Hey, pennant guys

[thetahat]

Couple months ago: eBay seller had a cool pennant for auction with a “make offer” option. I saw it early, made offer, he accepted, paid immediately. Sale confirmed.

A half hour later, sale cancelled.

Exact same pennant now being auctioned. Starting bid of $0.99. Pictured on a round white table.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Couple months ago: eBay seller had a cool pennant for auction with a “make offer” option. I saw it early, made offer, he accepted, paid immediately. Sale confirmed.

A half hour later, sale cancelled.

Exact same pennant now being auctioned. Starting bid of $0.99. Pictured on a round white table.

Shocker (about the round white table). If you want to disclose which one it is, I'll be sure not to bid on it.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Shocker (about the round white table). If you want to disclose which one it is, I'll be sure not to bid on it.

I’ll reach out, though it shouldn’t keep you from bidding. For the record, I think the obvious “modus operandi” of buying to flip is fine. But if a completed sale was meddled with … that’s not quite fine. There are worse selling tactics but still, this seems to cross a line of it is what it seems.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Couple months ago: eBay seller had a cool pennant for auction with a “make offer” option. I saw it early, made offer, he accepted, paid immediately. Sale confirmed.

A half hour later, sale cancelled.

Exact same pennant now being auctioned. Starting bid of $0.99. Pictured on a round white table.

Any chance you could get it cheaper than your original offer?

Or will you not deal with the new seller?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Any chance you could get it cheaper than your original offer?

Or will you not deal with the new seller?

Nah my guess is he offered more than I did after the fact knowing he will still turn a profit from the flip. I’m not gonna bother bidding. eBay should have firm policies regarding third parties meddling with completed sales, if in fact that’s what happened (as it appears).