posted on April 21, 2001 02:28:18 PM new
never bid on my auctions again but it wouldn't do any good. I just had a guy retract a nice bid on the last 18 hours of the auction after his bid sat there several days. He has 3 retractions to his credit now. Please make up your mind before you hit that bid button! But what does he care--his retractions don't hurt him a bit.
posted on April 21, 2001 02:57:34 PM new
It is my fondest wish that bid retractors and check bouncers end up in the hottest corner of Hell together. (and yes, I've already shipped)
posted on April 21, 2001 03:35:57 PM new
Hi srfnfshn!
I wasn't thinking of anything quite so permanent as Hell, but the rack and thumbscrews might be good.
About your hot check writer...unless he/she is an outright criminal, it's probably an oversight and the check will be made good. The only hot check i ever got was made good quickly, and he paid my bank charges as well.
posted on April 21, 2001 04:20:25 PM new
Yeah, you're right. Thumbscrews are much more appropriate. I am just a little bent out of shape. It isn't even a large amount of money. $13.49 to be exact.
I've actually been really lucky so far. All my rubber checks have been made good so far.
I did send a politely worded email asking for replacement funds. It's hardly worth persuing further than that.
posted on April 22, 2001 08:03:49 AM new
Another stinking bid retraction today, this time on an auction that was over $100. I couldn't stay silent on this one. I'm torqued. I sent him a rather terse email:
[i]Hello,
I see you're making somewhat of a habit of bid retractions, having 3 in the last week alone, and 10 in the last six months.
Here's a summary of ebay's rules on bid retractions:
It's OK to retract a bid if...
You accidentally enter a wrong bid amount. For instance, you bid $99.50 instead of $9.95.
The item description of something you're bidding on has changed-a lot!
You cannot authenticate the seller's identity.
It's NOT OK to retract a bid if...
You change your mind about the item.
You decide you can't really afford it.
You bid a little higher than you promised yourself you'd go.
Your lame excuse doesn't apply. Of course, you probably don't care that my auction for the xxxxx may be screwed now, so I'm wasting my breath.
A bid is binding! You'll do well to remember that.[/i]
It may be unprofessional, but at this point I don't care about offending this guy.
[ edited by loosecannon on Apr 22, 2001 08:06 AM ]
