Look what I got related to Ebay today..... I bid on a card 12 minutes before it ended (first time I saw the listing), it was a good card at a low price, the other bidder had bid the opening bid only, no higher.... *** Dear Sir, Thank you very much. You did the dishonourable thing of "sniping" another fan and ebay user. I hope you feel satisfied with what you have ?
You bid arrived during the middle of the night local time, and minutes before the auction ended with another person having spent days watching/bidding on something they really wanted.
I hope you feel pleased with your dishonourable actions and lack of decency to others ?
*** Not sure why he's more worthy then I to have the card Except I"m a skanky dealer, I guess...
That sucks 1st time STCardGeek sees a card she likes and bids for it and she gets told off and accused of snipering..... It's not like she diliberately did it, some people don't have manners, but then again...... Maybe the seller has been swipd at the last minute on other deals and hates this sort of thing and not realised the situation
I'm not defending anyone here I am just in sympathy with STCardGeek
KADRAN00157
January 23, 2007, 09:13 AM
tsmeltzer
Bottom line - NO ONE should complain about being beat out on an eBay item... if you want it, bid as much as you are willing to pay for it. If you get it, good for you. If you don't, someone else wanted it more than you did. Deal with it.
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January 23, 2007, 02:41 PM
tialessa
quote:
Originally posted by tsmeltzer: Bottom line - NO ONE should complain about being beat out on an eBay item... if you want it, bid as much as you are willing to pay for it. If you get it, good for you. If you don't, someone else wanted it more than you did. Deal with it.
I missed bidding on a card lot because I was unable to get online - I'm still kicking myself, but I'd NEVER think of berating the high bidder...
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January 23, 2007, 07:28 PM
Rich
I've had a couple of these messages from outbid bidders over the years. One was kind of rude and the most recent was funny and gave me a laugh. (it was a good natured ribbing, no anger) I just ignore them and they go away.
January 25, 2007, 11:52 AM
jademaliburoad
about snipers (which I don't do):
"The winner is not the last one who bid, but the one who bid the more"
about neg feedback:
I just posted one recently, which is very rare. An ebayer used a fake third id to bypass my prohibited members list. Some really got some nerve.
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January 25, 2007, 02:06 PM
Peter cloet
I've never received such an email but I would laugh with him because it's ridiculous to get mad at someone if you get outbid.
I guess I must be really mixed up. I will snipe on something I really want, but I almost never bid on an item that I know has been bid by someone on card talk. There have been loads of items where I have not bid because Wolfmangolf, or allender, or tialessa has put in an early bid, especially tialessa .
January 26, 2007, 05:39 AM
KADRAN00157
I admire Steve J...... Man you rock!!!!!
KADRAN00157
January 26, 2007, 06:41 AM
Jim Streich
I don't have ebay(banned and best thing that happened to me).. But when I did I had 2 negative feedback one was in payback because a seller took 3 months to ship me my box of cards and the other was because I forgot to pay for an item and the didn't remind me.. it was a .50 cent item..
When I did have it I HATED snipers.. I always bid what I thought was a good price and if someone sniped it good for them I always had better things to do than watch the ebay clock count down
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January 26, 2007, 10:47 AM
doggonit
quote:
Originally posted by Jim Streich: I always had better things to do than watch the ebay clock count down
ditto, that's why I always snipe I use an automatic programme, place my figure early and forget about it, 95% of the time a bid isn't placed as it's already gone beyond my price - when a bid is placed some I win, some I don't. Advantages for me is I don't get tempted to raise my bid if not enough, no bidding wars, bids placed when I'm at work, asleep etc. ' Sniping ' is just a form of bidding, nothing wrong it, as someone wrote earlier it's not the last bid that wins, but the highest
January 28, 2007, 01:48 PM
jademaliburoad
quote:
Originally posted by doggonit: [..] as someone wrote earlier it's not the last bid that wins, but the highest
Your wording it so much better than mine
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January 28, 2007, 04:44 PM
tialessa
quote:
Originally posted by steve j: I guess I must be really mixed up. I will snipe on something I really want, but I almost never bid on an item that I know has been bid by someone on card talk. There have been loads of items where I have not bid because Wolfmangolf, or allender, or tialessa has put in an early bid, especially tialessa .
You might want to rethink that - I bid on a wide variety of items depending on what cash I have at the time... If I win - GREAT, but if I don't then I just have to deal with it...
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January 28, 2007, 05:18 PM
SciFiMom
quote:
Originally posted by steve j: There have been loads of items where I have not bid because Wolfmangolf, or allender, or tialessa has put in an early bid, especially tialessa .
Originally posted by tialessa: You might want to rethink that - I bid on a wide variety of items depending on what cash I have at the time... If I win - GREAT, but if I don't then I just have to deal with it...
Originally posted by tialessa: You might want to rethink that - I bid on a wide variety of items depending on what cash I have at the time... If I win - GREAT, but if I don't then I just have to deal with it...
I'll remember that next time.
Me too
January 31, 2007, 12:51 PM
starwolf1001
same here
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March 23, 2007, 09:44 PM
PaNdeM0niuM
I always pay for REGISTERED postage.
This way - the seller can't xxx around ! Registered postage means insurance, tracking, signature on delivery and you can check if the seller truly posted the item.
It might cost a little extra - but it is definitely worth the peace of mind.This message has been edited. Last edited by: tialessa,
March 23, 2007, 09:47 PM
PaNdeM0niuM
quote:
Originally posted by STCardGeek: Look what I got related to Ebay today.....<br />I bid on a card 12 minutes before it ended (first time I saw the listing), it was a good card at a low price, the other bidder had bid the opening bid only, no higher....<br />***<br />Dear Sir,<br /> Thank you very much. You did the dishonourable thing of "sniping" another fan and ebay user. I hope you feel satisfied with what you have ?
You bid arrived during the middle of the night local time, and minutes before the auction ended with another person having spent days watching/bidding on something they really wanted.
I hope you feel pleased with your dishonourable actions and lack of decency to others ?
***<br />Not sure why he's more worthy then I to have the card <br />Except I"m a skanky dealer, I guess...
ignore it - you did the RIGHT thing Why should you risk paying extra in a bidding war
March 23, 2007, 09:52 PM
PaNdeM0niuM
quote:
Originally posted by STCardGeek: raise your hands..how many of you have not left deserved negatives cause you were afraid of retaliation..... undeserved, of course...
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MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!! I have had only a couple of bad auctions in my ebay history. But I really value my 100% positive feedback. If I have a bad transaction, I just DON'T leave feedback at all.
March 23, 2007, 09:55 PM
PaNdeM0niuM
quote:
Originally posted by mykdude: One issue is I think that negative feedback on ebay should have twice as much space (more than 80 characters). I know you cant write a book but usually you need a little bit more room to sufficiently describe the problem.
LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! write an entire essay on why people should avoid this person - hilarious !!! Then again, you don't want to step into harassment and defamation territory
and the most recent was funny and gave me a laugh. 
(it was a good natured ribbing, no anger) I just ignore them and they go away. 
