posted on November 19, 2003 05:32:31 PM new
Don't know what goes through peoples minds
I ended 42 auctions a couple days ago, my image hosting went DOWN... and didn't know when I was going to get it back up... Well a couple auctions were left because they had bids...
so I get Question for Seller -through one of the two auctions I have, NOT what she is asking here:
Hi,
My question is about Hummel Busy Student. I was bidding on the item but my internet service just kicked me out while I was putting my bid. If you are still willing to sell it for $9.99, I would like to purchase it. I understand that there's no chips, cracks or repairs. I also understand that the shipping is $3.85 and I would like to have it insured.
Thanks
xxxxxx
I looked up this buyer and she buys Hummels and seems to KNOW Hummels now I guess she thinks I'm that stupid..... course it could have ended LEGIT at $9.99, but its been ended (by ME) for a few days!
There is no way she could have bid on this, is there? I looked everyway I could, besides, when you end them, eBay will say, it has a bid, won't they?
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posted on November 19, 2003 05:51:01 PM new
Yes, their is a way she could of seen it, like she has not refreshed in a awhile and her computer don't do it automatically.
That said, just ignore her and re list when you like. Is YOUR auction and YOUR stuff until a contract is fulfilled at end of auction.. David
posted on November 19, 2003 06:00:08 PM new
It sounds to me,like she was in the process of bidding when her ISP connection shut down.
Used to happen to me a lot with dial up!
Later after she saw it had ended unsold, she wants to know if you will sell it to her at the auction price.
posted on November 19, 2003 06:08:30 PM new
I would agree with dadofstickboy...if you don't want to sell it to her now, just relist it and tell her when you will be relisting it. ISP's go down all the time, it's happened to me a few times when I was waiting for the final few minutes to bid and then you get the freeze up. You may have a buyer so sell, sell, sell...
posted on November 20, 2003 05:02:37 AM new
Hi, All...
I'm a buyer who enjoys your chit-chat frequently. Lots of good info here!
Part one of this discussion seems to be about dial-up ISP. Stuck on the 'other side of the mountain' from all DSL ISP services, I can empathize with anyone who loses a connection during bidding, paying, e-mailing and so on. Very frustrating! Because of unreliable dial-up service I now use a snipe service on all auctions. At least I win a few special items this way, and will find they are mine the next time I can get on-line!
Part two, though, is a different matter. I often check closed sales for comparable pricing and will, occasionally, run across an item I wish I'd seen before it closed. I check to see if it has been re-listed. If not, I DO contact the seller and ask if the item is still available. A courteous response from the seller and I have a new ID to add to my "Favorite Sellers" list, which I check often.
In fact, I'm a buyer who asks a lot of questions, primarily about S&H before bidding. I buy heavier items that need a zip code to calculate the costs, so sellers do not include the S&H in their listings. No problem with that. However, it amazes me that only about half of the sellers I query actually respond! Response from the seller, BEFORE the sale, seems to set the tone of the complete transaction in most cases. After over five years of buying on eBay, I simply do not bid on any items from sellers who do not respond.
Yes, I know a lot of you sellers have ‘real' jobs, and responding to questions is not always easy, or timely. I understand that, but NO response is not understandable...from this buyer's point of view.
posted on November 20, 2003 10:43:50 AM new
pat1959 hoping your still around
I received this Question for Seller days after I ended my own auction (due to my ftp going down) no pictures, so I ended them.
I like the 'auction' style, and started this Hummel at $9.99 and put in $3.85 shipping.
I believe she did lose a connection, was going to bid, but then found it was ended.
She wanted it for the $9.99 starting bid, plus $3.85 shipping, and she added, she wanted insurance.
I will answer her, and tell her that I will be relisting in the future, not sure when though. As of the time I ended it there were 0 bids. So I have no obligation to sell it, as she requested.
thanks for all the posts... I don't like doing sales 'off ebay' and that is what this would be. Thats my own thing, I don't worry how others do business on ebay.
And yes, I do answer every single one of the Question for Seller emails
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posted on November 20, 2003 01:34:16 PM new
Hi, Sea...
I understood your predicament with a downed ftp service. My response was to any who might suggest you 'ignore the e-mail' from your potential buyer.
I know there is a lot of work behind the scenes to list, answer questions, pack and ship — not to mention gathering inventory, juggling inventory to meet the seasonal needs/sales, identification/category/pricing research, keeping books/records of sales and much more that I'm probably not aware of...
My objective in answering your query was to simply suggest that a courteous response and a re-listing date/eBay# would most likely get you an early hit/bid and get your item off to a good start. I know, were I your buyer, that you would have had an instant bidder when the up-dated information arrived in my mail box. Mine would have been a snipe, true, but it would have been a high snipe if I wanted it bad enough to have 'Ask(ed) Seller A Question' in the first place.
As for selling off-line, some sellers do. Some don't. If a seller offers the item off-line to me, I will take it. The seller generally knows her/his market and if they can get more for their item through another listing fee, rather than selling direct, more power to them! If the item is offered off-line I reckon they have listed it several times with no results, and are ready to get it out of inventory. If I found it on eBay, the seller has paid eBay their due through listing fees, and will pay again when I pay through PayPal. Bottom line: I have no simpatico for eBay's 'lost sale'.
posted on November 20, 2003 04:17:54 PM new
I wouldn't ignore her question but would tell her that you plan on relisting the item and offer to send her a link when you do. When I get offers to purchase after an auction has ended and I don't expect to get a better price in auction format, I offer to relist with a fixed price and email the link to the buyer..that way it is not "off ebay". So far 100% of items relisted this way are sold - most are sold and paid for within minutes. You could even choose a price you would like to receive for the item and see if she wants it at that price before relisting FP.
posted on November 20, 2003 04:40:45 PM new
neglus, I did answer her back, told her I appreciated the offer but would be listing it later, if she would like to check my listing again... that may have been vague, but I'm not sure when I will be listing anything soon.
Another thing... I may be up in the night here... but I did list it before, and ended it, only after I found my Hummel book, then found the marks, and book value, and was able to to a more thorough search. Well the ended ones that I have found ended between $50 and $100.+ And the one that ended at $50 had a chip on it. The second time I listed it, well, my pictures went poof, so I ended everything, because was having trouble with the ISP and FTP connected to it, not knowing how long it would take to fix.
Like I had said, I may have gotten the start bid of $9.99 had the pictures been on and I let it run, thats the gamble.
I think this is one of those items that, at least I wouldn't put a BIN on. Not trying to be greedy, I did want to see if it did go anywhere, as the completed ones did. It may not have.
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posted on November 20, 2003 06:04:13 PM new
Sea, what do you mean, "not trying to be greedy"? LOL
What are you in this for, if not to make money?
One good sale can go a long way to make up for all the niggleing little sales, you have a right to it.
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