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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yep and closing it just a couple of hours before the due time is a bit silly. I always do mine inside the last 30 seconds in case I get a sniper pushing the price up at the last. <G Now that really pisses the winning bidders off, hehe The best ebay attitude to have is ‘I need nothing and therefore I may win nothing’ Probably but if you’re running a business based on Ebay that’s an attitude you can ill afford to take unfortunately. For the record I have never actually closed an auction early because it did not make as much as I wanted it to, I was just being ironic in my comments above. — Best Regards Niel Humphreys Snowdon Computers
My ebay experience with 76 successful purchases has been mostly 99.9% positive. Everything I have received has been as expected. Did have to negotiate one item broken in shipping but I was able to glue it and remain satisfied. The seller was willing to take it back – but I wanted it ; ) Closing an auction early is like closing a retail store early. It creates bad feelings. But in this situation the seller realized his product was not an Ecco shoe but another brand with an Ecco labeled insert. So I think he did right and saved both seller and buyer grief. Regarding bidding and such one has to be ready for all angles, different people types, and overall I am amazed at how well the whole system functions. Guess I was thinking that anything could happen and a person has to embrace the possibility of something going amiss on a sale or else they might become very upset. …
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There are always complaints about non-paying auction winners but what about the sellers that abruptly close an auction after a buyers has patiently waited for DAYS and DAYS to cast his one and only bid? This happended to me yesterday at this auction: ECCO."cross" brown loafers. 10 1/2D Classic Item # 949187187. The statement says the the seller ended the auction because there was an error in the listing. Why do they wait 7 days to find an error in the listing and close the auction just a couple of hours before my time in the sun. Did someone offer him/her a side deal on the goods? I emailed the seller but don’t have the answer yet. Maybe I am being ‘child-like’ here but it seems that the same fairness that applies to a buyer actually paying for the goods should apply to the seller keeping the auction open until the ‘contracted’ close date and time arrives. I see auctions getting longer and longer (for some reason beyond me). My patience is continually stretched up to 8 days lately then bingo the seller closes it. Nuts to that. Now my venting is over and I am open to someone casting wisdom on this situation. Why are auctions lasting longer? And, why are sellers unplugging their auctions at the last minute? Thanks for the insight, -Jim A seller can close an auction at any time for any reason. Seems like it should follow that a buyer can cancel a bid at any time and for any reason. Guess the equation is really one-sided then : )
actually with a few limitations towards the end of the auction, they can. robert
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I see auctions getting longer and longer (for some reason beyond me). My patience is continually stretched up to 8 days lately then bingo the seller closes it. Nuts to that.
Another good reason to use a sniping service like e-snipe. I place my bids on e-snipe when I see an item I want, then forget about it and let e-snipe watch the clock for me. A week later I get a nice e-mail from ebay telling me I’ve won some really cool thing, and it’s a happy experience. If I never hear about something, oh well..! BobR
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – SNIP BTW, the seller emailed me and said he closed the auction because the shoes were NOT Ecco shoes. Good reason and good guy for closing it out. Now, I’ll go buy whatever he has because of his good ethics. -Jim I sell a lot of shoes, including Ecco Cross shoes, and I just looked at the photo he ran and they are indeed Ecco shoes — the big "Ecco" on the insole is a dead giveaway. But they’re some sort of loafer, not the Cross model. The Cross is an athletic shoe (as in "cross training") and is very common and very popular. Surprised that both you and he didn’t notice this. David
David – good point. However, the seller said that the insoles say ‘Ecco’ but when removed they reveal another name. Can’t remember the name off the top of my head but I’ve never heard of them before. Seller said that somehow Ecco insoles had been placed in another brand for added support. So, I guess the plot thickens : )
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SNIP BTW, the seller emailed me and said he closed the auction because the shoes were NOT Ecco shoes. Good reason and good guy for closing it out. Now, I’ll go buy whatever he has because of his good ethics. -Jim
I sell a lot of shoes, including Ecco Cross shoes, and I just looked at the photo he ran and they are indeed Ecco shoes — the big "Ecco" on the insole is a dead giveaway. But they’re some sort of loafer, not the Cross model. The Cross is an athletic shoe (as in "cross training") and is very common and very popular. Surprised that both you and he didn’t notice this. David
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There are always complaints about non-paying auction winners but what about the sellers that abruptly close an auction after a buyers has patiently waited for DAYS and DAYS to cast his one and only bid? This happended to me yesterday at this auction: ECCO."cross" brown loafers. 10 1/2D Classic Item # 949187187. The statement says the the seller ended the auction because there was an error in the listing. Why do they wait 7 days to find an error in the listing and close the auction just a couple of hours before my time in the sun. Did someone offer him/her a side deal on the goods? I emailed the seller but don’t have the answer yet. Maybe I am being ‘child-like’ here but it seems that the same fairness that applies to a buyer actually paying for the goods should apply to the seller keeping the auction open until the ‘contracted’ close date and time arrives. I see auctions getting longer and longer (for some reason beyond me). My patience is continually stretched up to 8 days lately then bingo the seller closes it. Nuts to that. Now my venting is over and I am open to someone casting wisdom on this situation. Why are auctions lasting longer? And, why are sellers unplugging their auctions at the last minute? Thanks for the insight, -Jim A seller can close an auction at any time for any reason. Yep and closing it just a couple of hours before the due time is a bit silly. I always do mine inside the last 30 seconds in case I get a sniper pushing the price up at the last. <G Now that really pisses the winning bidders off, hehe
