Yes, I noticed your auction and was going to congratulate you on what seemed like a good price.
Really? I thought the final price was really poor. I've seen refurbished S2 alloys go for over £600.
You could always approach the highest losing bidder and ask if he wanted them for the price of his highest bid...?
I've done that but when he didn't win he sent his own wheels off for refurb instead, so now he couldn't justify spending the extra which is totally understandable.
I try to steer away as much from Evilbay sorry I mean Ebay as possible,Too many "shananagins" and dodgy deals on there.
With mates pushing bids up,non existent items and bidders hidden so you cannot tell whose bid and how often.
Yes, I know this goes on. As far as I am aware I haven't been a victim of it when bidding but then again would I ever know...? The simple fact of what you say though is this activity goes on in all auctions, be they 'real' or cyberspace. My approach to bidding in an auction is to set my limit beforehand and not go over it. That way you'll never be 'conned' into parting with more money than you intended to. Of course, you may have ended up paying more than you actually
wanted to but that's not the same thing... If you can't cope with that then you should never bid in an auction.
But... point noted about 'hidden' bidders. My auction was a 'private' one. I'm not sure when I selected that option- I certainly didn't choose it for this particular auction so I can only assume I did it ages ago and I haven't reset it. I didn't notice it at the time of making the listing. When I relist, if I choose to use an auction style listing then I will ensure it is not a private listing.
Even won items before at good price only to to told by the seller the winning bid was too low so they wont sell.
Well, that's pretty despicable behaviour and no doubt the seller's feedback would soon be indicative of it.
I much prefer to deal via an enthusiast/club platform that way you at least stand some degree of completion as buyers and sellers both know what they are dealing in, their value and what to expect. Offering £225 for your wheels and can collect tomorrow weather permitting if you wish to deal
Well, the first part of that above quote I do agree with, but it is very much 'in an ideal world' thinking. Because the second part of the above quote is totally at odds with it. That offer implies the exact opposite of what you have just said. It's not an offer, it's an insult. You would expect to pay that for 5 wheels just removed from a car, not refinished. And, I might add, this is exactly why I actually prefer to use ebay- it avoids this situation of the seller having to put a price on something that fellow club buddies will feel is a bargain and a favour... How does one ever put a price on something anyway? How does one decide what something is worth? Generally by using 'the going rate' as an example. And where does one find 'the going rate' for a set of five refinished S2 alloys...? There is no 'going rate'- it doesn't exist. They are worth what anyone wants to pay at any given moment in time. And there is only one place to find out what that is...
The simple fact of the matter is this. I am not a wealthy man. I am self employed, feeling the financial pinch the same as anyone. I have my little hobby which is the same as most of us on here, messing around with old cars, and it simply has to be as self-financing as possible. If I want to buy stuff, first I have to sell stuff. I took the chance of listing the wheels on ebay with no reserve and I got what I think to be a poor result. Even poorer when the guy turned up with the cash and left with the cash because he'd misunderstood the listing. However, that's the chance you take with ebay. I will list them again because I want to sell them. I don't need them and they will help pay for my HPE's new interior. I would rather take the chance of listing them again than giving them away at a price that is a fabulous bargain to the buyer and a kick in the guts to the seller. Buyer walking away knowing he has just paid too little for something and seller feeling disappointed that he felt desperate enough to agree to it but it's ok... the seller has just gifted something to a fellow enthusiast so he can feel easier about that... If that's your definition of the enthusiast/club platform then I'm sorry but I don't agree.
Rant over.
Andrew.
