Hi Don and List, FWIW, I would never cancel an auction with bids because the bidding was too slow or disappointing. I may end a listing that has no bids at all, but never if it already has bids. I just don't think it's ethical. (unless there is a valid reason like the item was broken or lost)
Best regards, MikeG On 8/29/09, dave carothers <[email protected]> wrote: > Don, > > Thanks for the info. EBay seller pat31416 aka Pat Mulvany is now on my "Do > Not Buy" list. > > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Edwards" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:56 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] More eBay cancelled auctions > > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I've just had an auction I was bidding on cancelled a few hours before it >> was to close. >> >> eBay seller pat31416 (name on a shown label Pat Mulvany) had listed two >> small fragments of meteorite oxide from the Lanton meteorite. The auctions >> >> were listed with starting bids of $.99. (note: he is NOT a member of the >> IMCA.) >> >> A few hours before the auctions were to close at about 7PM Saturday >> evening, they were both cancelled. The one I was bidding on still had a >> high bid showing of $.99; there was no bid on the other auction. >> >> A few hours after they were cancelled, both were re-listed and this time >> with a starting bid of $10.00 (one of the item numbers is 330356143296) >> >> As I remember from an earlier thread, FleaBay does not care if a seller >> breaks his/her implied contract by cancelling an auction (I could be >> wrong). I definitely can NOT prove it, but by circumstantial evidence, it >> *appears* that Mr. Mulvany did not want to sell a specimen for just $.99 >> so he just cancelled the auction(s). >> >> Even though my high bid on the earlier item was higher than the new >> starting price, I choose NOT to deal with this seller and will not bid on >> these items or any others of his. >> >> Don Edwards >> Houston, TX -- ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .......................................................... ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
