But why would anyone go to the trouble of bidding only to back out? Just to be a d*ck?
On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That's how it is on many things sold there after eBay changed the feedback > policy to favor buyers and sellers get screwed. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 2, 2016, at 1:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > This is typical for a large number of auto sales on eBay, so I've > learned. While there's really no way to document it, based on what people > say it sounds like less than half of all auction actually end up completed > to the high bidder. > > > > Dan > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On May 2, 2016, at 2:28 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> > >> It did come pretty clean. The winner just stopped by the shop and told > them he is backing out on paying for the car. I have to wait a few days to > make fleabay do anything. Meanwhile, second chance offer went out. > >> > >> clay > >> > >> > >>> On May 2, 2016, at 6:10 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >>> > >>> Cleaned up nice. > >>> -Curt > >>> > >>> From: clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>> Cc: clay <redgh...@comcast.net> > >>> Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2016 11:12 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sold the SL > >>> > >>> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/291747507440?forcerRptr=true&item=291747507440&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:EOISSA:MOTORS:1123 > >>> > >>> > >>>> On May 1, 2016, at 7:29 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Mercedes-Benz: SL-Class 450SL > >>>> > >>>> This was an interesting sale. The winning bidder made a cheater deal > with the owner of the 1974 SL I was selling on CL. He had contacted me in > March to take a look at the above car, but flaked. Last week he shows up > at my Indy claiming to not know me and that he had been keeping an eye on > the cars in the parking lot and wanted to see the above car. Probably full > of shite, as he lives and works 30 miles away and has little reason to > drive past my indy. Screwed me out of a commission. The shop called me to > make sure I did not know the guy, and I did not recall the name, but > checked email and found the old mail. Sale price was too close to bottom > line to get any cash in my pocket. I was told he would be coming by to pay > for the car May 2nd. I did a late night re-list of the car at $1k less > than the latest asking price to see if I could snipe the sale and get some > pocket change. Dude showed up the NEXT day and paid for the 1974. > >>>> > >>>> So, the 1977 was put on Fleabay last Sunday because it was getting no > interest. Original posting on CL was as a project/parts car at $1700 > because it had not run in five years and parked out in the elements all > that time. The guy who bought the 74 contacted me in early March, when the > '77 was listed as parts. Indy asked what the '77 would fetch if it ran. I > said twice what a parts car would. I was in the middle of cleaning the > moss off and giving it a waxing. When I left the car ran and drove well > enough, so I posted it for $4k on CL in late March. > >>>> > >>>> The winning bidder just signed up on Fleabay this week and now has > the chance to buy the 1977 SL for more than I was asking. What an IDIOT! > He has to make a $800 deposit or I am going to offer it to the back up > bidder who took it past $4k on his bids. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> clay > >>>> > >>>> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap > >>>> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > >>>> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > >>>> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > >>>> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > >>>> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
