More Amused Than Angry (French Bidder Related)
Rockadelic
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So this French dude wins this 12" for the beyond ridiculous price of $809.00 and immediately sends me an email after the auction ends that says "I offer $100 this is a fraud".....the "fraud" is this dude bidding big money with no intention of paying.....I'll file a non-pay complaint, get my fees refunded and his "0" Feedback account will be suspended.I really want to understand what the hell goes through these French dudes mind about this stuff....can someone please explain?http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&item=370202837533
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I've had this happen to me before.
Just re-list it. Chances are though, it'll probably go close to what he just offered.
Exactly.
Underbidder had also won another item from me yesterday and already paid.
Shit just doesn't make sense.
I just want to understand the game/scam/deal?
It's two guys who figure, "I'm gonna win this record if I just put in $xxx bid."
Then the bid gets pushed to the higher of the two.
This happened to me once, as a bidder, with A.Schrock... although the bid I put in was in my mind the max of what i wanted to pay (realistically) his was more done as a "guarantee"... we just collided at the last moment making the price much higher than it had to be.
Still though, that's the nature of ebay and I paid the cost. There's just no consequences of reneging on your bid with ebay so these guys have no reason to stop doing it. They'll get another account in a week or two.
it doesn't though, thats what this thread is about
$500 this week - $20 in 2 months
The fact that BOTH bidders set up their accounts yesterday tells me there is more to it than what happened to you. They obviously knew they were up to some shady shit and don't care if the account is suspended...I've asked them both to explain what they were doing.....don't expect to get an answer.
It's not just le'frogs up to this one, there's some Mexican dude who does this regularly with rare reggae records.
This has been attempted.
It all sounds very suspect. I wouldn't want to deal with 'them' at all, on this item, or the other one the same buyer won.
Genius....this makes perfect sense.
I agree....but underbidder won and paid for a different item...if he pays I'll send it but only with shipping protection that can help prevent a charge back.
eBay's lack of buyer accountability is starting to chap my ass.
I guess I don't follow you here....he pays, I send....how is that shooting myself in the foot.
Truth is I have no idea what the record is "really" worth and have $0.50 into it....don't see how I can really lose?
The French obvioulsy hate our freedom.
I was meant to be replying to Reys' popsike inflation theory. I was too slow.
If he want's the record, and for cheap it would seem, it makes no sense for him to be trying to inflate the price.
I received this note immediately after the auction ended.[/b]
Dear blackholerecords,
i offer 100 $ because there is fraud
- sturp1202.3
I responded by asking why he bid an amount that he had no intention of paying[/b]
Dear blackholerecords,
i knew this record would end this way.
I can offer 100 $ because i know nobody will pay much.
- sturp1202.3
I responded by saying that the only reason the auction "ended this way" was because of his bogus bid and again asked why he would place a bogus bid[/b]
Dear blackholerecords,
because i knew there would be a problem with this record
- sturp1202.3
My final response was that the only problem was his BS bid and I asked him to not bid on any of my items in the future.
Somewhere in France a guy is laughing his ass off at me.[/b]
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eBay should consider it as well.