American Beautys on ebay

[steve B]

There has to be some way to cancel an auction since there are legitimate reasons to cancel. Like if the item isn't real, or becomes damaged while the auction is open.

Unfortunately even limiting things to that sort of reason won't work as the people who feel it's ok to offer or accept offers for sales outside Ebay will simply make their deals and claim he item was fake or damaged.

I may have been a bit harsh in how I put it, but I've had a lousy week so far and this hasn't made it any better.

And for all of you who think it's ok, go ahead and have that opinion.

But the next time you're bitching about shills or cards sold with bad scans and glowing terms, or trimmed Johnson T206s where the trimming is buried in the description, or any of the "grandpas attic" reprints....... Just remember you're no better than those sellers.

Steve Birmingham

[Leon]

Originally Posted by steve B

There has to be some way to cancel an auction since there are legitimate reasons to cancel. Like if the item isn't real, or becomes damaged while the auction is open.

Unfortunately even limiting things to that sort of reason won't work as the people who feel it's ok to offer or accept offers for sales outside Ebay will simply make their deals and claim he item was fake or damaged.

I may have been a bit harsh in how I put it, but I've had a lousy week so far and this hasn't made it any better.

And for all of you who think it's ok, go ahead and have that opinion.

But the next time you're bitching about shills or cards sold with bad scans and glowing terms, or trimmed Johnson T206s where the trimming is buried in the description, or any of the "grandpas attic" reprints....... Just remember you're no better than those sellers.

Steve Birmingham

Steve
I think I can safely say the overwhelming majority of the board has your back on your thoughts. I got a PM from Chris (ATX840 above) last night. My guess is that he has had some changing of heart in that situation. Maybe our thoughts do matter.

And also, I do agree with Tony above too. That being said I just will never make an offer on a card that already has a bid on it. If there are no bids I will ask about a BIN, but otherwise, I just won't do it. Someone else can and they can be the "better" collector for it, if that is how they feel. regards

[iggyman]

Originally Posted by Leon

Steve
If there are no bids I will ask about a BIN, but otherwise, I just won't do it.

Leon, since you opened up that can of worms......that sure is a slippery slope you are on. What happens in the scenario where no bids are placed on an eBay auction, you asked for a BIN, seller responds a few hours later with a fantastic BIN, you accept but in the interim someone places a .99 cents bid???

What about the "watchers???" No righteousness for them??? I don't mean to take shots at you Leon, since heaven knows I'm no eBay saint. Over the years, I've certainly emailed my share of sellers asking for a "buy-it-now" option. My point is more directed to the Net54 masses, "lets not cast the first stone......."

Lovely Day...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by iggyman

Leon, since you opened up that can of worms......that sure is a slippery slope you are on. What happens in the scenario where no bids are placed on an eBay auction, you asked for a BIN, seller responds a few hours later with a fantastic BIN, you accept but in the interim someone places a .99 cents bid???

What about the "watchers???" No righteousness for them??? I don't mean to take shots at you Leon, since heaven knows I'm no eBay saint. Over the years, I've certainly emailed my share of sellers asking for a "buy-it-now" option. My point is more directed to the Net54 masses, "lets not cast the first stone......."

Lovely Day...

Iggy, yeap, with 3000 members I knew there would be this response. If a bid has been placed then I would not expect the buyer to cancel it nor would I want them to (that scenario has happened to me several times and I have always told the seller to just forget about the offer). If there are watchers, my opinion, tough crap. Put a bid in. It happens to all of us...deal with it. Nothing personal at all....just sayin', no slippery slope for my opinion. No stones cast here........take care