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Too funny not to share...unhappy bidder......
Locust Fork
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Email on an auction that ended tonight....
xxxx says.....
"Amazing how this auction was supposed to have ended now and since that time another 15 min has been added. Guess it's rigged since this item almost sold for 160.50. Will be reporting this to site so they know what you do to try to make more profit from their site. I know that I will not place any bids on your items."
Another message from xxxx on this auction.....
"So you did it here too. If you afraid to sell something then don't post it. If you want a min amount then place a reserve. You suck"
xxxx says.....
"Amazing how this auction was supposed to have ended now and since that time another 15 min has been added. Guess it's rigged since this item almost sold for 160.50. Will be reporting this to site so they know what you do to try to make more profit from their site. I know that I will not place any bids on your items."
Another message from xxxx on this auction.....
"So you did it here too. If you afraid to sell something then don't post it. If you want a min amount then place a reserve. You suck"
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great fellow apparently read the rules , I wish the other auction site would pick up the 15 minute rule , one of the best ideas that has come down the pike IMHO
you list some great items Kasey and when times change for me I hope to be the proud winner of some of them , for now I just have to sit them out or toss in a low bid so I can say I participated [:D]
by the way Kasey will you not get your fingers smacked for posting the fellows e-mails , no matter how dumb they are
You guys can explain the 15 minute rule to him.....I'm not helping anyone that sends an email to me saying "you suck"
I sent him a link to this thread.
You guys can explain the 15 minute rule to him.....I'm not helping anyone that sends an email to me saying "you suck"
He is really going to think "you suck", when he reads this thread.
[:D] [:D] [:D]
Welcome new member,xxxx[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
[:D]
Boorish fellow that.
Sorry, been watching Downton Abbey, you know.[8D]
My eyesight is not the best, but did he even bid?
Boorish fellow that.
Sorry, been watching Downton Abbey, you know.[8D]
I love love love that show. I get to watch it in about 30 minutes. Larry had to work today, when he gets home we will watch that one and the walking dead. We really should watch one of them on another day....they don't really go all that well together.
Daryl doesn't make it[B)]
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Welcome new member,xxxx[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
We first saw it in 2012 when I had just got out of the hospital from heart surgery. Hooked on it that first night.[8D]
I doubt he is a forum member, or if he is, he is too embarrassed to respond here.
I had a guy that got SUPER pissed off because I waited 6 days, actually 4 business days, after I deposited his personal check, to ship a gun to his dealer. He claimed that the check had been cleared for 4 days, and that I should have been able to find that out.
Funny stuff!
I doubt he is a forum member, or if he is, he is too embarrassed to respond here.
I had a guy that got SUPER pissed off because I waited 6 days, actually 4 business days, after I deposited his personal check, to ship a gun to his dealer. He claimed that the check had been cleared for 4 days, and that I should have been able to find that out.
Silly people and the personal check mess. I tell people that I take them, but it will be TEN BUSINESS DAYS after I deposit the check before the item ships. This is because someone can actually stop payment on an out of state check....even after it has "cleared" the account. They will actually put your account in the negative if they have to IF someone stops payment on a check. I've never had any problems with them.....well one....but it was funny. I do a lot of repeat business with an eye surgeon. He wrote a personal check for over $20,000. It was the one and only check that I have had bounce! [:D] It was a mistake on his end. He transferred the money out of an account (some kind of IRA or something similar) and the money took longer than we realized to be in the account.
If you aren't smart enough to work the auction, should you really own a gun?
Agreed! [:D][:o)][:o)]
Guess they just assume "The ebay Way" and never look deeper.
Thanks for the Sunday entertainment.[:D]
All of our auctions use something known as the '15 minute rule'.
In a typical auction setting, there is always a called out counting that happens to allow buyers time to decide to place higher bids. This 'final call' is reset each time someone places a bid. "Going Once, Going Twice, Going Three times" - someone places a bid - "Going Once, Going twice" - another bid placed - "Going once, going twice".. and on and on until the auctioneer completes the entire phrase "Going Once, Going Twice, Going Three times, SOLD to the highest bidder"
So this rule is no different, but because of delay caused by the internet and other possible technological speed bumps, we have a 15 minute final call time.
When the seller lists an item, he specifies the number of days the auction will run. The auction listings display the scheduled closing time for the auction. If there is bidding activity on the auction within fifteen (15) minutes of when the auction is scheduled to close, the auction automatically switches into a special mode analogous to the 'going, going, gone' period of a live auction. In this mode, the auction is automatically extended until there have been no bids placed within fifteen (15) minutes. When fifteen (15) minutes have passed with no bidding activity, the auction closes.
The 15 minute rule makes auctions unbiased, by allowing all bidders an equal opportunity to place their best bid. In other online auctions where an auction ends exactly at a given time, some bidders will hold their bids until the last minute or so, in the hope of winning an item on the cheap. This is referred to as 'sniping'. The 15 minute rule gives all bidders an equal opportunity to place their best bid on an item before the item closes. This way, no bidder loses an item to sniping, and the seller can be assured that he has gotten maximum value for the item.
