyest terms ever coined concerning eBay) though sometimes I get out bid and decide maybe its worth the extra few dollars to try and win.


genesism, as always you tend to read a portion of a post and reply as if you read the whole thing. At no time did I say I hated ebay for sniping, thats part of the suck...err...."fun" of eBay, my complaint is shill and shield bidding, which turns out wasnt the case this time.

Pages: << < (3/13) > >>

Go to full version