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marence ([personal profile] marence) wrote2004-01-07 04:25 pm

eBay

Why do people bid on things if they have no intention of buying them?
I hate people.
That seems to be everyone's refrain today.

[identity profile] stormcore.livejournal.com 2004-01-07 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Drive up the price?
I myself would never do such a thing *grin*

[identity profile] djgspot.livejournal.com 2004-01-08 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I have personally never bid on something that I did not intend to buy, but, I have won the bid on something and,unfortunately, an unexpected shortage of funds came about.

[identity profile] marence.livejournal.com 2004-01-08 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you let the seller know, or leave him hanging, even after an invoice, a payment reminder, a personal email asking if there were extenuating circumstances, and a non-paying bidder warning email? If the guys (twice this happened, on the same piece of equipment!) would have just said, sorry, shit happens, got no cash, I would have been pissed, but I wouldn't have gone thru all the crap to have them blacklisted on eBay. Which I did. And still feel bad about.