My opinion is that once you posted the auction you should have honored it. Let the local buyer bid like everyone else. JCO
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: Canceling my EBay auction (advice sought) > > > 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 . - 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 .
