robofreak wrote:What happened to the original auction? I'm assuming it did'nt sell, but I remember seeing some guy say they wanted a bank loan for the set. I wanted to see how he was going to pull that off in todays economy.
Well, the winning bidder was a sham eBay account who edged out the previous high-bidder at $50,100. It was pretty much immediately apparent what had happened but eBay policy requires that you wait a certain number of days to discount the bidder before moving on to the runner-up.
Once the runner-up was contacted, he enthusiastically accepted, then declined, then accepted but wanted a lower winning amount, then declined again, citing family/work issues.
It was disappointing, but what can you do, right?
After that, I just resolved to list it again, but to cancel bids from 0 feedback users who don't contact me first and end on a Sunday instead of a Monday this time to see how it goes. Many (you wouldn't believe how many) people have emailed, called or said face-to-face "You know, you'd get a LOT more if you'd just sell everything individually," so I politely thank them for the advice. It's a damn good suggestion, I'd just like to avoid it, if I can. Very few people have that kind of coin lying around or even available to them and I completely understand that. Worst comes to worst, I'm only out the eBay fees and I get a story to tell my kids, someday.
So, now I'm just keeping myself busy with work and answering emails/questions from my pda.
PJ
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:13 am
