Made a mistake on E-Bay - need advice!

[ttfitz]

While I agree that the "right" thing to do is to honor the sale, I don't get this attitude of someone making a mistake on a listing price and then I am going to hold them to that price no matter what. Personally, I have a hard time getting something on the cheap at the expense of someone else. However, I am also the type to honor the sale. $35 is a relatively cheap mistake to make.

 

Yeah, I agree with this - I think if I was the buyer, I wouldn't want to pay $35, but I wouldn't insist on sticking with the listed price. I'd probably look for some sizable discount in the middle.

 

[conditionfreak]

You should honor the auction. The seller is right. This was on you this time.

 

This.

 

As a buyer, I would have understood and went along with your suggestion. But as seller. I would honor the sale as is.

 

It's only $35 bucks. What is your word worth?

[aggr1103]

My biggest complaint is I have had multiple buyers completely flake out and not buy a book and I don't even get to neg them. One guy even PMed me a said he made a mistake and would not pay so don't bother sending an invoice. It was a $7 book. But we have plenty of E-Bay sucks threads so I guess this will just be Andrew is a dumb- at time thread.

 

And it is for this reason that I am ok with a dealer on eBay reneging on a mispriced item.

 

 

[Big.Mike]

Well looks like you are going to send the books.

Good for you.

 

Blocking the buyer is your choice,

and I really do not see a

reason to not block him.

 

 

 

 

[Chaseman210]

This happened to me a while back. I had five copies of one book and listed them as BIN or Best Offer for $11.99. For some reason (not sure if it's a mistake on eBay's end or mine), it didn't give me the option of listing a "Quantity." When I got the notification that my auction ended with a BIN, I noticed there were no books left. That's when I realized my mistake.

 

I e-mailed the buyer and explained the situation. I told him if he understood, I would refund his money OR since it was my mistake I would ship him all the books and take the loss. He ended up letting me keep the money and only sending him two copies. I pretty much broke even after shipping, but positive feedback was left on both sides. It sucks that you got a person_who_is_obnoxiously_self-impressed as a buyer.

[kav]

I have found sending a message like

Hello and thanks for the purchase. The list price was an error-it was supposed to be $35. I missed that and it is my fault. If you can find it in your heart to forgive this error and agree to a sales cancellation I would be very appreciative. Otherwise I will ship the book stat.

Have a great day'

Works 90% of the time in instances like this

 

 

[CAHokie]

I have found sending a message like

Hello and thanks for the purchase. The list price was an error-it was supposed to be $35. I missed that and it is my fault. If you can find it in your heart to forgive this error and agree to a sales cancellation I would be very appreciative. Otherwise I will ship the book stat.

Have a great day'

Works 90% of the time in instances like this

 

 

 

You have made mistakes like this so many times that you are able to not only calculate a percentage of success but also a flat 90%?

[Hado]

90%?

[kav]

I have made more than 10 mistakes in my life, yes.

[HarveySwick]

I have found sending a message like

Hello and thanks for the purchase. The list price was an error-it was supposed to be $35. I missed that and it is my fault. If you can find it in your heart to forgive this error and agree to a sales cancellation I would be very appreciative. Otherwise I will ship the book stat.

Have a great day'

Works 90% of the time in instances like this

 

 

 

You have made mistakes like this so many times that you are able to not only calculate a percentage of success but also a flat 90%?

 

[Hado]

Imperfect Safeway vigilante with 4' legs and a fused spine.

[kav]

Ok Debbie Downer. Feel better now?

[Hado]

Much

[kav]

It's like a catharsis, huh?

[Hado]

Which type of spinal fusion did you need?

[THE_BEYONDER]

[kav]

I have scoliosis so I had a L2-T3 Harrington rod fusion. Bilateral rod placement.

[Hado]

Ouch.

[Hado]

Whaa waaa

[Hado]

No one responded so you had to elaborate huh.