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I just HAD to share...

Started by lighthouse,

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blowout

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You know, regardless of the flak, I do tend to start quite a few very popular and thought-provoking threads.

 

Can't you all see, its a dastardly plot to shatter buyers confidences in eBay and get them all down to the LCS to buy more back-issues. grin.giftongue.gif

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underthebigw

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Last week we had a couple threads talking about bad submission days. I'm sure someone won't mind posting the links... During that discussion I mentioned there was a worse submission day out there and that I had placed snipes on several of them. My good buddy kahml was kind enough to "out" my finds for everyone to see... tongue.gif

 

I exchanged several PM's with forumites about the auctions, and why I planned to bid on 20c Iron Mans in CGC 1.8 to 3.0...

 

Fast forward to March 8th... I log in briefly to see how the auctions are turning out and see that my bids of $8.51-8.59 won't be winning any of the items. I do a little confused-smiley-013.gif and go to bed. I wake up sick and I don't return to my computer in any real capacity until yesterday.

 

Fast forward to today... I am going through my emails confirming the various eBay sales I made and start sifting through the mail that doesn't meet any of my "answer now" filters.

 

I come across this email, sent on the night of the 8th, after about half the auctions had closed...

 

Subject: What the hell are you doing?

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To member:   lighthouse_comics

From member: user-patrol

 

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why the hell did u bid up all of those iron man auctions?

 

you knew what my bid was for all of them and you went ahead and bid just to

raise the price?

 

why would you do such a thing?

 

that is messed up man.

 

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Followed about an hour later by this email:

 

Subject: Why the hell did you do that?

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To member:   lighthouse_comics

From member: user-patrol

 

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why did u bid 8.50 for every single comic when you hadnt won any of them

before???

 

why??

 

u knew that 8.50 wasnt gonna win, and all u did was raise the price for me?

 

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I read those two a few minutes ago and did another confused-smiley-013.gif ....

 

Then I scroll forward a day to find THIS email sent on the 9th:

(apparently a copy of his message to the seller)

 

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To member:   lighthouse_comics

From member: user-patrol

 

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I thought you might like to see this...

 

To Whom It May Concern,

 

I am deeply trouble and saddened to inform you of a certain set of unfortunate

events that took place last night on eBay.  I had gone through and bid $10.01

for approximately 30 of your CGC graded Iron Man comic books. 

 

I was the high bidder on all of your comics except for two (2), but what

transpired next is truly apalling.

A bidder by the name of 'lighthouse_comics' went through and bid on each and

every of your comic books as well.  This user went through and PURPOSELY bid at

around $8.50-$9.00.  I could understand that for the first couple, or even few,

bids this user was unaware of what my bid was.  But what amazes me is that this

user went through and bid the same amount for all 30 auctions, WITH THE FULL

KNOWLEDGE THAT HE/SHE WAS NOT BIDDING ENOUGH TO BECOME THE HIGH BIDDER!  AND

THIS PERSON WAITED FOR THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE TO BID, SO IT'S NOT LIKE HE HAD

BIDDED WAY IN ADVANCE!

 

All this user was able to do was raise the prices of the auctions for me, as

there were no other bids placed after mine from other than this one individual.

I have no idea why this person would want to raise the price for me.  After 5 or

10 this person would have realized that $8.50 was not enough to win the

auctions, but he continue to bid that same amount, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT I HAD

BID MORE AND WAS THUS PURPOSELY RAISING THE PRICES for me.

 

I have no idea why someone would do this.

 

So it is with great regret that I must inform you that I cannot purchase these

items from you at the final bidding price due to the injustices that have

transpired.  I would be more  than happy to purchase the items at the price they

would have ended at had this user NOT CHOSEN TO RUIN me.

 

Please feel free to look at the auctions and bid history and you will see what I

mean.  It is clearly a case of one user simply trying to "screw" another one.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

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I hereby submit a hale and hearty:

WTF???

 

I'm still laughing about this... I started as soon as I got to the "deeply troubled", laughed all the way through my reply to him, and am still laughing now as I type this post... foreheadslap.gif

 

Wanna take bets on how quickly 10 forumites add this fine eBayer to their "blocked bidders list"?

 

Still 27_laughing.gif

'House

 

Don't you just love knowing you can ruin someone's week without even trying. grin.gif

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Aces

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Boy comic collectors are certainly weird and deranged people....errr wait....ummm ...never mind...

 

Yeah, you are righ..... blush.gifforeheadslap.gif

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THE_BEYONDER

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So it is with great regret that I must inform you that I cannot purchase these

items from you at the final bidding price due to the injustices that have

transpired. I would be more than happy to purchase the items at the price they

would have ended at had this user NOT CHOSEN TO RUIN me.

