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Valued Member
 United States
198 Posts |
I plan to ignore this idiot... I sent him an email and explained the system to him and he just does not get it. I am not going to waste my time on him, but I do not want him trying to get me block from ebay because he thinks that I am comitting some sort of fruad as he puts it. I'm sorry that refuse to start a $20.00 auction at .99 because he wants me too. Do you REALLY want his ebay name? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
Post the auction link. I'll send in a question "Nice coin and thanks for making it no reserve!" You can leave it in the answered questions.
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Valued Member
United States
198 Posts |
This is the last message he sent me.....
"There were ZERO bids. If the ?opening bid? is $20 and one is unable to make an opening bid of, say, $3, the reality appears to be that you have a $20 reserve and are playing word games. I personally consider it a dishonest and unethical business practice to make a ?no reserve? statement when one may not open bidding at $1."
Does this make since? Not to me. I have not emailed him back, I am hoping that he will fade away.
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Valued Member
United States
198 Posts |
Thanks Oldskool, but the auction ended.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
If you started your listing at $20 then you DO in fact have a minimum reserve price of $20. If you post a listing with "no reserve" It generally means that bidders can start off at $1 and go from there. This buyer isn't a fool or stupid they are just asking a valid question. If you want to start an auction above the .99 cent mark why add the "No reserve" in the description in the first place  I tend to agree with your "Annoying buyer" and you should simply edit the listing and remove the no reserve comment. I have no idea what you are selling so I have no personal interest in this either way, As such I can see both sides of the problem and the simple solution is to edit the listing. Just my 2 bob's worth  |
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Valued Member
United States
198 Posts |
Trout1105, how do you figure that the $20 is a "reserve" price?
If I wanted to sell it for 99 cent, would the 99 cents then also be a reserve price? NO... that is the starting price.
This person is upset because they want to put a $3.00 bid on a $20.00 auction.
If you were selling your car for $2000 and I only want to offer $200 and then got upset because you started the sale at $2000, would that be right?
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you started your listing at $20 then you DO in fact have a minimum reserve price of $20.
If you post a listing with "no reserve" It generally means that bidders can start off at $1 and go from there. I get what youre saying, but by that logic the 99 cents is a reserve price too since you wont take under 99 cents for it. If this is how a reserve will be viewed then the only actions with no reserve are ones that start at free |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
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Trout1105, how do you figure that the $20 is a "reserve" price?
If I wanted to sell it for 99 cent, would the 99 cents then also be a reserve price? NO... that is the starting price.
This person is upset because they want to put a $3.00 bid on a $20.00 auction.
If you were selling your car for $2000 and I only want to offer $200 and then got upset because you started the sale at $2000, would that be right?
I didn't suggest that you drop the starting price of $20, I merely suggested that you remove the reference to the auction being a no reserve auction. It is your coin and you are entitled to sell it for whatever you like but the "no reserve " reference in the listing can be construed as being a little bit misleading  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
Not misleading at all. If you can buy it for the opening price regardless of how high, it is a no reserve auction. No interpretation needed.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
Block them. Problem solved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
561 Posts |
Well, since a Reserve auction is an auction in which the seller "reserves" the right to accept or decline the highest bid. A No-Reserve auction is one in which the seller does NOT "reserve" the right to accept or decline the highest bid. It really is as simple as that. The opening bid has absolutely nothing to do with this.
I too understand what the person questioning you is trying to say but that does not make them right. I would block the bidder and continue on your way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1064 Posts |
I never realized how COMPLICATED this subject was!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
13014 Posts |
Quote:This seller has a no reserve auction starting at $16,100. I think I should be able to bid $2 on this rare coin. http://cgi.ebay.com/110915138603 How about the fact its a 16k coin and the free shipping is economy shipping. Cant even pay the extra 3 dollars for priority mail |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you were selling your car for $2000 and I only want to offer $200 and then got upset because you started the sale at $2000, would that be right? Depends on the car.  Quote:
I want to really tell this person where to go...., but I think I will just ignore them.
(This person is driving me nuts. Heading for Ulcers. Forget people like that. Move on with your life. Your probably getting involved with someone that has nothing better to do in life than what he is doing. |
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Posted 07/18/2012 6:56 pm
