You start the bid at £5 and no other bids are made(starting the bid ends the option to buy now),at end of auction you win the item at 99p knowing that the item is worth much more and that the seller is going to be very disappointed, as you know he was hopeing for around £55.Do you think "Good i got a bargain" and pay your 99p and collect the item without a second thought OR think " This is embarassing, how can i go pick up this item and hand the seller 99p,he will be embarassed taking it,and i will feel embarassed too,maybe i should offer him a decent price for the item,even although i won the bid fair and square" What would you do ?
2006-11-29 20:57:40 · 19 answers · asked by jennybuttins 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
yeah maybe you should offer him a little add, on that way you won't feel guilty anymore and he will be happier too..
you know girls..you are so sweet kind girl
2006-11-29 21:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually had a similar situation happen to my husband. We bidded on a racing collector set, won bid at like $20 or so when the gentleman was trying to get a lot more. We went to pick up the item and the man told us that he didn't care, he was just glad to get some money for something that he didn't need sitting in his garage. So don't worry about it, you don't know if the seller will be upset or not. It's not your fault that you were the first and only bidder. Definately take the bargin and run!!!
Have a great day
2006-11-29 21:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by Sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would pay the 99p...if the seller didnt want the item to go for less he should have put a reserve on the item...therefore any bids made on the item will not win unless the reserve is met.
No reserve means you pay for the item at the price it was won.
Those are the rules and its only fair that you stick to them.
2006-11-29 21:11:42 · answer #3 · answered by Spacysam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's no reserve in this merchandise ok, does it element out the note "reserve" everywhere? No it doesn't. maximum auctions do no longer have reserves because it expenses the broking service better in expenses to positioned a reserve fee on the object. The ninety 9 cents change into the start bid, decrease staring bids advise the broking service will pay a lot less Ebay expenses. For this merchandise there's a bidding public sale happening the position Ebay individuals bid & wish they the utmost bidder so that they win the object. there is also a "purchase it Now" public sale meaning you pays the $four hundred asking fee & purchase the phone devoid of having to bid. If someone does this the conventional public sale will be over. If no one "buys it now" then the utmost bidder will win the phone. maximum auctions of this nature are received in the most suitable few seconds so in case you'll bid do not bid too quickly because somebody else will bid adversarial to you & the fee is going up & up, large for the broking service no longer so sturdy for you attempting to get a good purchase. Wait until eventually the most suitable minute actually earlier putting your bid. in straight forward words bid what you are able to manage to pay for to pay & be very careful of something that seems too sturdy to be genuine because it continuously is. i in my opinion does no longer purchase something this intense in fee from an Ebayer with a feedback of in straight forward words 3
2016-10-08 00:05:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you start an auction you know there are risks involved. You can also put in a minimun price that has to be bid before you put your item for auction. It was a fair auction, so there's no need to feel bad about it.
If you do feel that you want to pay more for it, sure go a head, nobody is stopping you.
2006-11-29 21:06:25 · answer #5 · answered by confused 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would take the bargain but your having a moral dilema over this so maybe offer him what you think is reasonable or consider to still be a bargain. Some sellers sell so many things that it will make little difference to them what you pay so check out the sellers history first. You have earned an awful lot of Karma points just thinking about this regardless of what you pay hehehe :o)
2006-11-29 21:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely if you start the bid at £5.00 then you would pay £5.00 and not 99p ??? Whatever you win the item at - thats the luck of the auction and thats why reserves are put there xx
2006-11-29 21:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither I'd be more worried that the thing isn't worth 99p. Why should you worry about a stranger not getting full price for what they are selling. He's probably a mean person who beats his wife and kids, leaving them to starve in the cellar. Auctions are a gamble the greedy git probably was sitting home rubbing his hands together in anticipation. If he had any sense he'd bid for it himself.
2006-11-29 21:05:29 · answer #8 · answered by Powerpuffgeezer 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I pay the 99p and feel delighted with the bargain. If the seller really wanted more money, he'd have put a reserve on it. You know the deal when you sell on Ebay. Don't feel bad - he won't be secretly hating you or anything.
2006-11-29 21:01:49 · answer #9 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is one of those things tha isn'y your fault. If they had really wanted to get a higher price they would have put a reserve on it which only costs something like 50p, they didn't and you bid fairly ebays transactions are legally binding so well done you grabbed a bargin. Hope it was something good!
2006-11-29 21:00:25 · answer #10 · answered by joanna b 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
E-bay is dog eat dog,I hate the site, full of money hungry idiots and even bigger idiots paying extortionate prices for things you can by anywhere else for half the price,,just look at Dr Who products,so to answer your question keep it and lol.
2006-11-30 20:49:28 · answer #11 · answered by live life 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