The best ebay attitude to have is ‘I need nothing and therefore I may win nothing’ BTW, the seller emailed me and said he closed the auction because the shoes were NOT Ecco shoes. Good reason and good guy for closing it out. Now, I’ll go buy whatever he has because of his good ethics. -Jim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text — Best Regards Niel Humphreys Snowdon Computers
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Yep and closing it just a couple of hours before the due time is a bit silly. I always do mine inside the last 30 seconds in case I get a sniper pushing the price up at the last. <G Now that really pisses the winning bidders off, hehe The best ebay attitude to have is ‘I need nothing and therefore I may win nothing’
Probably but if you’re running a business based on Ebay that’s an attitude you can ill afford to take unfortunately. For the record I have never actually closed an auction early because it did not make as much as I wanted it to, I was just being ironic in my comments above. — Best Regards Niel Humphreys Snowdon Computers
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There are always complaints about non-paying auction winners but what about the sellers that abruptly close an auction after a buyers has patiently waited for DAYS and DAYS to cast his one and only bid? This happended to me yesterday at this auction: ECCO."cross" brown loafers. 10 1/2D Classic Item # 949187187. The statement says the the seller ended the auction because there was an error in the listing. Why do they wait 7 days to find an error in the listing and close the auction just a couple of hours before my time in the sun. Did someone offer him/her a side deal on the goods? I emailed the seller but don’t have the answer yet. Maybe I am being ‘child-like’ here but it seems that the same fairness that applies to a buyer actually paying for the goods should apply to the seller keeping the auction open until the ‘contracted’ close date and time arrives. I see auctions getting longer and longer (for some reason beyond me). My patience is continually stretched up to 8 days lately then bingo the seller closes it. Nuts to that. Now my venting is over and I am open to someone casting wisdom on this situation. Why are auctions lasting longer? And, why are sellers unplugging their auctions at the last minute? Thanks for the insight, -Jim A seller can close an auction at any time for any reason.
Seems like it should follow that a buyer can cancel a bid at any time and for any reason. Guess the equation is really one-sided then : ) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text — Many thanks, Don Lancaster Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There are always complaints about non-paying auction winners but what about the sellers that abruptly close an auction after a buyers has patiently waited for DAYS and DAYS to cast his one and only bid? This happended to me yesterday at this auction: ECCO."cross" brown loafers. 10 1/2D Classic Item # 949187187. The statement says the the seller ended the auction because there was an error in the listing. Why do they wait 7 days to find an error in the listing and close the auction just a couple of hours before my time in the sun. Did someone offer him/her a side deal on the goods? I emailed the seller but don’t have the answer yet. Maybe I am being ‘child-like’ here but it seems that the same fairness that applies to a buyer actually paying for the goods should apply to the seller keeping the auction open until the ‘contracted’ close date and time arrives. I see auctions getting longer and longer (for some reason beyond me). My patience is continually stretched up to 8 days lately then bingo the seller closes it. Nuts to that. Now my venting is over and I am open to someone casting wisdom on this situation. Why are auctions lasting longer? And, why are sellers unplugging their auctions at the last minute? Thanks for the insight, -Jim A seller can close an auction at any time for any reason.
Yep and closing it just a couple of hours before the due time is a bit silly. I always do mine inside the last 30 seconds in case I get a sniper pushing the price up at the last. <G Now that really pisses the winning bidders off, hehe — Best Regards Niel Humphreys Snowdon Computers
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Jim, Well, I think sellers are realising that more people will see there item in a period of say 10 days rather than a period of say 3 days, as people will search etc and do exatly the same as you did. I’d say the seller pulled out either because he didn’t think he had enough interest or he cut a side deal. -Ben
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There are always complaints about non-paying auction winners but what about the sellers that abruptly close an auction after a buyers has patiently waited for DAYS and DAYS to cast his one and only bid? This happended to me yesterday at this auction: ECCO."cross" brown loafers. 10 1/2D Classic Item # 949187187. The statement says the the seller ended the auction because there was an error in the listing. Why do they wait 7 days to find an error in the listing and close the auction just a couple of hours before my time in the sun. Did someone offer him/her a side deal on the goods? I emailed the seller but don’t have the answer yet. Maybe I am being ‘child-like’ here but it seems that the same fairness that applies to a buyer actually paying for the goods should apply to the seller keeping the auction open until the ‘contracted’ close date and time arrives. I see auctions getting longer and longer (for some reason beyond me). My patience is continually stretched up to 8 days lately then bingo the seller closes it. Nuts to that. Now my venting is over and I am open to someone casting wisdom on this situation. Why are auctions lasting longer? And, why are sellers unplugging their auctions at the last minute? Thanks for the insight, -Jim
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There are always complaints about non-paying auction winners but what about the sellers that abruptly close an auction after a buyers has patiently waited for DAYS and DAYS to cast his one and only bid? This happended to me yesterday at this auction: ECCO."cross" brown loafers. 10 1/2D Classic Item # 949187187. The statement says the the seller ended the auction because there was an error in the listing. Why do they wait 7 days to find an error in the listing and close the auction just a couple of hours before my time in the sun. Did someone offer him/her a side deal on the goods? I emailed the seller but don’t have the answer yet. Maybe I am being ‘child-like’ here but it seems that the same fairness that applies to a buyer actually paying for the goods should apply to the seller keeping the auction open until the ‘contracted’ close date and time arrives. I see auctions getting longer and longer (for some reason beyond me). My patience is continually stretched up to 8 days lately then bingo the seller closes it. Nuts to that. Now my venting is over and I am open to someone casting wisdom on this situation. Why are auctions lasting longer? And, why are sellers unplugging their auctions at the last minute? Thanks for the insight, -Jim
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