Hold The Phone! Pink Vintage GE Washer, Dryer and Fridge

[launderess]

eBay Has Long Aligned Itself To Sellers Over Buyers

In order to keep them from going to the competition. It is virtually impossible for a buyer to retract a bid these days, but sellers can cancel auctions anytime for any reason.

Years ago, IIRC an auction could not be cancelled if bidding had started, but that has gone by the wayside. It is clearly obvious eBay wants nothing but the seller/insertion fees which is where they make their money. Buyers contribute nothing directly to their bottom line, well unless they stop buying on eBay.

Hopefully people will start getting fed up and complain and or avoid fleaBay until they stop this sort of nonesense.

 

[travis]

It's too bad the auction didn't run it's course, but no surprising. Many large items or rare items get negotiated behind the scenes. Regardless of the ethics involved in ending an auction listing, it would be hard not to turn down a pile of cash being offered for these. Think about it, they don't pay ebay their fees or paypal their cut and they get all this storage space back!

Ebay is not all for the seller. Ebay hates to lose their percentage of the final value, something like 10%. Ebay also has mandated that sellers accept paypal on nearly everything. Paypal is very buyer friendly is listening to damage, incorrectly described item, etc complaints from buyers. If Paypal sides with the buyer, the funds are yanked out of your account. By the way, Ebay owns them.

 

[launderess]

What One Imagines Is Not Just One But

Several persons were waving offers under the seller's nose.

This post got about 800 views before the auction was pulled. That kind of action just doesn't happen without bringing some sort of results.

 

[rp2813]

I agree with what has been said about the eBay experience from both buyer and seller perspectives.  I don't use eBay a lot and have never sold anything there, but I can understand the incentive for a seller to deal directly with a buyer if the merchandise commands a high price since eBay would want their cut.  Sellers may also prefer not to go through PayPal if an alternative form of payment is possible.

 

There are no posts above that indicate anyone considered these a "must have" item and that they'd be bidding.  Just one advisory that someone was going to contact the seller.  I think if anyone expressed a high level of interest, most people here would let them pursue it and wish them good luck.  We're a sort of family here, and would generally be pleased to know that a member was able to secure them.  I think the team effort that was being considered demonstrates the focus on the greater cause -- to get these items into appreciative hands among the membership.

 

Marty, I'm sorry you didn't even get a chance.  That would have been a fabulous gift!  Maybe I'm dreaming, but if you had announced here that you were going after them, others may have stepped aside.   That's assuming someone here was the person who struck the deal.  That is the practice among the membership of the rotary telephone forum I belong to.

 

[marty]

Thanks....

I would not wasn't anyone to step aside if it was their desire to have it too. I would want them to have a sot at the prize, whatever the market might bear, but thanks for your well wishes.