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just for amusement purposes...

gundawggundawg Member Posts: 32 ✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
Some of my favorite dead beat bidder excuses:

"I'm sorry, my son got at my computer & bid when I wasn't looking, he's only 10, so I guess you can't sell this gun to him..."

"I'm sorry, but I just got a call from the hospital, my wife just wrecked the car... She's all right, but I can't afford to buy this gun now...."

"Your not going to believe this, but I lost my job today... right after I placed that bid on your gun....."

"Sir, I'm sorry to inform you that we will not be able to complete this deal. My husband has since died, and I have no need for a gun like that"

"I'm sorry to inform you that I will not be sending payment on the auction I bid on. I found the exact same item elsewhere for $10 less"

"Hi, I sent you payment today 8/1/01"
"Hi , I need your name & address to send payment" 8/4/01
"Hi, my wife forgot to send the payment today, but I'll have it out tomorrow" 8/7/01
"Hi, I need your name & address for payment please" 8/12/01
"Hi, did you receive my payment yet?" 8/13/01
"Hi, I'm still waiting for you to send me your address so I can send you payment" 8/20/01

"Hello.. I'm sorry I placed that bid on your gun, I really did not want to buy it, but I have a bad habit of getting caught up in these auctions...and , well, you know... Silly me. I promise it won't happen again. You seem like a nice seller, please don't leave negative feedback"

"Good evening sir. I'm sorry, but apparently my wife has placed a bid on one of your auctions. She was looking for a birthday present for me, I had hinted around about wanting a new deer rifle, but unfortunately our state does not
allow us to use belt fed machine guns for deer hunting, so I must pass on this deal. Sorry to have put your through the trouble, & hope you understand my situation."


OK, I admit the last one did not actually happen..... but at this point it wouldn't surprise
me a bit


Let's here some of the stuff you other guys ran into...
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  • hillbillyhippiechichillbillyhippiechic Member Posts: 97 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I haven't got any deadbeat bidders yet but I had this one lady win an auction which stated that I only accept money orders or paypal. She sent an email asking if she could pay with a money order or check. I told her to refer to the auction and note that it said money order or paypal. She then requested my address so that she could send her payment. This is rediculous, she could get that information from the paypal notification or the "checkout" process within ebay. I sent it to her anyway, and a week later, I receive an lumpy envelope from her. She sent cash, down to the last penny, taped to paper. I couldn't believe that it made it's way from FL to VA!

    PEACE..., through superior firepower.
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have had most of these excuses, and then some.I got the one about the "child" bidding and wondered, since it takes a PASSWORD to place the bid, do the parents really give the kids their password? LOL. The job one comes up on a regular basis.On small $$$ auctions, I usually give them the option of cash. Some do it and I have not lost one in the mail yet. Usually tell them to send bills and I will send change with widget.

    If I knew then, what I know now.
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  • twinstwins Member Posts: 647 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Some people are not smart enough to NOT have Windows remember their password. This may be convenient, but not necessarily smart. It would be very easy for someone's kid or significant other to log on to someone's pc ,if they have their user id, and cause conflicts or trouble.
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    Actually, none of those are new. I have had most of them. And the more angry and insistent they are that their story is true, the more likely it is a lie.

    "My roommate placed the bid."



    SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net
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  • boeboeboeboe Member Posts: 3,331
    edited November -1
    "Sorry, my husband bid on this item but he committed suicide with a handgun bought at this auction".

    I said if you send me a copy of the obituary, I won't place negative feedback. If you don't send the obituary, that's alright too, it won't matter much if I post negative feedback since he's dead and won't be bidding anymore.

    And there were people who actually thought I was a jerk for handling it that way!

    To err is human, to moo is bovine.
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  • gundawggundawg Member Posts: 32 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    that's a good one!
    I don't feel so bad anymore.
    I just got this one the other day:

    Hello,
    I am going to end this auction in "buy it now",
    but I wanted to know if we could work out a payment
    plan. It would really help me. You probably
    maintain a house and know how hard it is to hold
    onto a lot of money. And I saw this firearm, and it
    was so cheap, I couldn't resist. So let me know
    what you think. I am also a member of many other
    firearm auction site, and a 60 period of pay is
    normal, but varies among individuals. Get back to
    me as soon as you can.



    A 60 period of pay on an auction site?
    some people amaze me

    needless to say you know I didn't see a penny
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its kind of funny,Ive heard some good excuses in my time.But Im sorry my Husband died.Anyone that would tell that in a lie dont need a gun any way.Seems as if they couldnt Bid any more but I guess they change their user name.I guess we hear it all!!

    Best!!

    Rugster
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  • KnifecollectorKnifecollector Member Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I have had almost no trouble with bidders. Everyone I've dealt with has acted in a professional manner. I clearly state in my auctions I only ship to U.S.A. I had one guy from Belgium that had the high bid on a couple of Browning Pistol Boxes. I told him no harm no foul, I would just auction them again. Made him mad, he wanted the boxes at whatever the cost. So I quoted him a shipping charge, never heard from him again.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I forgot my aluminum foil hat and the aliens got control of my mind and made me bid on this shot gun. They wanted to mount in on their space ship. Can you take payment in Venutian zibberfremes?

    A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
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  • TOOLS1TOOLS1 Member Posts: 6,133
    edited November -1
    I have a seller that I have bought from before. Good to deal with. Just bought another gun from him. Asked if he still had the FFL from last time. He said yes and that he could use it. Sent him a cashiers check. A few days later he E-Mails me that he has the check but needs an FFL. Go figure.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I guess I'm just lucky. I've had few deadbeats. Three guys who bid on single rounds of ammo & then bailed because I wouldn't break the law & ship it First Class mail. One who totally disappeared. One truly dead (letter from estate executor). Three rubber checks. But this is out of at least a thousand sales. Along the way I've heard a lot of excuses, mostly problems with ISPs and email accounts, but almost always I believe these were legit because I've walked several miles in the same shoes. I also have had some folks who were wicked late because of hospitalizations, business trips & etc. I guess I'm just naive / gullible / trusting to think that people actually have these things happen when they should be planning their lives around my auction listings.
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  • MercuryMercury Member Posts: 7,840 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've gotten "I have brain cancer, and now I can't pay" from two different people!


    Hate that brain cancer!

    Merc

    NO! You may not have my guns! Now go crawl back into your hole!

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    "Tolerating things you may not necessarily like is part of being free" - Larry Flynt
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  • BlueTicBlueTic Member Posts: 4,072
    edited November -1
    My wife bought me the same thing for Christmas, but I'll pay the auction fee.

    IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY RIGHTS - GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY (this includes politicians)
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    boeboe -- Sounds like you had an anti-gunner trying to be clever, but you fixed her wagon.

    BlueTic -- that one may work at K-Mart, but wouldn't carry much weight with me. Looks like you've got two of these now.

    As for "I found one for $10 less," so what? You bought mine too, and it's a contract. If you don't pay up, you've earned negative feedback and a non-paying bidder report. And I get to sell it again anyway. So look what $10 cost you....





    - Life NRA Member
    "If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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