Our auctions are more like a live auction. In a live auction, bidding continues until no one wishes to place another bid. The auctioneer does the 'going once, going twice' routine, and if someone places a bid the bidding resumes. Since all persons bidding on an auction are connected by the Internet which can be slow and cranky at times, we picked 15 minutes as a reasonable amount of time to overcome any slowness or technical problems.
In a 'live' auction, the person who is willing to pay the most wins the item. Why should it be different on the Web? We certainly don't hide the fact we do this - you will find the 15 minute rule described in our Help Center, User Agreement, etc. It is also why our auction listings say "Ends On or After".
In a recent survey, a feature similar to our '15 minute rule' was the #1 most-requested feature addition that eBay (R) users would like to see added to the eBay (R) site.
To Come up With a 15 Minute Rule .....
I liked the 2 Minute One myself[:0][;)][;)]
If you aren't smart enough to work the auction, should you really own a gun?
+1
I don't know where these people come from.
I am not a seller, but I believe GB has a provision to block certain bidders.
Proof again moron is not an endangered species
Sounds like a sniper that got sniped
You can snipe on Fleabay and win but not here.Wallyworld is just like here 15 minutes to get maximum profits when bidding,he should read the rules first and refrain from bidding if he feels that way.
serf
As a seller the 15 minute rule is a wonderful thing!
As a buyer the 15 minute rule sucks a foul and odorous wind from the southern exposure of a northbound donkey!
It's all a matter of perspective.
Place a bid with what you will pay, and walk away. If someone wants it more than do you, they will buy it. If not, you will buy. I don't think I've ever bid on an item within the last few hours, much less the last few minutes.
Brad Steele
Will never understand folks getting upset about being outbid, even though xxxx does not appear to have bid on either auction.
Place a bid with what you will pay, and walk away. If someone wants it more than do you, they will buy it. If not, you will buy. I don't think I've ever bid on an item within the last few hours, much less the last few minutes.
I have waited until the last minute in the hopes of avoiding a bidding war. Some people will bid more for something just to keep the other guy from "winning". Like the guy that only want's to drive 69MPH until somebody tries to pass him. Then he's willing to do 80. [}:)]
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
Will never understand folks getting upset about being outbid, even though xxxx does not appear to have bid on either auction.
Place a bid with what you will pay, and walk away. If someone wants it more than do you, they will buy it. If not, you will buy. I don't think I've ever bid on an item within the last few hours, much less the last few minutes.
I have waited until the last minute in the hopes of avoiding a bidding war. Some people will bid more for something just to keep the other guy from "winning". Like the guy that only want's to drive 69MPH until somebody tries to pass him. Then he's willing to do 80. [}:)]
The Psychology of a merchant is always at hand,just look at all the people who line up for apple products that are 30% higher or more!
serf
I had a guy that got SUPER pissed off because I waited 6 days, actually 4 business days, after I deposited his personal check, to ship a gun to his dealer. He claimed that the check had been cleared for 4 days, and that I should have been able to find that out.
It may have cleared like he said. I have had checks clear in 2 hours but other times a week.
I just bought a gun on GB with a BIN for a grand and sent a check saying sometimes it clears in a couple hours and I can let him know if he likes or he can wait until he is satisfied.
He said I sounded honest (How could he hear me on email?) so shipped it right out and I checked and it did not clear until the day before it arrived at my FFL.
Some of the guys mentioned get me. Why a day or two is worth getting worked up over is beyond me.
Its not something serious like say misspelling Wulfmann
Those guys should not be allowed to be on GB [:D]
"Fools learn from their own mistakes. I learn from the mistakes of others"
Otto von Bismarck
let those who have never done anything dumb because of ignorance, cast the first comment.
the guy is obviously quick to accuse but he's not stupid (probably) just ignorant of the facts and there IS a difference.
usually these type posts get locked or proofed in a NY minute. I have brought up some goofy remarks by buyers before but I don't think I've ever done so by name. I didn't think that was allowed.
flame on beaches[}:)][:D]
NUNN - had the same situation and I called the guy and told him I'd look into it. he said ok and then I proceeded to ask for his bank's phone #, account, and ss # and when he said no, I asked him how was I supposed to find out from his bank since my bank wouldn't have that info. he thought a minute and said sorry, I see your point.
some people don't know that - if I were to not know that, I'd think my bank could tell me if a check deposited has cleared or not. till I found out they couldn't do it, I was IGNORANT of the facts.
ignorance can be cured.
ignorant people are funny sometimes but I really find it amazing that moderators and administraters will allow anyone to disparage someone else BY NAME. (much less ad to the piling on)
let those who have never done anything dumb because of ignorance, cast the first comment.
the guy is obviously quick to accuse but he's not stupid (probably) just ignorant of the facts and there IS a difference.
usually these type posts get locked or proofed in a NY minute. I have brought up some goofy remarks by buyers before but I don't think I've ever done so by name. I didn't think that was allowed.
flame on beaches[}:)][:D]
By Name?
Who named their child xxxx?
Brad Steele