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Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
I put a bid in on an auction that was to end March, 17th. A couple of hours later I got a notice that I had won the auction. The seller sent me a message: "I WILL Cancel This Transaction. I ACCIDENTLY END The ITEM. Thank You Very Much." After that it seems the seller is trying to get me to agree to cancel the purchase. The comment on the cancel request reads: "I Was Trying To Adjust The Time Till 5 Days. But I Accidently Click End. Please Accept This Transaction." The coin has now been relisted. From what I can see, you can't just accidentally press a button to cancel an auction. It's an 1889 Morgan and the purchase price was .99 as I was the only bidder. Was this a legitimate mistake, or is someone trying to pull one over on me because their auction wasn't going according to plan? The seller's posted location is in Florida, but from the communication English does not look to be their native language. Does this put up some red flags that I should just let this one go? Here's the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/28084465254....m1439.l2649 |
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Forum Dad
 United States
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Could be an honest mistake. If you end a listing early and there are bids, the highest bidder becomes the winner. As a seller you MUST cancel all the bids first, then end the listing. I'd would give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
You were the only bid, you'd have to agree to the cancellation.. My daughter was in a similar boat this weekend. 1550 copper cents went for .99, had wheats & steels. At least she charged shipping.
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Valued Member
 United States
128 Posts |
Just received another note from the seller: "Hi Again, Anyway, I dont have that Morgan dollar, I was trying to ending before it too late." This was after re-listing the item. Now they have deleted the re-listed auction. Seems a bit fishy to me. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Just sounds like a sore looser to me
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
As long as you haven't paid then you haven't lost anything. Seller is obviously incompetent or trying to pull the wool so steer clear.
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Forum Dad
United States
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Seller is obviously incompetent or trying to pull the wool so steer clear. What's he trying to pull? The auction did not run it's course, he almost undoubtedly ended it early and forgot to kill the bids first. |
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Moderator
United States
16679 Posts |
That's kind of what I'm thinking.
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Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
To bring a little closure to the thread. I sent a message to the seller to seek some clarification on what was happening. I received a response: "I'm very that I make you misunderstanding. My English is not very good at all. I'll explain this situation. The First Message Explantion. Since today is a free listing day that you don't need to pay any listing fees. So I take this chance to relist all the unsold items that I had before and relist it again. Once I finished the relist, I noticed the 1889 Morgan dollar is in 3 days instead of 5 days period and you already place a bid. So what I have to do is to cancel your bid and relist again, but I accidently click sell the item instead of cancel it. It was a mistake - that is why I want you to accept the cancel transaction. The Second Message Explantion. After like 10 - 20 mins later looking at my safety box - where I store my silver coins/bars, I realized that I dont have 1889 Morgan dollar at all. Then I remembered that I sold it at the Coin Store. ALL OF THIS, IT WAS A BIG MISTAKES AND MISUNDERSTANDING. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. I'm trying my best to explain the situation. Thank you." It seems it was a simple mistake on top of another mistake. I thanked them for taking the time to explain the situation and I agreed to cancel the purchase. This was the first time I've experience this, but now I know! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think he had the listing up along with others and ended them. He neglected to be careful and probably did make the mistake of selling it to the high bidder and end it. An honest mistake. I think he should just state that but for some reason is trying to say he doesn't have the coin anyway ( this is doubtful ) Quote:"After like 10 - 20 mins later looking at my safety box - where I store my silver coins/bars, I realized that I don't have 1889 Morgan dollar at all. Then I remembered that I sold it at the Coin Store." I don't blame him for not letting a Morgan go for .99 cents. That was an obvious and honest mistake. I just think he is trying to keep from selling it now by making up a story. I would have accepted he made a mistake, but now that he is trying to make up stories, Knowing I am not going to get the coin, ( that is a given, ) I would leave a neutral feedback because I feel he is being dishonest with saying he doesn't have the item anymore. I am one to call it like it is so the next bidder knows what kind of seller they are dealing with. One day this seller will come up with the coin I bet and list it again. Right now it has conveniently disappeared and is no longer available so he doesn't look so bad. |
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Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
Well, I canceled it in good faith. I hope the seller was being honest with me. I will be monitoring their auctions for a bit, to see if I see the same coin comes back up. If that happens, I'll make sure to send them a message that I'll be updating the members here that they can't be trusted. I don't want to take advantage of someone's mistake, but I will not hesitate to notify everyone I can if they turn out to be dishonest.
Edited by BoomerSoonerOKU
03/14/2012 11:38 pm
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Forum Dad
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Posted 03/14/2012 5:46 pm
