How would you handle this Ebay situation?

[ASM-completist]

Auction ends at 6PM. At 1PM, you set a snipe bid with your third-party sniping software. At 2PM, seller drastically revises the description(grades) of the comics in the listing. You win the auction and THEN discover the revisions made to the listing. Based on the revised grades given to the comics, you obviously overpaid. Anything in particular you would do? Rip the seller a new one? Gladly pay anyway? Etc?

[Comicdey]

cancel bid and back out if it's not as described....although, you did bid after the description was changed due to your snipe.....I'd contact him first.

[Pirate]

you bid after the revisions. Sniping works both ways

[Sid]

HA! HA-HA! I hate you snipers!

[Sal]

HA! HA-HA! I hate you snipers!

 

 

 

anyway, i didn't think auctions could be revised that close to the closing time. i'd offer some sort of comprimise which would include some sort of repayment of his listing fees or something

[Sid]

Or perhaps you can cover underbidder vs your difference.

 

And I'm not crazy

[Sal]

Or perhaps you can cover underbidder vs your difference.

 

And I'm not crazy

 

you are if you're not using sniping software, at least for some of your bidding

[toro]

I thought you couldn't make a major revisions within the last 12 hours? Guess I'm out of the loop on that.

[Sid]

To be honest I've never even looked into where the software is found or what they're about. Links would be good

[Sid]

I thought you couldn't make a major revisions within the last 12 hours? Guess I'm out of the loop on that.

 

seller CAN but then the buyer has the option to either back out or file dispute at the end, I believe.

[ASM-completist]

I thought you couldn't make a major revisions within the last 12 hours? Guess I'm out of the loop on that.

 

Well, for the sake of argument then, say you set your snipe 13 hours before the end of the auction. You get the jist.

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

Thought you couldn't make revisions so soon before the end of the auction too, thought I read that somewhere. Guess karma comes quick though... that wouldn't be DCFireLord?

[Sid]

I think setting snipes doesn't count in this case since the actual bid was put in after the revision no matter what time you set it up. You'll have to deal with seller directly and hope he's understanding of the situation.

[AussieRuss]

The situation sucks but I think that even though the bid was placed via a sniping program, it was you who set the bid to be placed.

 

I have never thought of the down side to sniping programs but this goes to show that indeed everything that has an up side does infact come with a downside to.....

 

Hope it works out for you.

 

Russ

[trevorlsmith]

To be honest I've never even looked into where the software is found or what they're about. Links would be good

 

Here is the link for BidNip.com. It has never failed, and I highly recommend it:

http://www.bidnip.com/members/signin.php

[EvilAsh]

To be honest I've never even looked into where the software is found or what they're about. Links would be good

 

Here is the link for BidNip.com. It has never failed, and I highly recommend it:

http://www.bidnip.com/members/signin.php

 

Yep, thats the one I use and it works great

[Flaming_Telepath]

I think you must ignore the issue of the snipe...it's a red herring.

 

The fact is that, from the seller's POV, and from eBay's, you made your bid after revisions. It's irrelevant how that bid was placed...snipe software, your cat, via telepathy...the fact is the revision details were available before you placed a bid.

 

You can only hope that the seller is understanding, as technically, you haven't got a leg to stand on.

[Flaming_Telepath]

Or perhaps you can cover underbidder vs your difference.

 

And I'm not crazy

 

you are if you're not using sniping software, at least for some of your bidding

 

I've bought over 3,000 items on eBay...and never once used a snipe programme.

 

Always preferred the hands-on approach.

[drbanner]

I believe you can "add" to the description listing, but you cannot modify the original listing within 12 hours of auctions end. When you add something, it's displayed a bit separately from the original listing with an intro like "On 1/24 11 PM the seller added the following:".

 

Is that how the revision to the description appears in the listing?

[Sal]

Or perhaps you can cover underbidder vs your difference.

 

And I'm not crazy

 

you are if you're not using sniping software, at least for some of your bidding

 

I've bought over 3,000 items on eBay...and never once used a snipe programme.

 

Always preferred the hands-on approach.

 

 

Luddite!