Who got this smokin’ deal on this Goudey Foxx??!

[vintagetoppsguy]

To me, it's all about attitude of BOTH the buyer AND the seller and it's sad that it has changed over the years...

50 years ago:
Seller: "Sorry, I made a mistake on the price, but I'll give it to you for what it was advertised"
Buyer: "No, it was an honest mistake and I won't hold you to it."
Seller: "Thank you for understanding. Let me make it up to you by...(fill in the blank).

Today:
Seller: "It was a mistake and I'm not going to honor that price or do anything for you."
Buyer: "You have to sell it to me for what it was advertised. It's the law!"
Seller: "F you!"
Buyer: No, F you!"

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

To me, it's all about attitude of BOTH the buyer AND the seller and it's sad that it has changed over the years...

50 years ago:
Seller: "Sorry, I made a mistake on the price, but I'll give it to you for what it was advertised"
Buyer: "No, it was an honest mistake and I won't hold you to it."
Seller: "Thank you for understanding. Let me make it up to you by...(fill in the blank).

Today:
Seller: "It was a mistake and I'm not going to honor that price or do anything for you."
Buyer: "You have to sell it to me for what it was advertised. It's the law!"
Seller: "F you!"
Buyer: No, F you!"

50 years ago? as someone who has been a small business owner since 1975, even as recently as 10 years ago people were civil and understanding toward each other. although to be fair it SEEMS like 50 years ago.

[Bestdj777]

If I'm buying or selling a card, I want both parties to be happy. If I'd purchased this, I'd very much expect the seller to cancel the sale and would be completely understanding were that the case. Just like I would expect people to understand if I made a pricing error. I don't care how big the company is, it's not a business making a mistake it's the individual that did the listing. If it comes to him getting in trouble/potentially fired, or me missing out on a card, I'll take the later every day. It's just a baseball card.

[JollyElm]

On a side (but not too distant) note, I recently bought a graded card pretty cheaply off of ebay, because it had a wax stain on back. After I purchased it, the seller almost immediately sent me a message making sure that I knew the card had an 'ST' qualifier. He told me I could cancel the sale if I wanted to, because he wanted to make sure he only had satisfied customers. Yowza, talk about great customer service. Of course I was fully aware of what I was buying, but this seller definitely earned my future business.

[Rookiemonster]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

If I'm buying or selling a card, I want both parties to be happy. If I'd purchased this, I'd very much expect the seller to cancel the sale and would be completely understanding were that the case. Just like I would expect people to understand if I made a pricing error. I don't care how big the company is, it's not a business making a mistake it's the individual that did the listing. If it comes to him getting in trouble/potentially fired, or me missing out on a card, I'll take the later every day. It's just a baseball card.

So we should all just make mistakes and expect for nothing to happen? Really?
Life does not work that way. Own your mistakes !

It seems like a few need this. https://www.artofmanliness.com/artic...p-to-mistakes/

[Republicaninmass]

Ebay's T&C specifically state the buyer has entered into a legally binding agreement to pay for the card. Are we to assume this is unilateral, and possibly not enforceable? Can an auction house sue and win vs. a non paying bidder? Mistake do happen, and Ricks employees would rather put where the item is in the stock room and their name in the listing rather than a description, or a back scan of the card. Though I did see they have been adding some.

[kailes2872]

Today at the show, I was at Rick's table. A young lady asked me if she could help me. I told her I wanted one of those PSA 5 Jimmie Foxx's for $250. She just gave me a confused look...the joke fell flat.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

So we should all just make mistakes and expect for nothing to happen? Really?
Life does not work that way. Own your mistakes !

It seems like a few need this. https://www.artofmanliness.com/artic...p-to-mistakes/

We all make mistakes and, when I make one, I apologize. But, when someone makes a mistake in a listing and needs to cancel, I accept their apology--I don't need their money or them to get punished.