Did I do something wrong?

[HugeRosen]

Scenario on eBay:

 

Thursday afternoon: Get a message asking me what best I can do on one of my listings.

 

5 minutes later: I send back message back saying lowest price I'd accept

 

couple hours later: I get a higher offer from another buyer than price I quoted other guy

 

I message the first person stating I have a higher offer and I'll still sell him the comic at the price I offered even though I have a higher offer.

 

I wait 40+ hours to hear anything. No response.

 

With about 5 hours left before higher offer expires, I accept higher offer.

 

24 hours later, I get message asking if the comic is still available. I respond apologizing for the situation but that I accepted higher offer due to no communication. Another 24 hours, I get message about reneging on an offer.

 

Opinions on if I was in the wrong here? Maybe I'm impatient but I have a phone and e-mail that both tell me when i have a message from someone.

 

Anyways, thoughts?

[jjeanius]

Doesn't sound like he ever accepted your offer to begin with. I don't see a problem here.

[Colicab]

His fault he never sent the offer in the first place. A PM is very different from clicking the offer button. You gave him ample time to respond.

[Awax]

eBay isn't here, you don't owe anyone anything.. Usually you try to be nice and nothing comes of it.,

 

You gave the guy a chance. He waited to long.

[ThoseBackPages]

which book was it?

[retrothecollector]

Ya what book?

[comicalgems]

I'd say in the future make it very clear to the interested party that unless they post in the thread or PM it could still be sold.

[ThoseBackPages]

I'd say in the future make it very clear to the interested party that unless they post in the thread or PM it could still be sold.

 

id love to see that on eBay!

[HugeRosen]

It was WD 88 variant. Not one of the higher priced things. And the higher offer was literally like $2 more than my offer to him so it's not like I was being greedy and taking a bigger payday.

 

I chalk it up to someone sending a PM from a sales thread while someone else posts an i'll take it. Not same situation but still. I was going to offer to send him a free comic or something just to be nice but I didn't much like his response back to me after I told him I sold it.

[N/A]

Doesn't sound like he ever accepted your offer to begin with. I don't see a problem here.

 

+1

[ThoseBackPages]

i'd not worry about it. you gave him ample time to respond

[HugeRosen]

I'd say in the future make it very clear to the interested party that unless they post in the thread or PM it could still be sold.

 

id love to see that on eBay!

 

 

eBay will probably charge an extra .50 cents to let you use emoticons in your listing.

[I like pie]

[eBay will probably charge an extra .50 cents to let you use emoticons in your listing.

Those little guys work hard

[darkstar]

if you are in negotiations with someone and a third party steps in and offers a higher price, then that is the price. If the initial buyer didn't choose to match that offer immediately then they are s.o.l. You don't owe them anything

[Pinky Lee Zepplin]

i'd not worry about it. you gave him ample time to respond

 

Ditto, and money talks.

[ThoseBackPages]

if it makes you feel better, you can send me the #87 9.8 for free

[comicalgems]

I'd say in the future make it very clear to the interested party that unless they post in the thread or PM it could still be sold.

 

id love to see that on eBay!

 

 

Yeah if no offer accepted through eBay or offered then he has no claim.

[CBT]

you cant reneg on a deal on ebay. A deal happens when both parties agree to a price, and accept it. If he didnt want to miss out on the book, he should have payed the asking price.

 

As others have said, thats why we have on the forums. PMs about maybe doing this and that dont count.

 

It's your book, and you have the right to sell it to anyone on ebay up until the offer is truly accepted. Just pretend it was a house, and you were fielding offers from more than one potential buyer. Until you sign it and they sign it, there is no deal.

[ItsJustRyan]

I've had something similar happen:

 

Offer placed.

 

Another higher offer placed. Took second offer.

 

First offer guy was like...

 

All's fair in love and eBay.

 

You gotta do what you gotta do.

[HugeRosen]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Just wanted some unbiased feedback to see if I was being a . Sounds like I'm good.