Ebay conundrum

[thesteve]

:-D I found it...and it looks beautiful. I traded an Ashdown 210 cabinet to a guy who was a big fan of this company and had a bunch of their stuff and told me that I really needed to get some of their older stuff.

 

[Subculture13]

If only some bank would give me a credit card.

If I knew someone where I could borrow $600+ with the hope of maybe being able to turn a profit on the investment, maybe I would have. I had no idea it would go for anywhere near this much.

To be honest, I thought my help might get him $100 more. And I would have felt proud to help a man with that, no strings attached.

I really didn't think it would go for anywhere near that much. At most getting $100 more I thought. Therefore buying it for resale later wouldn't really have gotten me that much once shipping, Paypal fees and all that is factored in. That's not much profit to turn, considering it's still a risk, and it would involve calling in hella huge personal favours with family members to borrow way more money than any of one of us have.

If I had any clue it would go for that much...

Well, I think because I never even tried, it shows where my ethics stand, versus the guy who took my help and ran. And that's all I am saying about that.

 

[Bass Thunder]

Do you think it uncool to outright ask him for a finders fee if you will?

If I were in that position and some random strangers helpful words got me 2.5 times more than expected, I'd throw him $100 for his efforts. Morally, I dare say I'd have too, that's just how I was raised.

I often help people without any expectation to be paid. That's just how I was raised.

You were a nice guy to help him/her.

 

[Subculture13]

I often help people without any expectation to be paid. That's just how I was raised.

Thanks. I dare say it's how I spend my spare time. Last weekend I helped some friends relocate a bedroom up 2 stories (after emptying it out first and moving its contents to storage), rewired a ton of electrical plugs and did a ton more prep work to save them money before they bring in the contractors to finish the reno jobs that I don't know how to do.

What did I get for it? One kick ass Sweet & Sour Pork dinner. Couldn't be happier either!

 

[Subculture13]

I'm sure Karma will come around for me one day. At the rate I tend to go at, I'm a shoe-in for the lottery sooner or later.

 

[Lia_G]

Just to clarify evilBay buy-it-now stuff: if you have a buy-it-now and no reserve, the buy-it-now option goes away at the first bid; however, if you have buy-it-now and a reserve price, the buy-it-now stays available until the reserve is met.

Other than that, I agree with the common sentiment ... you were a good guy to tell him, he doesn't owe you money, but if he doesn't even thank you that's not cool.

All the best

 

[KeithPas]

The auction was in it's waning hours/day, but you are correct, and I am aware of that.

It was re-listed and sold within hours at the Buy It Now price, correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't that option go away once a single bid is placed?

In other words, the new news about this got enough attention that the first guy to jump on it, grabbed it for $1500 before the bidding even re-started. He probably thought it would go over that and wanted to get it while he could.

It's all speculation sure, but one could call it an experienced educated guess all the same.

The "Buy it Now" price only disappears if there was a reserve price and that reserve was met.

 

[meev992]

I'm sure Karma will come around for me one day. At the rate I tend to go at, I'm a shoe-in for the lottery sooner or later.

Cheer up, you've got karma in the bank

Think of it that way.

Think to yourself "I generously gave 900 dollars to a complete stranger", and know in your heart, it was a good deed

 

[Subculture13]

Cheer up, you've got karma in the bank

Think of it that way.

Think to yourself "I generously gave 900 dollars to a complete stranger", and know in your heart, it was a good deed

Oh, I'm not down that I helped him. The experience was positive in the end, I didn't contact him with the intent to profit from my knowledge. But a thank you would have been nice.

 

[luknfur]

Interesting tale. Don't know the specifics on auction drawing to a close. In recall you can't make any changes to a listing in the last 12 hours but don't recall if that includes trying to pull it. One thing's for sure, ebay is not going to look fondly on any auction pulled and particularly with a 12 hour time frame - chaps bidders and a good chance it was bought out of auction.

I've seen items frequently double and triple in value in the last minute or even seconds so the only way to know what it would have gone for is for the auction to have finished. It only takes two guys who won't take no for an answer (whether they know it's worth or not) to put an item through the roof. You could get some feel of that from bid history's of each.

To me you didn't owe the seller anything and he owe's you nothing.

A line of credit is great thing to have when used to make money and a great thing to avoid when used to spend money. Most people are far better off without it.