Rich, "mountain out of a molehill"? It has to do with my reputation. If I went, say, on another message board and made a thread that says "Halequa not responding to my emails!" you'd probably have something to say about it...at least just to straighten things out or find out what is going on. Or would you just let it sit there?
The resource eBay leaves is this: If you can’t retract a bid, you can contact the seller to request that your bid be canceled. The decision to cancel a bid is up to the seller. Had the bidder done that I would have had no problem canceling their bid. Turns out I know the bidder, we have talked in email, and they will not go on my blocked bidder list. I wish the folks who sent me private emails understanding why I was upset had sent them to the MOPO list itself. Michael ----- May the holes in your collection be filled and the ideas in your head be shared. --- On Sat, 8/21/10, Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] How Would You Handle This eBay Retraction? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 3:33 PM > why block him? > his explanation sounds reasonable enough > > I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill Michael > > fleaBay sucks is the problem.. > > > > At 03:06 PM 8/21/2010, Michael Spampinato wrote: > > One of my posters up on eBay had a bid retraction. > Only bid on it so far and only for $10. No big whoop EXCEPT > the reason the bidder used was "Could not contact seller." > > > > I wrote him and asked how he contacted me as I was > concerned there may have been or currently may be an eBay > glitch in Messages. Well he replied and this is a direct > quote: > > > > "Unfortunately ebay does not allow a person to state > their real reason for the retraction. They only give you 3 > choices and none made sense. I selected the one of least > resistance. I retracted it because I bid too fast and looked > at the close up pictures today. I realized that I could not > display it as is, and the cost of linen backing was too much > for this poster. > > > > I am sorry for the reason but if you go to the ebay > site map and try to retract any bid you made (you don't have > to retract it) but just go there and you will see what I am > talking about. > > > > Again, I am sorry but it was the easiest one to check > off." > > > > What really troubles me is this retraction can make it > sound like I am either unreachable or ignoring questions > from bidders. Neither is a positive thing for an eBay > seller. > > > > What, if anything, would you do? > > > > I am considering putting him on my blocked bidder list > and relisting the item (no other bids on it so far) just to > get rid of that retraction comment. > > > > Thanks > > > > Pov > > > > ----- > > May the holes in your collection be filled and the > ideas in your head be shared. > > > > Visit the MoPo > Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing > List > > > > Send a message addressed > to: [email protected] > > In > the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is > solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web > Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > Send a message > addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY > of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
