I have a new ebay story that needs telling because it is absolutely incredible and needs to be shared. I still cant believe it but it is TRUE and may be a good warning to future ebay buyers out there.
I saw an ebay item which consisted of a mediocre SLR camera and 3 decent lenses ( item doesn't really matter, this could have been anything ). This had reasonable ( but certainly not great or bargain or "steal" ) opening bid and buy it now prices on it but the listing description was not completely clear as to on the working condition of the items. I kinda decided I would buy it but only if the seller assured me everything was in good working order and no sooner. So like anyone else, before I did the "Buy it Now" I emailed the seller and told them I was interested in buying them but only if the lenses were fully working so I asked for a clarification of the working condition of the items. A day later he sends me the anwser saying yes the lenses are fully working and he is sure I will be happy with them. I was satisfied with his anwsers so I go to the auction page hoping that no one else had bid on them or had bought them and no one had. BUT, I find he had raised the price TWICE between the time I asked about them and the time he sent me the answer. Not only does that seem incredible and unethical to me, the amazing thing is he actually still expected me to buy them at a new jacked up price about 25% more than when I asked for clarification on the condtion! Of course I sent him a F.U. letter in return and didn't really mind not getting them at the original price because it wasn't really a super deal or anything. But I still cant believe someone would think of and actually do something like that. And then to think I would still buy them from him after he raised the price twice before answering my email is absolutely inconceivable to me. To me he is the greatest A-hole seller of all time. And I have been doing ebay regularly since 1996. Its not so much that he raised the prices twice between the time I said I would buy if working OK, it's the fact that he honestly believed I would still buy them at the newer much higher prices he changed to after I asked for the condtion clarification! Comments Please! Has anyone ever heard or seen or experienced anything like that? Ever? Online or offline? That is just truly mindblowing to me..... JCO ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----
