POLL: the final step before ninth_wave reveals all!

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Originally posted by TazFromPA:
Why do people post completely idiotic questions?

Because they don't read the listing.

I got an email the other night for an item I had up for sale . "Does this unit include the manual?"

Listing stated no manual included.

Guys bids. Then sends me an email telling me to cancel his bid, because he didn't know it the unit was without the manual.

#1 - I never read any of this until the auction ended.
#2 - cancel your own damn bid.
#3 - read the listing, idiot.

And all this from a user with feedback in the high hundreds. You'd think he'd know better.

Fortunately he got outbid, so I didn't have to deal with a jerk who wouldn't have paid anyway because he'd claim "I made a mistake" or "you didn't cancel my bid."

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Fortunately he got outbid,

Another good reason not to cancel a buyers bid even if they ask, let them do it and it ends up on their profile as a bid retraction.

For all you know he does it a lot and by getting the seller to do the cancelling keeps him squeaky clean.

If you had cancelled and there was only one other bidder of course the sale price would have been the start price. There is a chance they would fend of a genuine bidder but thats part of the 'game'.

Quote : "wouldn't have paid anyway because he'd claim "I made a mistake" or "you didn't cancel my bid."

Don't think this would hold any water in an unpaid dispute because as I expect you are aware he could have cancelled.

That's e-life

So, choo, and you are choo this time, the crux of this is that it's best to "make" them cancel the bid rather than me doing it....right?
Jeff's post looks funny! Lots of blue space from my vantage point!
It looks as if it was a BIG picture!

Edit wait, now it looks like a little choo choo..

Just a quick HI before I'm off to work..

N - the buyer would have to retract, the seller cancels. But it's a moot point once the auction is over..Then there is a winner (or whiner, as the case may be) and they'll either pay or they won't. Most bidders don't even know HOW to retract a bid, and even then it's only allowed under certain circumstances or the seller can report the person. However a seller can cancel any bids s/he wants, that's their call. But in JeffS' case, the auction was already over...nothing to be done.

Hi N, JeffS's picture is of a big choo choo alright it's just that he has uploaded a large picture and sometimes on my slow PC it is showa as abig blue space or full size image momentarily then shrinks down to avatar size.

If you expand it it up you will find the picture is of a massive steam engine in full flight, impressive machine and photograph.

Regards cancelling, definately, they messed up let them take the blame and if they don't and someone outbids them you are even beter off !

If you cancel it and then they change their mind afterwards they may complain to eBay about dubious practice/favouring other buyers, need to be on your guard.

I would never cancel a buyers bid except in exceptional circumstances, but I will readily block any that have messed me around so they don't do it again.

edit - Hi Ms M have fun

Leaving now, Choo

I see you wait til I'm almost gone to make an appearance I think you like it when I ignore you That way you can make sure you don't get a whackin.

I'm sure you read that I gave Miss S the DeLorean but not to worry..WE will take good care of it, but when Taz gets his turn, well...let's just say it was a nice car while it lasted

I have a disclaimer in all my auctions that states "PLEASE do not bid without first emailing me for permission if you have any negative feedback in the past 30 days or you have less than 10 feedback. I reserve the right to cancel any bids that do not meet this criteria!' Also this piece "All PayPal payments must be shipped to a confirmed address.
Due to a problem with a less than honest buyer I must insist on this."
Very few people actually email and I have only cancelled 2 bids despite having alot of bidders with zero feedback.
Miss M!

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I'm sure you read that I gave Miss S the DeLorean but not to worry..WE will take good care of it, but when Taz gets his turn, well...let's just say it was a nice car while it lasted

You are going to pay dearly for that one!

Anyone interested in seeing any more pictures of 614, at rest and in motion? I'll just post them as attachments to a message.

I've been up for hours Ms M, what's your excuse ?

Not sure whether Taz was fitting a garbage compacter to soup her up or to repair the damage inflicted by you two shopping for next season's fashions by going a year ahead and buying them at post season prices

How could I ignore someone with your personality, charm, wit and rat cudgel

Sure Jeff I am interested and virtually positive Choo is also! Right Choo?

No, got to disagree with you wholeheartedly on this approach Taz ...
[quote]I have a disclaimer in all my auctions that states "PLEASE do not bid without first emailing me for permission if you have any negative feedback in the past 30 days or you have less than 10 feedback. I reserve the right to cancel any bids that do not meet this criteria!'quote]
I am glad to say I have not had to resort to this in my listings, as a buyer I would think what a nasty piece of work this seller must be and avoid them like the plague, what's he going to be like if I find a fault or there is a problem.

You can block buyers who are negative and received what is it 2 upaid strikes in the last 30 days, and cancel at will anyway so why say it, no I would not apply aggressive text.

