This is what happens if you don't follow the Gospel of Orpheo

[Orpheo]

@elfro: I hope you're typing on your smartphone and you forgot to turn off the scottish keyboard? Don't understand it at all

 

[elfro89]

och dinnae worry big yin, nae sweats. Moast folk dinnae ken aboot i'ootside e' scotland. it's international unnoficial warmoth day fur swally yoor un lingo ken but?

 

[Steve_Karl]

I saw this guitar on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330676011466?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1009wt_1113

I liked it and decided to ask the seller to close the ebay-bidding and deal with me off ebay. I'd give him 1350$ for the guitar, without shipping, and we'd both be happy.

Good for him, on sticking to the rules. He's a man with integrity and not to be swayed by greed.

 

[AutoBat]

Elfro

Seven posts of Pikey?

 

[Orpheo]

I saw this guitar on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330676011466?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1009wt_1113

I liked it and decided to ask the seller to close the ebay-bidding and deal with me off ebay. I'd give him 1350$ for the guitar, without shipping, and we'd both be happy.

Good for him, on sticking to the rules. He's a man with integrity and not to be swayed by greed.

no, the rules allow sellers to withdraw an auction if they see fit.

 

[pabloman]

When you send a seller a message there is a box that says do not respond if the sender asks to complete a transaction outside of eBay. This is against policy and usually fraudulant and not protected with buyer protection.....or something along those lines anyway.

 

[Orpheo]

When you send a seller a message there is a box that says do not respond if the sender asks to complete a transaction outside of eBay. This is against policy and usually fraudulant and not protected with buyer protection.....or something along those lines anyway.

really? can't remember having seen that, but in that case, you're right, I'm wrong, and I was in error to having suggested that in the first place. Doesn't matter, the guitar is mine anyway.

 

[Cagey]

Right. It's an auction site, not a flea market, regardless of how it's often perceived. Goods go to the highest bidder, not to the one who wants them the most.

Besides, one would be foolish to end an auction when there are people begging to buy something RFN if you'll just stop offering it to everybody else. All that says is it's worth more than the current bid.

The thing to do when bidding is to decide what the absolute highest price is that you'd pay for something, then bid that. The automatic bidder will not apply that bid, only that part of it that will beat the last bid. If anybody bids past that after the fact, it gets refused until somebody beats your highest bid. Once somebody beats your highest bid, whaddaya gonna do? You could raise your bid, but you're defeating the purpose of buying used goods, which is to get a good deal. All too often you see people paying as much or more than they would have to had they bought what they wanted new.

 

[pabloman]

Can't blame a guy for trying  :dontknow:  It's a nice score  ccasion14:

 

[Orpheo]

@cagey: I think you're right but my eyes are closing on me, I can't keep 'm open anymore... you're right, I'm wrong. that's the premise I'm working on right now