As for the "2nd chance" (you lose the auction but they offer you another copy for your max bid) that has been offered to me once or twice by different sellers, usually ones I've done previous business with. It can be argued either way if it benefits the seller or the buyer (damn market volatility and all) but generally I see it as a kind gesture. Haggling appears to have been taken as an insult in this case. A possible way to offset the small premium paid on such a deal is to ask if they have anything else you may be interested in, and negotiate on those.
Also note that one of the worst ebay scams in history was where someone was selling collectable miniatures or something, took the winner's money, made a 2nd chance offer to the 2nd and 3rd place bidders, took *their* money, and split town.
On Sunday, August 31, 2003, at 10:23 AM, Stefan Lindblom wrote:
Ahoy mates!
Just curious about a certain trader on Ebay who seems to be alot into vintage games, with over a 1000 feedbacks. The traders Ebay name and mailadress is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And I was just wondering if any of you have had any experiences with him/her/them.. and if so, what they are? The reason I ask.. well, I won a few of their auctions, including a high prized SSI one. I was outbid on one however, but was approached later by them asking if I wanted to pay my highest bid for another copy they had. My highest bid was more than double the listed starting price so I asked if we could come an agreement with would mean a 7$(from 32$ to 25$) cut in my offer. Listing price was 15$ so I thought that was a fair offer. No risks for them, no time waiting, and no ebay fees.
I got a very short and rude reply.
Surely more than one of you guys have dealt with them before.. what have your experiences been?
/Stefan, wearing out the hangover in front of comp