I would rather deal with the odd time waster and subsequently block them rather than add an aggressive piece of text to my listing.

I looked at the pro's and con's very closely over many sellers before I started seriously selling and decided to keep the t's & c's part of my listing very concise and freindly with enough protection to give me the strength to deal firmly with time wasters.

I have a firm belief that aggressive wording loses money or even excessive freindlier texts of which some are mind boggling to the equivelent of a large sheet of typed paper worth of do' and don'ts, I never buy from these sellers.

Besides many buyers don't even read the descriptions, postage or any other details so why would they bother reading your version of the riot act, the only ones who would are more likely to be the nervous innocent ones.

I find that buyers who are new certainly below a profile of 10 bid wildy and prices will always be higher than from experienced buyers. When buying I do not try to outbid these people as they will get carried away, so why frighten them off due to the odd timewasters, think again Taz my friend, it's not good business to scare off the highest bidders around.

Hi JeffS my 'No' was in answer to Taz's listing information, didn't see his reply to you until I posted.

Yes, regarding image attachment if it can be done via the private message route as I prefer to keep my anonimity (if I could spell it ) at present.

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You are going to pay dearly for that one!

Awww Taz, I know ya still love me Besides, Miss S and I want you to hot rod that car into the ground...Choo is EXTREMELY paranoid and won't even tell me his real name (privately). So this is what you get Choo

Looks like I'm the only one with no life tonite so I'll probably be talking to myself, but I usually do that anyway so I guess it won't make much difference.

BTW, Miss S and I tried to use Auctiva for messaging but it doesn't seem to work..if anyone can figure it out let me know.

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Looks like I'm the only one with no life tonite so I'll probably be talking to myself, but I usually do that anyway so I guess it won't make much difference.

No posts for over 12 hours! This will not do!
Alert the authorities, Dial 911(I tried that but couldn't find the eleven on my phone?),Declare a national emergency! (Well it is you know!) More like international cannot forget our English contingency

Hey Mr Taz,

How ya be? Oh you're right, we cannot have this!! Where is everyone? I think Choo is mad at me for letting you have the car after Miss S... He probably eas expexting to get it back in one piece Not gonna happen Choo!

I can't find the 11 button on my phone either

(Taz are you blond BTW?????)

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(Taz are you blond BTW?????)

Now Miss M I have to keep some aura of mystery about me don't I?

No you don't

There's a couple of posts about folks not being able to access Auctiva, one said s/he was from the UK. Maybe Choo is having some kind of problem?? (Well we know he has problems but I mean with his computer)

Just posted on that one Miss M. But if he can access here then Choo should be able to also.. Just like when maintenance happens the community is still up.

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Originally posted by TazFromPA:

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Looks like I'm the only one with no life tonite so I'll probably be talking to myself, but I usually do that anyway so I guess it won't make much difference.

No posts for over 12 hours! This will not do!
Alert the authorities, Dial 911(I tried that but couldn't find the eleven on my phone?),Declare a national emergency! (Well it is you know!) More like international cannot forget our English contingency

There is a national emergency!!! No posts for 12 hours....
I am trying to figure out how to close my store for 2 weeks.....I just have to pick one way or another.
I am listening to my International language learner....Learning Spanish in your car....had to bring it out for a refresher...all I could remember was dunde el banyo!!
Guess that's all I need to know! hee hee.
Ms M is that 8880?
I figured out Ms S YAY!!
Also trying to decide whether or not to take the laptop.....if I do I will check in here all the time.....if I have access. Shucks! that's not a vacation, right?
So who owns the car? And why is it circulating???

Hola N Que tal? Como esta? Muy bien aqui. No problema que encuentra el bano
Miss M is 8880, the car is community property and only a figment of our rampant imaginations! How in ever got in Miss M's hands we will never know. Believe she and Miss S were going to do the Thelma and Louise thing and drive it over a cliff!

Ahh, as I commented yesterday about the charm of Ms M "Well we know he has problems"

And the wit (and smelling) of Ms M :-

"He probably eas expexting to get it back in one piece Not gonna happen Choo!"

Ms M answers my other question, Taz's garbage compacter is to be used to repair the DeLorean

And not forgetting the frozen rat cudgel :-

"That way you can make sure you don't get a whackin."

On the day of reckoning Ms M will have a book of her own

Here is how to put your store on vacation. http://pages.ebay.com/help/specialtysites/placing-store-vacation.html
Hope you are going someplace nice?

Hey Choo posting at the same time as me I see! Jinx you owe me a cold frosty one!HMMM? Over there you guys drink it warm don't you?

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Believe she and Miss S were going to do the Thelma and Louise thing and drive it over a cliff!

