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I need some advice: I recently listed a coin for sale on the CCF Auction. A bidder placed a bid of $1,000 for the coin. This amount was well above the coin's actual value.
I waited a couple of days to see if the bidder requested to change their bid. This did not happen.
I then contacted the bidder 2 days before the auction closed in an attempt to bring the auction (and their very high bid) to their attention by asking how they intended to complete the transaction should they win the auction. No response.
The auction ends. I contact the bidder 2 more times with no response. After a third attempt to contact the bidder, they claim 'someone else placed the bid from their user ID.' but that the 'other person' is allowed to place bids from their user ID account.
Offering the benefit of doubt to the bidder, a much lower amount was offered as acceptable. They refused.
So now what. They refuse to pay for the coin. Do I leave negative feedback. Do I have our attorney pursue the full bid amount? 
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Thank you for your response 'trout1105,' but your opinion does not hold much water considering you did the exact same thing to me a few weeks ago. I am aware you do not understand this, but a contract is a contract. 
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Valued Member
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I have to agree I think the use of an Attorney is a little excessive, Maybe even a lot excessive, but I don't see any thing wrong with leaving a negative feed back. It is true you are not out anything but you have wasted a lot of time following up with this bidder. Some negative feed back might help some one in the future avoid this problem.
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Moderator
 United States
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<----------my opinion, leave feed back as neutral or negative as you see fit. Put that incident behind you, and re-list the item.
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 United States
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Last I checked this was a free service offered to our members. Issues do happen but no one is out any product or any money
It's nothing more then a small waste of your time unfortunately. I'd relist the item and see what happens
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United States
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Why would you want to bring that old chestnut up for. The negative feedback you left me is meaningless to me. I have always abhorred bullies and will never and never have been phased by them. Sorry, but I have to step in here trout. You were the bully. You won a listing with crystal clear payment options then tried to bully the seller into taking something different. When you wouldn't pay according to the clear terms, he rightfully negged you, then you left retaliatory feedback. Now Flip... you know this must have been a mistake. Mentioning getting an attorney to collect the full amount due is absolutely pitiful. |
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United States
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Bill,
I say move on a re-list the coin. Family over CCF headaches before you deploy. This one just isn't worth worrying about now, IMO. I think your attempts to resolve seem reasonable, although you don't list the reduced price offer, but it takes 2 to resolve something like this. The bidder is on shaky ground in many respects, but again, it's not worth the energy to pursue this.
Admins,
This could have been another decimal point issue. Starting bid was 9.99, I think, and first bid was $1000.00. Perhaps that was meant to be $10.00, but with no bid confirmation screen, one click sends the $1000 off. This is a mistake I have made myself. Is there any way to add a bid confirmation step? I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. Just asking.
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This could have been another decimal point issue. Starting bid was 9.99, I think, and first bid was $1000.00. Perhaps that was meant to be $10.00, but with no bid confirmation screen, one click sends the $1000 off. This is obviously the case. Flip, you gotta take a deep breath, and calm down. |
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Admin: Now Flip... you know this must have been a mistake. Mentioning getting an attorney to collect the full amount due is absolutely pitiful.
I agree. I thought it may have been a mistake and that is why I tried to contact the bidder to ensure that they were aware of the bid. They did not respond, so what alternative do I have but to think they REALLY wanted this coin...
The particular coin normally is listed for ~$40. I offered the coin to the bidder at $23 including shipping which I feel is very fair and may have been realized if the 'error bid' had not eclipsed that possibility.
The bidder then began to send me private messages probing my/our position on the matter. They refused the lower offer amount. Etc... Etc...
That is why I posted the thread, to get some feedback of what should be done. Not as an indictment of any person. |
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Posted 05/24/2012 12:10 am