 

 

 

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lighthouse

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I haven't heard back yet from the guy I ruined... I look forward to posting that email here. cloud9.gif

 

But I want to thank JC for reminding me to contact the seller.

 

I sent this email last night:

 

> To member:   trustedtraditions.com

> >From member: lighthouse_comics

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> I just got back from a brief illness, and I saw that I didn't win your CGC

Iron Man auctions.

>

> But I also saw in my email box that the guy who did win them is running

for the title of eBay insufficiently_thoughtful_person of the year. He sent me a copy of the message he

sent you where he claims my bidding ruined his life. Yeah, okay. Apparently

he has never heard of sniping software and thinks I sat at my computer

placing bids just to make him mad.

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> He said in that email that he wasn't going to buy the books because my

bidding "ruined" him. If he does wind up being a deadbeat I will be happy to

purchase the items at the bids I made. Unlike some people I do stand behind

my bids. Geez, just when you think you have seen it all.

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> Please let me know either way. If I don't buy your Iron Mans I have my eye

on some other purchases, but I would prefer to buy yours.

>

> Thanks

> Lighthouse Comics

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And this morning, I got back a nice reply from the seller:

 

Dear Lighthouse,

Would you be financially ruined if you paid

the high bidder price of 50cents more

so I could just not do business with this jerk ?

He thinks you are a shill and we both know you are legit ..

Please know we paid CGC (more than that) per book for grading ,

What were we thinking ?

I guess we need to stay in the Paper Money business..

Please advise ..

 

So it looks like I will get my beautiful Iron Mans after all. cloud9.gif

 

Who's RUINED now, huh??? BEE-YOTCH!! I guess Mr user-patrol should stay out of the CGC game if he doesn't have the scratch to compete! Fifty Cents? I laugh at fifty cents! Chump change to a guy like me! I throw that away every time I super-size my fries. You boyz best rekonize who you messing with! Don't be biddin' no nine dollahs if you can't cover the tab. You never know when I'm gonna snipe you at eight-fitty. Don't go cryin to yo mamma that I dun RUINED you wit mah bids! The peeps see mah name on dat bidda list and they knows they's bout ta git smoked! Even da guys wit da paper money knows I'm legit! You see a One-Eight Marvel in a slab, you best back away, cuz Lighthouse is in the HOUSE!

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THE_BEYONDER

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Dear Lighthouse,

Would you be financially ruined if you paid

the high bidder price of 50cents more

so I could just not do business with this jerk ?

He thinks you are a shill and we both know you are legit ..

Please know we paid CGC (more than that) per book for grading ,

What were we thinking ?

I guess we need to stay in the Paper Money business..

Please advise ..

 

I like this seller.... 893applaud-thumb.gif

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lighthouse

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Dear Lighthouse,

Would you be financially ruined if you paid

the high bidder price of 50cents more

so I could just not do business with this jerk ?

He thinks you are a shill and we both know you are legit ..

Please know we paid CGC (more than that) per book for grading ,

What were we thinking ?

I guess we need to stay in the Paper Money business..

Please advise ..

 

I like this seller.... 893applaud-thumb.gif

 

So do I... smile.gif

 

gossip.gifGo rate the QP on my thread in the Bronze section... gossip.gif

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Who's RUINED now, huh??? BEE-YOTCH!! I guess Mr user-patrol should stay out of the CGC game if he doesn't have the scratch to compete! Fifty Cents? I laugh at fifty cents! Chump change to a guy like me! I throw that away every time I super-size my fries. You boyz best rekonize who you messing with! Don't be biddin' no nine dollahs if you can't cover the tab. You never know when I'm gonna snipe you at eight-fitty. Don't go cryin to yo mamma that I dun RUINED you wit mah bids! The peeps see mah name on dat bidda list and they knows they's bout ta git smoked! Even da guys wit da paper money knows I'm legit! You see a One-Eight Marvel in a slab, you best back away, cuz Lighthouse is in the HOUSE!

 

Whoa! Straight outta Compton, yo! shocked.giftongue.gif

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The peeps see mah name on dat bidda list and they knows they's bout ta git smoked! Even da guys wit da paper money knows I'm legit! You see a One-Eight Marvel in a slab, you best back away, cuz Lighthouse is in the HOUSE!

 

893scratchchin-thumb.gif CLEARLY what we have here is one with the incentive to place bids merely to bolster ones bidding status and "Search: as a Bidder" record 893naughty-thumb.gif

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