Re: [CR] Ebayer to be avoided: gary-at-home - WHY?

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Ebayer to be avoided: gary-at-home - WHY?
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 17:48:16 +0000


Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:26:45 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Ebayer to be avoided: gary-at-home - WHY?
> It is not OK to retract a bid due to "entered wrong bid amount"
> unless you immediately re-bid the correct amount.
>
> Greg "eBay nerd" Parker
> Ann Arbor, Michigan

How do you know he DID NOT enter the correct amount immediately after entering the wrong amount ?? <snip> A: Because I looked at the bid history - he didn't re-bid, ever. <snip> His new amount might be less than the current leading bid. It has happened to me, about 3 times, that I entered a very high bid, and when i finally got back to the item page i noticed some new detail of the auction that completely invalidated my valuation. At that point (and always within seconds of entering a bid), i retract my bid. I do not think this violates the spirit of the retracted bid feature if you retract your bid right away. <snip> A: Just because you didn't properly evaluate the listing details before bidding doesn't mean you can retract your bid once you re-read the information. Immediate illegal retractions without a re-bid (early in the auction) are generally potentially less damaging to the seller, but either way it's illegal. Retractions in the last 24 hours of an auction (like the one in question was, IIRC) cause even more red flags on eBay's radar. This bid retraction wasn't the end of the world, but it clearly, unequivocally violated eBay regulations......

Greg Parker
Ann Arbor, Michigan