So, I just "won" an item on ebay for $1. This item has a normal retail value of $199. The seller isn't to happy about this......
Should I feel guilty? Did I not "win" the item fair and square?
He obviously didn't mean to give the item away, but it wasn't his first ebay auction either. I personally think he should have known better than to start the auction so low and then assume the final price will meet his expectations.
I've already payed him his $1 + shipping.
Should I feel guilty? Did I not "win" the item fair and square?
He obviously didn't mean to give the item away, but it wasn't his first ebay auction either. I personally think he should have known better than to start the auction so low and then assume the final price will meet his expectations.
I've already payed him his $1 + shipping.
So, I just "won" an item on ebay for $1. This item has a normal retail value of $199. The seller isn't to happy about this......
Should I feel guilty? Did I not "win" the item fair and square?
He obviously didn't mean to give the item away, but it wasn't his first ebay auction either. I personally think he should have known better than to start the auction so low and then assume the final price will meet his expectations.
I've already payed him his $1 + shipping.
There's an old song, goes something like...
"That's life."
"Just the way it is."
Heh, I just hope he doesn't throw the thing down a flight of stairs before he ships it. I mean if he ships it.
If he is putting up an item for a dollar, and has no reserve, it was his gamble.
Don't feel guilty, you got lucky.
dave
Don't feel guilty, you got lucky.
dave
Oh, good idea...... but I think I will put a little twist on that.
I'll PP him a few extra bucks if/when it shows up in one piece.
Feel guilty - get it off of your hands and out of your mind so you can sleep at night - send it to me - for $1
Feel guilty - get it off of your hands and out of your mind so you can sleep at night - send it to me - for $1
It would actually cost you $31. Shipping is a *****. 😛
This happened to me too, with a Russian seller; won a photo lens for $1. Since I've sold things on eBay I know about the fear that such thing might happen. I did not like the "this is life, swallow the bitter pill" view of things, rather, I thought, it's us who make life the way it is so many times. So I told him that I thought it was not fair for him to get a price so far from the market value, and it would be ok with me if he wanted to cancel the transaction. He then said it was my luck and that he wanted to honour the transaction. We were both happy. 🙂
Well - I was in over my head @ $1 🙄
I guess that you will simply need to adapt to the situation. There is a saying about "buyer beware" and I simply see this as the flip side of that coin. This time the seller made a mistake - but on the positive side of things they have learned a valuable lesson about how not to sell things on flea-bay, and that lesson will serve them well for many years to come. Perhaps someday you will see them being interviewed by Money Magazine about how they made their fortune and they will say - well....... it all started when I made a foolish mistake selling something at an online auction house. After making that mistake I went back to school and finished my MBA, started my own company and now here I am and I own Microsoft, Adobe, Google, and Apple. 😀😀😀
Integrity, I like it! Both on your part and the seller's. I would do the same. Of course it is seller be ware. Relishing "sticking it to the man" is really uncharitable. There are lots of reasons this may be just a mistake. "Lets make him pay for the mistake, and teach him a lesson" is no way to look at life. What if it was your mom, dad or sibling, and they just slipped up? Would you want them to "pay" for their mistake.
At the same time he may just be a seller that was willing to take the gamble. Imho I think Ikoflexor took the honorable approach. Maybe just feel the seller out in a email. There is a reason people comment that you may not even receive it, or it is likely to be damaged. Maybe flip him a $20 as one person said. I am guessing you asked here because of your conscience 😀
Jon
Well, taking advantage of others' mistakes is a little heartless. I'd tell the guy what you are really willing to pay him for it and then give him the option to turn you down. That way you both sleep better.
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