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Oh God please tell me what to do!! URGENT advice needed pleeeeeeeeaseee

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Hilllary · 20/05/2007 21:16

Right I've got a pram on ebay, its just ended (one of my coach prams) at £50

I have just received an email from a person who enquired about it a couple of days ago, she said she missed the end of the auction but has offered me £100 for it!

God what do I do???

Would you sell it for more and stand up the buyer (who is a shop) or what!

Bloody hell why is nothing ever easy!

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aardfark · 20/05/2007 21:17

I'd just tell the person who has bought it, sorry it's not available anymore, say you've noticed it's broken or something. Next time, use a reserve!

WelshBoris · 20/05/2007 21:18

Of course you should take the £100, but ensure you get the money first, cheque cleared etc

Apologise to the original winner, telling them you advertised it elsewhere and it sold for more there

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Hilllary · 20/05/2007 21:18

Oh thats a good idea! I'm a newbie to ebay

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Speccy · 20/05/2007 21:22

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FrannyandZooey · 20/05/2007 21:23

Well, no, you have made a contract with the winning bidder and you should sell it to them

you know that really though don't you?

aardfark · 20/05/2007 21:23

Yes, you do need to be careful how you word it but I've had that done to me a few times and you don't neg someone because they could neg you back.

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Hilllary · 20/05/2007 21:24

Yes true, obviously id rather take £100 for it, I dont want negative feedback though, Couldnt I just restart as a new person? I do hav another Item up though.

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Hilllary · 20/05/2007 21:26

Yes I know you are agreed to sell it to the winner but £50! Its a Coach pram! I'd rather have given it away on MN!

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FrannyandZooey · 20/05/2007 21:27

You should have put a reserve on it, if you wanted more for it

I think you have made up your mind what you want to do, but you have agreed to sell it to the winning bidder

SenoraPostrophe · 20/05/2007 21:28

I'd agree with F&Z if the bidder was a person, but as it's a shop I'm not sure.

Oh dear, I think I am morally elastic.

shonaspurtle · 20/05/2007 21:30

Well, I'd want the £100 obviously and I'd be gutted that my item had gone for less than it was worth but...

...what you're planning on doing is completely against ebay rules and also if the situation was reversed and you were the buyer you'd be really pissed off wouldn't you? It's an auction and that's the way it works. So, go ahead if you want (I probably would) but it may well give you a very bad rep on ebay if the buyer decides to make a fuss.

colditz · 20/05/2007 21:31

Ahhhhhh it's a shop, which mean the perosn who won it is not going to use it, they are going to profit from it, whereas the person who wants it will use it.

God this sort of this could have me agonising for days.

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Hilllary · 20/05/2007 21:33

Well anyone would want more money, I do feel terrible & wouldnt question it if it wasnt a dealer.

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FrannyandZooey · 20/05/2007 21:35

Perhaps the person who owns the shop is on the breadline and is having their house repossessed and has triplets who need new shoes?

come on, you can't appoint yourself a moral arbiter in a case like this

you have made a contract. If you don't want to play by the auction rules then don't sell on eBay. Your comments about ditching your id if you get a negative are insulting to honest sellers who have spent a long time building up good feedback, and to buyers who have a right to be treated with respect.

pinballwizard · 20/05/2007 21:35

I think ebay is a thoroughly immoral place..so take the better bid but remember that next time you may be the loser as it is getting full of scammers and charlatans rather than honest people

you have to be a mug to be honest on ebay these days

SenoraPostrophe · 20/05/2007 21:38

No, actually F&Z is right.

I see there are two threads on this. was this one not agreeable enough?

Speccy · 20/05/2007 21:38

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shonaspurtle · 20/05/2007 21:38

And be careful that the person with the £100 doesn't scam you as well - offering after the auction closes is also dodgy and you have no comeback. Beware of them paying by Paypal as I think there are scams surrounding this.

charliecat · 20/05/2007 21:38

Im a mug then
If you want a certain amount of money for something set a reserve, or use the lowest your prepared to sell it for as your starting bid.
You should sell to the WINNING BIDDER as ebays rules say you should, and know better next time.

SenoraPostrophe · 20/05/2007 21:39

(no, sorry, the other one is someone else)

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Hilllary · 20/05/2007 21:40

F&Z Perhaps I'm also a single mum with two kids on the breadline trying to sell off her personal posettions to make ends meat!

I dont honestly know the way of ebay it baffles me.

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FrannyandZooey · 20/05/2007 21:41

No wonder people are always coming on and complaining they have had a crap experience on eBay

there are two threads at the moment with most posters basically advising the OP to forget the rules and just go for what she can get

I am sorry to sound po-faced but I am really a bit shocked that the prevailing attitude is that it doesn't matter if you have behaved honestly or not, as long as you get what you want

Speccy · 20/05/2007 21:41

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Hilllary · 20/05/2007 21:42

I dont know how to set a reserve!!

How do you learn all this stuff???

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ruddynorah · 20/05/2007 21:42

imo, you need to do the RIGHT thing. sell to the winning bidder. learn from your mistake and set a reserve next time if that's what you need to do. yes you've lost £50 i suppose but that's the way it goes. learn from it and move on.