irisbloomers
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posted on May 9, 2003 11:12:44 AM new
I just had someone email me asking me to end a couple of Barbie auctions early and "what I could do for them" as they will pay right away and because they will be a gifts. Both auctions already have bids (though I hope they go much higher but..they could end right where they are). I don't have a reserve, so I can't go in and add a BIN price. I wrote back that because someone already bid on the items that it would not be fair to them. Is that the right thing to do? Is it against an eBay rule to do that? I believe my mind is made up, but just wanted to see others opinions (I know there is no holding back here). LOL!
Thanks
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trai
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posted on May 9, 2003 11:22:14 AM new
because someone already bid on the items that it would not be fair to them. Is that the right thing to do?
I would do the same thing as you did as it is the only fair way to handle this. Once there is a bid I would not cancel the auction.
If they want it that bad they can bid on it.
"what I could do for them" as they will pay right away and because they will be a gifts.
What does that mean? Are they looking for a discount because they are doing you a favor by buying these items? Ok...right
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dadofstickboy
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posted on May 9, 2003 11:22:49 AM new
You did exactly the right thing!
Stick to it!
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irisbloomers
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posted on May 9, 2003 11:28:25 AM new
Thanks, I really did know it was the right thing to do.
Trai...I did tell them to bid, LOL!
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capotasto
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posted on May 9, 2003 04:14:32 PM new
"I just had someone email me asking me to end a couple of Barbie auctions early and "what I could do for them" as they will pay right away and because they will be a gifts."
Your job is to sell your item for the highest price.
They will be gifts? - so what? Not your concern.
They will pay right away? - so what? Most of my buyers do.
"what can you do for them?" - I have stopped auctions and cancelled bids to sell for a really high offer - but "what can you do" is not an offer. Tell them to screw off.
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inot
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posted on May 9, 2003 04:21:17 PM new
You did the right thing..and told them what to do without losing your cool! What a pro!
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sparkz
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posted on May 9, 2003 05:33:22 PM new
Every single time someone has asked me to end an auction and sell it outright, I have refused and the final price has been at least 50% more than the bottomfeeder had offered. In all likelyhood, you have received a free appraisal from someone who knows what the item is really worth and what it will sell for. You did the right thing. Congratulations!!
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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irisbloomers
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posted on May 9, 2003 07:06:07 PM new
Sparkz,
They actually didn't offer any amount. They just said they could/would pay fast and ask what "I" could do for them. I'm hoping they will go higher tho 
It's all taken care of. Told them they could bid on them if they wanted them.
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maggielane
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posted on May 10, 2003 06:33:07 AM new
I have found when people ask me to end an auction early they know something I do not. I had an old pair of track shoes someone asked to end early and they would give me like $15.00 for them. I did not accept, and they sold for $48.00. I had no idea they had this kind of value.
I have had this happen on several items. Most of the time I know they will bid up higher and do not accept. Now if I have listed an item already before I am much more willing to add a BIN and let them purchase the item.
"For I know the plans I have for you." says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." - Jeremiah 29:11
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zathras11
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posted on May 11, 2003 02:05:45 AM new
I get a few requests like that every month.
I say no. If they want the item that badly,
they can bid. I'm not getting into trouble
with eBay over something like that.
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"Cannot say. Saying, I would know. Do not
know, so cannot say". -- Zathras (Babylon 5)
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neglus
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posted on May 11, 2003 10:13:47 AM new
About a month ago I had a postcard listed for something like $8.00 (my cost was a lot lower) and someone emailed me offering $25 - no bids. I cancelled the auction, relisted with a "BIN" and emailed him the link - he bought it instantly. I was happy, he was happy and no one was hurt.
I think the circumstances dictate your decision in a case like this...certainly you would need a firm offer before considering ending the auction early and the fact that the auction had bids also must be taken into account.
I think you made the right decision.
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