Selling ethics

[BEK-46P]

I found some VXR rims on ebay. I offered them $1550. A few days left until the end date, she calls up, agrees on price. We organise a pick-up date. I ask her if she wanted a deposit, she says just bring the cash on pickup. I then receive an email from her this morning saying she got offered $1635 and that if I beat that by $15 more, she would hold out for me. I said $1550 was all I could afford, she told me to f-off (figuaritively)

Ethical or not?

[sooty]

Ethics don't really come into selling too much these days, most people are just out for as much money as they can get. She had an offer from person A, (you) and then a better offer from person B (them)....i'm sure she prob doesn't care who gets them as long as she gets the money, but you can't help but feel a bit ripped off....

[DirtyHarry]

well for $85 i think that woman is ****ed. seriously that was wrong.

[vectraguy01]

she just got greedy same as alot of others around, maybe just report her to ebay if u wish, other than that, cant do much about it, everyone is out to make money and if she wants to play games so be it.

[ROCCO]

dude thats farked...I feel your pain...people shouldn't be able to do that...once you agree to a figure thats it...contract signed

[auzvectra]

unfortuantely honor is long dead in this society.
i like the days of samuri, even when they were killing eachother with swords, they still had honor to an enemy.

[Keep'emRunning]

yeah that's pretty screwed!

The guy i just bought my interstate car from, had local buyers lined up with cash in hand, yet he kept it for me even though it was hard deal for him to follow through with. There are still cool dudes around. :cool:

[maloo97]

Mate thats just ****ing low in my books!

As stated by keep em go after her with a vegeance thru ebay complaints...

[mania]

Did she actually accept your ebay offer? Or just say yes verbally? If so she sounds like she's trying to rip ebay out of their final value fee.. could report her on those grounds.

[cobey]

since she is accepting offers through ebay outside of the auction she is breaching ebays terms and condition ebay could cancel her account also could cancel yours for making an offer outside the auction

[maloo97]

Very true

[Snotty]

since she is accepting offers through ebay outside of the auction she is breaching ebays terms and condition ebay could cancel her account also could cancel yours for making an offer outside the auction
the offer was formally made using "best offer"
looks like it was only accepted verbally.
next time get them to formally accept the offer on ebay

lol @ tuzinski offering $15

[BEK-46P]

Tuz must've made that offer right after I told him I scored the rims, in which case LOL!

[USC]

Greedy bitch...did she mean $15 more than the second offer?
Report her to ebay.

[Hoya]

damn mate thats got to suck when she said she will sell them to you.
if she was really serious she would of taken them off ebay until you came and got them.

[Shay]

that sucks aye, who accepts an offer and is then like ahh got a better one now soz...

[glider]

Tuz must've made that offer right after I told him I scored the rims, in which case LOL!

:confused:

[J]

Perhaps there isn't even any other offer from anyone else. The seller just wants to rip more money out of you, knowing that you want the rims...

Which is why in future, it's a good idea to put it in signed writing first. Buyer and seller both a copy each. That way, no one can back out of it. A deal's a deal's a deal.

I've seen practices around that are even worse. At least you haven't lost any money!

[Keep'emRunning]

..if you have her email and phone number, download a hot lookin' pic and sign her up on redhotpie.com.au :D

[JohnBu]

**** her.

not ethical.

but anyway, just tell her that you'll pay $1,650.

just play along with her, but don't buy it.

say you'll come tmrw at X time, call up 30 mins after you were suppose to come to say that you're running late.

1 hr later, arrange another time.

tell her to meet you at the tyre place so they can inspect it.. again make her wait.

don't show.

repeat

[rjastra]

It's called gazumping

Now, be honest. If you made a verbal agreement over the phone to sell your car for 20K then someone came along and offered 25K what would you do... honestly.

[Greg K]

had a bad experience before John???

[Calibrated]

yeah.. that astra turbo for sale for 12 that my bro wants to buy.. guy calls him on monday saying he got an offer for 13, can he beat it? LOL. who offers more than the advertised price?

calls back yesterday to say buyer couldnt come up with the cash. haha. dumbass.

[btm]

**** her.

not ethical.

but anyway, just tell her that you'll pay $1,650.

just play along with her, but don't buy it.

say you'll come tmrw at X time, call up 30 mins after you were suppose to come to say that you're running late.

1 hr later, arrange another time.

tell her to meet you at the tyre place so they can inspect it.. again make her wait.

don't show.

repeat

hahahahah :D

[Hoya]

if you got her address go steal them of her and then you get them for free

[Jerram]

how about we give the address to you and you steal them for us.

mm I guess you have to ask yourself about all this


"What would I do in the same position?"

be honest now.

[BEK-46P]

It's called gazumping

Now, be honest. If you made a verbal agreement over the phone to sell your car for 20K then someone came along and offered 25K what would you do... honestly.

That's a really bad hypothetical :rolleyes:

If there was the slightest chance of getting 25K, I'd never settle for 20K in the first place.

But for the sake of speculation, it would depend on how much I liked the personality of the original buyer.

This chick sold me out for $75 so it's clear she didn't think much of me, LOL

[ROCCO]

you shudda said I can only afford my first offer however sexual favours are not off the books

[Keep'emRunning]

if you got her address go steal them of her and then you get them for free


hahah I like that sort of simplicity!

[poita]

i've been in this situation before.

simply, i have $x to pay for it, take it or leave it.
usually you see the item up for sale again pretty soon

[Wraith]

Ethics don't really come into selling too much these days, most people are just out for as much money as they can get. She had an offer from person A, (you) and then a better offer from person B (them)....i'm sure she prob doesn't care who gets them as long as she gets the money, but you can't help but feel a bit ripped off....

+ 1

Be honest all - who on here would not have done the same ??? ie: take the best offer ;)

We're talking about selling something to total strangers - best offer/highest amount always wins, everybody would do the same !!!

If it were to someone you know or a fellow forum member, then yes a decent person would apply some manner of ethics...my 2 cents...

[Wraith]

It's called gazumping

Now, be honest. If you made a verbal agreement over the phone to sell your car for 20K then someone came along and offered 25K what would you do... honestly.

Again - totally agree...

It's not nice being on the recieving end of this sort of thing, BUT we'd all do it unless it's concerning someone you know more personally than a total stranger !!!

[oneightoo]

i would sell to whoever offered a substantial amount more..

ie.. agree to sell to person A for 20k, then person B comes along, offeres $21k, i'd sell to person B..

if it were only $15 dollars more? nah, i'd keep it with person i agreed to sell to first..

end of the day, im not in the business of sales.. this is my stuff i wanna get rid of, i dont care if you miss out on an agreed price just because someone offered me more.. im taking as much for ir as i can get.. simple..