What about this?

[Bonds25]

Just curious what people feel about ending an auction early to sell the book outside of Ebay? I know I've had nice offers to end auctions early and sell the book, and I did it on a couple of occassions. Is this as bad an offense as ending the auction 10 minutes early to avoid taking a loss?

[Rickdogg]

It's okay if you are ending it with days left, but not seconds There's a big difference.

[greggy]

I never do it just because I want to give everyone a fair chance. Who knows, some shilling rookie like Ricky may want to snipe it!

[Rickdogg]

It also depends on the item being sold. I'm sorry but everyone has a price.

[greggy]

Sure, off other people off that wanted to snipe the auction! Hypocrite Ricky!

[Rickdogg]

You're retarded.

[greggy]

Thanks for the kind comments!

[blowout]

..........i think it really depends on how long before the auction ends, as ricky said days is ok (even 24 hours) but anything less is unfair to the potential bidders and may stop those bidders coming back to any more of your auctions.......IMHO

[blowout]

....another thread successfully hijacked by the rickdogg & greggy show........

[greggy]

This was easy. We don't feel guilty about ruining Matt's thread!

[Rickdogg]

Exactly!

 

For example, if I posted something up on ebay with 6 days to go and a board member makes me a reasonable offer, i'd probably end the auction and sell it. That's a big difference from ending an auction with 10 seconds left to save my butt on the potential auction end price.

 

 

[greggy]

Hey, doesn't CI use the word "Exactly" alot when he gets one of his underlings to agree with his many opinions?

[Rickdogg]

I wouldn't know since I am not that observant of other posters in this forum

[Bonds25]

Yea, I agree. The times I've done it have been with days left in the auction, and I usually emailed the bidders and apologized.

[greggy]

You seem to notice an unamed poster's annoying posting style!

[Bonds25]

Cool, I just sniped (or is it considered a shill bid??) Comicinvestor on your X-Men #119! I feel much better for some reason!

[Bonds25]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Just sniped him on the #135 too!

[greggy]

Yeah, save the guy from wasting money on some crappy X-men!

[Rickdogg]

I just put them up with no reserve becuase I want to SELL SELL SELL. I hate re-listing more than once.

[Bonds25]

Yep, I'm just preventing him from participating in the comic crash of 2002. It's for his own good!

 

Now that I think about it, a thread devoted to the comic crash might not be a bad idea...