posted on February 21, 2003 07:55:53 AM new
I'm just curious about buyers that place bids at the last min. on an auction but never read to see if there was a revision made to this auction.
Then they become the winner of the auction, but not to there liking because they never went to read if there was a "revision" made to this auction.
Sometimes when a seller is doing a listing they omit to put something in the listing that is important, but now there are bids on there auction so what they do is add to the listing by "revision"......My question is.........Do buyers ever check to see if a revision was added? Or, is this mostly overlooked?
So, what happens is the winner doesn't want the item, because its not what he thought it was because he never read the "revision"........
What is the best way to handle something like this...............could the seller file for fees back with a mutual agreement by both the buyer and seller? And then relist it with the correct information?
posted on February 21, 2003 08:04:06 AM new
How do you revise an item after it already has a bid on it? I didn't think you could do that. I just looked at one of my auctions that had a bid on it and the "Revise Item" link had gone away.
posted on February 21, 2003 08:07:50 AM new
I read the entire text of any auction on which I bid (including any revisions). But don't routinely check back on auctions on which I've already bid to see if there's been an addition since that time, if that's what you mean. (You can't make revisions after there's a bid, only additions, right?)
I haven't given this much thought before .... but if a seller adds more text to an auction on which there have been bids, I would think it would be incumbent on the seller to email the current bidders and let them know, particularly if the addition was significant, i.e.: I just checked and this item does not have the tags as I originally said. Also, my dog just peed on it. Does eBay already do this?
(The only time I've had to use the "add information" function was when I wanted to add pictures.
posted on February 21, 2003 09:35:04 AM new
Your right...........its called add to auction listing, once there are bids on the auctions.
But do the bidders even look to see if there was anything added?, I ask this because where it is located in the listing...........its so far away from the description area, but then again when they go to place there bid they will pass right by it, and yet still not read it.
posted on February 21, 2003 09:37:13 AM new
As a seller, I'm experienced enough to read ALL of the auction, and try top read BETWEEN the lines as well.
The additions are usually one of the most important parts of the auctions that have them.
Do MOST buyers read them? I dunno. There are so many auctions that have Paypal, AW or other automatic places inserting stuff that it's easy to ignore.
posted on February 21, 2003 09:37:45 AM new
I had forgot to say, yes I would email each bidder that placed a bid if I was going to add to an auction, but I'm asking about the last min. bidders, you dont have time to contact them, and they are the ones who don't seem to read ......if something was added to the listing.
posted on February 21, 2003 10:14:07 AM new
OK, confusion fixed. I thought you were talking about something that was added after bids.
I do sometimes browse through the "going, going gone" listings and hit on an auction with <1min to go. I won't bid if I see a lot of writing I don't have time to read .. but I would imagine that some bidders go ahead and snipe it with their fingers crossed.
