EBAY I KEEL U DED
Nov. 14th, 2006 06:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valis2I have just received this month's Most Bestest Question:
you have a lot of stuf i would like. i dont want to bid on each lot. Is there any other way to do this?
I'm sorry that pushing all of those buttons is so taxing. Perhaps you could hire a butler to do it for you.
*laughs*
you have a lot of stuf i would like. i dont want to bid on each lot. Is there any other way to do this?
I'm sorry that pushing all of those buttons is so taxing. Perhaps you could hire a butler to do it for you.
*laughs*
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Date: 2006-11-14 11:40 pm (UTC)*ded* Some people...
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Date: 2006-11-14 11:47 pm (UTC)The sad thing is, I've never bought anything on eBay, so I've never even placed a bid before. Somehow I don't think it's that difficult, though, considering some of the crazies who have managed to win auctions from me...
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Date: 2006-11-14 11:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 12:19 am (UTC)S/he probably 1) doesn't want to bother keeping track of multiple auctions, and/or 2) doesn't want to be outbid, and thus have to pay more than whatever your opening bid is.
This reminds me of a guy I dealt with back when I was still auctioning antique books. On the first day of maybe a dozen auctions I had up, he asked me if I would end them for half a dozen books (none of which had yet received any bids), and sell them directly to him, with combined shipping. I told him I'd do it if he was willing to pay $15 apiece for the books (a more-than-reasonable price). He went ballistic--he only wanted to pay the $1.99 I had posted as the opening bid.
His justification was that he was doing me a favor. Sure, I'd be selling the books cheap, but by selling six of them all at once and not bothering with eBay, it would be less paperwork for me, fewer headaches incurred by dealing with multiple buyers, fewer shipping supplies used, etc., etc. Somehow, all this efficiency was supposed to benefit both of us.
He sent multiple whiny emails, but in the meantime all but one of the books he wanted sold. I got $10-$20 for four of them, but the last one went for $135.
Once the auctions had ended, he emailed and politely asked if I would sell him the one book that hadn't sold--for $1.99. I politely responded in the negative. A couple of weeks later, when I re-listed the book, he ended up buying it for $17. I lived in dread of the negative feedback he was sure to leave, but as much of a pain in the ass as he was, I'll give him credit--he left me positive feedback and said he'd gladly do business with me again.
Thank God I never encountered him again.
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Date: 2006-11-15 01:35 am (UTC)Needless to say, the game ended up selling for $80.
WOW...
Date: 2006-11-15 06:19 am (UTC)I think you win the eBay Competition for craziest Buyer. :=/
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Date: 2006-11-14 11:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 12:08 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-14 11:50 pm (UTC)Not only is this person too lazy to make multiple bids; s/he's too lazy to use the Shift key as well.
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Date: 2006-11-15 12:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-14 11:52 pm (UTC)I've been meaning to ask you, what's up with that icon?
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Date: 2006-11-15 12:12 am (UTC)Oh, the icon stems back to a year ago (http://valis2.livejournal.com/91774.html), when this chicken foot showed up out of nowhere.
So I had to turn it into an icon, of course. And for some reason the Dread Pirate Roberts was on my mind that day, so...there you go. ;)
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Date: 2006-11-15 02:05 am (UTC)It seems like a child's bathtub toy with the suction cup. Or something a moron would put in the back window of his car. Could it be some sort of sport team souvenir?
It was worthy of an icon. *nods*
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Date: 2006-11-15 02:07 am (UTC)I do love it as an icon, though, so I'm grateful to whomever did leave it. ;)
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Date: 2006-11-15 12:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 01:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2006-11-15 01:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 02:37 am (UTC)>:\
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Date: 2006-11-15 02:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2006-11-15 02:47 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 02:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 02:43 am (UTC)I have a special Moron Magnet installed, see. ;)
But you're right...95% of the people are just peachy-keen. It's that 5% that makes me pull my hair out!
*hugs and lurve*
(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 02:56 am (UTC)LOL! Oh, my spleen!
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Date: 2006-11-15 02:57 am (UTC)*preens*
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Date: 2006-11-15 03:21 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 03:01 am (UTC)Boy am I glad I've not had so many ass hats when I sell stuff on ebay (not that I sell things terribly often, mind you).
May you get plenty of experienced buyers who are willing to go the proper route!
Personally, I love ebay (especially since I got my spiffy new truck off of it).
(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 03:22 am (UTC)But when I get one of those INSANE people...I just want to crawl into a hole and throw my modem into a lake. Seriously.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 03:33 am (UTC)Whew!
(no subject)
Date: 2006-11-15 04:35 am (UTC)And I'm glad that my clueless eBayers amuse you. At least they're good for something!*
*giggles*
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Date: 2006-11-15 03:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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