[mack]

So, the reserve function is a ripoff, it have calculated that it will cost me 20 bucks for a reserve of 600 dollars.

Is it possilbe for me to end the auction early if i dont like the end price? And if the auction ends and i am stuck with a crappy price does this mean that I have to sell my frame for a low price?

 

[Ridemonkey]

Just make your starting bid the price you want. Sheesh this isn't rocket science. End the auction early? How about a kick in the nuts instead? Ebay should have an IQ test for users to take before selling items.

:nuts:

 

[mack]

This is only my 2nd time using it. S'cuze me...

 

[Ridemonkey]

This is only my 2nd time using it. S'cuze me...

Screwing people has nothing to do with using Ebay. Use common sense grasshopper.

 

[dexterq20]

Ebay should have an IQ test for users to take before selling items.

Just remember that this is mack who we're dealing with here. I'm surprised he's capable of using a computer, let alone listing something on eBay.

 

[chicodude]

I really doubt someone is going to buy your giant with the HUGE dent in the downtube

 

[rpk1988]

Grasshopper sounds like a nice title for Mack.

 

[mack]

I didnt think that ending the auction early was screwing some one over. At all the real auctions i have been to, after it is over the seller can decide to take the car home or accept the price. There is no obligation to sell.

edit: BTW, i didnt put the dent there, azracerx did and the dent it fine. I rode it all last year without any problems. What do you think will happen? The whole frame is going to collapse because the downtube is slightly deformed?

 

[splat]

I didnt think that ending the auction early was screwing some one over. At all the real auctions i have been to, after it is over the seller can decide to take the car home or accept the price. There is no obligation to sell.

Its against eBays rules , and if you did it to me I'd report you , Becasue it Pisses me off when some on edoes that.


and yes there is an obligation to sell!

and that is not true in a real auction , your the high bidder you are required to pay!

 

[Ridemonkey]

and that is not true in a real auction , your the high bidder you are required to pay!

Yeah I was wondering about that. I haven't been to a real auction but that sounded like BS to me.

 

[Transcend]

ebay isn't complicated, you are retarded.

Yes you have an obligation to sell, and yes you have the obligation to pay as high bidder. By listing and or bidding on an auction you enter into a contractual situation. Read the TOS.

 

[punkassean]

eBay rules if you know how to use it, they make more money by confusing people. Why set a reserve when you can set the starting price???

Didn't you spray paint that dented bike too? Good luck getting any money for it. Also a dent in a tube can cause it to collapse, it depends on the size and location of the dent though. Look at an egg shell. Super strong from end to end but if you compromise it side to side it's worthless. Same goes for Coke cans and bike frames.

 

[JRB]

OK - I'll start with "mack is a dummy", but at an auction, you are not required to sell. You are, however, required to pay comission on the high bid. I spent lots of times at sales and saw lots of folks pay comission and take cattle home. It is not the norm though.

 

[dexterq20]

...a dent in a tube can cause it to collapse, it depends on the size and location of the dent though.

Downtube shouldn't be an issue though. Think about it: when riding, your downtube is under tension. There are no compressional forces pushing it together, so therefore the dent won't compromise the structural integrity of Mack's ass-ugly Giant.

 

[punkassean]

true, except if he went into a g-out or ditch super hard it would compress and possibly contribute to a failure.

 

[binary visions]

Forget the comparison of eBay to a "real" auction. Read the terms of service first - you are entering into a contract, and are required to sell the item at the end of the auction.

If you don't want something to sell for less than a certain amount, then you have three, very easy options: a reserve price, start the auction at the minimum price, or don't freakin' list it.

 

[firetoole]

I bet he's one of those people that win my auctions and never pay me (man that pisses me off. 1 out of every 2 thing I sell never get paid for)

 

[JRB]

I bet he's one of those people that win my auctions and never pay my (man that pisses me off. 1 out of every 2 thing I sell never get paid for)

Pay your what??

 

[firetoole]

parts, bike's misc

 

[JRB]

parts, bike's misc

It was lost.

 

[firetoole]

not totally

 

[JRB]

not totally

whew...

 

[mack]

I would never screw some on over.

And yes, although my giant is ass ugly, it is sellling for cheap.