What, it was the sequel model it can fly, grooan ...

Why don't any one read the manual, whoops mustn't get Taz going again, you didn't read that Taz, ok

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drink it warm don't you?

Yep, thick, dark and warm, not like fizzy fly p**, (no offence to our MIA spider and fly)

Particularly to the spider last seen speeding west on a cow catcher to spider-heaven, ninth fly has not come to rescue his spider ?


Now Ms N catch up please, the DeLorean is as real as our imagination, and we are only using that because Pete waltzed off to Germany with the Tardis and left us stranded in the 21st century. Clear ?

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Why don't any one read the manual, whoops mustn't get Taz going again, you didn't read that Taz, ok

Well Choo I captured a few little birdies for special occasions such as this. Time for there maiden voyage. Going to send them overseas
All in good fun of course lest anyone gets the wrong idea! just got a call from Magoo's have to go to work. have a good un all

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Going to send them overseas

And as we may say over here in response, "same to you with knobs on" and to quote the Kenny Everett "all in the best possible taste"

Have a nice long day/night at work

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Originally posted by TazFromPA:
Here is how to put your store on vacation. http://pages.ebay.com/help/specialtysites/placing-store-vacation.html
Hope you are going someplace nice?

si senor~Los Cabos.

Muchos Gracias....I had read that,but don't know which option to choose. Seems to me like closing the whole thing down would be best and least problematic.
Anyone ever done the vacation thing?

Aha Ms N. Yes I drive and I like the idea of the fancy car. I am dangerous, had one wreck in my life....2 yrs ago...bad one but I was unscathed! Car was totally totalled.!

Tu hablo espanol?
dunda el banyo and cuanto cuesta? all I need to know!!! Los Cabos is very Americanized. almost need no hispanol!
I can't write it!

Maybe I could have the "car" while I'm down there. Cheaper than renting, no?

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Believe she and Miss S were going to do the Thelma and Louise thing and drive it over a cliff!

Miss S do you see this! Aarrgghh
Men are SO annoying (Yeah, like we're not)
Actually we're gonna do the Thelma & Louise thing WITHOUT the driving off a cliff part...we're gonna stop at Taz's, pick up the pieces of the DeLorean, and go deliver it to Choo. OOps can't forget Pete - we'll need to pick up some boxers for him as long as we're there. Or maybe a thong, whatcha think?

Sorry N, no car for you..Taz will have it in little pieces by then

How about this for Pete?? Opinions?

*screamin' from cattle guard*
Aaaggghhhh!!!!!!!!! Miss M!! My eyes!!! My Eyes!!!!
That hurts MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe you'd torture a spider so when in such distress!!

Heeellllp meeeee!!

What?? You don't think Pete would like it?

You know I'm not trying to torture you, that's ninth's job

I think poor Pete will be in shock!

No comment.

OMG this may be toooo racey a group for me......my goodness!
That hat he's wearing sure looks funny to me.

I thought he'd be back by now ?? And what do you mean 'no comment'? You always have a comment I'm gonna get Pete about 10 pair of these, all in different neon colors.

Haven't seen much of ninth lately around here either...he's probably waiting for more cookies from ya

OK so you have the DeLorean now, Taz gets it next. And Choo never gets it back
'Coz I have to wonder about anyone who would drink their beer warm..ewww Ice cold for me even in ice cold weather

Miss M. what are you trying to do, get us all sick?! That pic is an abomination of the highest order, an obscenity beyond comprehension, a massive assault upon our sensibilities.

As for Miss S., you are quite correct, I do love to torture my tricky little spyder, and do so at every opportunity. That's what she gets for fooling me into her web. Don't worry my little arachnid, your fly will rescue you soon! I only have to figure out which of the 1000 images of you is the REAL you! I only have 999 more tries. Hang-on, almost there!

Miss M, I missed your previous post. My eyes are in such shock, I can hardly see!!
You'd think these guys surely know by now we've got more sense than to drive off a cliff. hmmmm I did fall into Choo's trap and have myself stuck on the cattle guard though. I guess you know what that means!

When I get rescued from here, I say we head out Mexico way First. No, now... I insist!

Too racey a group, Ms N? Surely you jest! I didn't even notice th' hat. It's the shoes that got my giggle box goin'!

edit: I knew my li'l fly hero would be here to save me!
Here I am... over here... barely hangin' on!!!

What's the matter ninth? You don't think those are the sexiest underwear you've ever seen? (I thought those were the kind YOU wear)

Oh boy, I'm gonna be in for it now
Help Miss S! Should I delete the picture?? Is it that bad?

This was one of those "crate of kleenex" pictures...someone at work had the bright idea to show this to me there...it took me quite awhile to pull myself together

Miss S..what is cattle guard?????