Over the weekend, I posted my first EBay auction. It's a highly sought-after piece of professional audio recording gear. I could have sold it at a good price with a Buy It Now, but I decided to keep the ad up a week as a learning experience.
Well, a local buyer saw the ad and made me a sweet offer if I'd cancel the ad. After reading the EBay rules, I saw that I can cancel the ad by canceling all bids and posting an explanation. Since I'll be out of work all February and here was money in the hand with no long-distance risks, cons, or misunderstandings, my wife said "Do it!" I just did it. We made the sale at a nearby shopping center. Now I must break a lot of hopeful hearts and look like a heel by killng the auction four days early. I don't want to lie; I want to be perfectly straightforward about why I ended the auction. Can someone give me advice on what to write, and how? Should I explain my financial situation, grovel, and apologize? Or just write something terse, like, "sold the unit to a local high bidder"? And will my name forever be mud? I don't think people can post feedback unless they're the buyer, right? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
