Gotta love December Ebay Bidders....and the smell of napalm in the morning...

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

the high bidder who had been high bidder for days cancelled his bid claiming "entered wrong amount".

That may not be the bidder's fault entirely. eBay allows bid retractions but presents a limited list of reasons to choose from. He probably selected one at random. They should move to a no-fault retraction system and stop the silly excuse requirement.

As for the rest of the eBay buyer follies, I haven't sold something on eBay in months and now I remember why...

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

That may not be the bidder's fault entirely. eBay allows bid retractions but presents a limited list of reasons to choose from. He probably selected one at random. They should move to a no-fault retraction system and stop the silly excuse requirement.

As for the rest of the eBay buyer follies, I haven't sold something on eBay in months and now I remember why...

I have never once retracted a bid so I don't know what they offer as an excuse, but usually when I notice someone has retracted a bid I will look and see how many bid retractions they have and it's usually a ton. I have put a bunch of these bidders on my blocked list. If I notice that someone retracted and only has one or just a few retractions in the last 6 or 12 months I let it slide. However I did once block a guy that retracted bids on two separate items that I had running and I did not realize he had the current high bid on about 10 of my items. Man was he pissed.

[slidekellyslide]

I woke up to this doozy.

Dear southst9,

I have not forgot about you. It's just that I just bought the playset this guy goes two and it cost me 2 months wages to purchase so I'm booked up on finances until Feb. Please be patient with me and I'll get payment to you. Could you give me time? I know that is awhile off and if not okay I'll figure something out. Please let me know. Thank you!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I woke up to this doozy.

Dear southst9,

I have not forgot about you. It's just that I just bought the playset this guy goes two and it cost me 2 months wages to purchase so I'm booked up on finances until Feb. Please be patient with me and I'll get payment to you. Could you give me time? I know that is awhile off and if not okay I'll figure something out. Please let me know. Thank you!

Lovely...