That's just seller's remorse. It's obviously up to you, but I'd have strongly considered disputing it with eBay as a seller refusing to honor the auction results is every bit as bad (or even worse) than a buyer refusing to honor the auction result.
The value of it was determined. It's the $5 you were willing to pay and that no one else was willing to pay more for it. Just my worthless $.02 Todd * Josh Dersch <dersc...@gmail.com> [150723 17:03]: > Just FYI -- the seller and I failed to reach an agreement; I assume this > means he'll be relisting it (hopefully with a starting bid or reserve that > matches his expectations). > > - Josh > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:45 AM, william degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I told him he might get $500 in untested condition, a lot more if it > > works. Video, good pics, be ready with a ship quote, etc. He may have > > asked more than just me, but that is what I told him > > On Jul 23, 2015 12:31 PM, "Josh Dersch" <dersc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It was me. Despite the listing being "local pickup only" the description > > > notes that the seller's willing to arrange shipping (it just won't be > > > cheap). So I put in a lowball bid on it. Did not expect to be the high > > > bidder, definitely did not expect to be the only bidder. > > > > > > That said, immediately after the auction ended, the seller contacted me > > > and explained that he'd screwed up; he's new to eBay, couldn't figure out > > > how to set a reserve (or an opening bid amount, apparently) and just > > > couldn't let the thing go for $5. Since I'm not completely heartless > > (just > > > mostly) I'm trying to work something out with him, but we'll see; he > > seems > > > to think it's worth a fortune -- I'm not so sure. (Rare doesn't > > > necessarily equate to worth and all that...) > > > > > > If I do end up with the system, I'll dump the ROMs, etc. > > > > > > - Josh > > > > > > > > > On 7/23/15 7:24 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > > > >> did anyone here get this? > > >> > > >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/281752359535 > > >> > > >> I am interested in a firmware dump, but not enough to drive to socal to > > >> get it. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > >
