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Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
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Username: Cmparrf40
Post Number: 448
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 10:20 pm: | |
Arlie, it makes sense to me.
If the seller reserves the right to sell the car I see nothing wrong with it.
The first person with the cash wins!
So many of the car sales on ebay are never completed because the "buyer" can not pay, so if yoy have a guy that walks into your shop and offers cash are you going to say no and wait on a "maybe" deal from ebay?
I see your point, but look at it from the sellers view point.
I have purchased some big ticket items on ebay and consumated the deal BEFORE the end of the auction, both the seller and I came fine on the deal. It is the seller, NOT the buyer who is at risk. I bought before the auction ended to get the price I wanted to pay, while the seller gave up the oportunity for a bigger ebay bid, he knew I was a sure deal.
hey it is just my opinion, but it looks like the seller is the loser here........... |
Horsefly (Arlie)
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Username: Arlie
Post Number: 304
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 9:08 pm: | |
I saw this on E-Bay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1867782059
It's for sale by the Forza guy up in Connecticut.
Once again, I note a typical contradiction. How can the car be for sale on his web site for $17,500 and ALSO be for sale on an E-Bay auction? If some guy shows up tomorrow and whips out $17,500, how can the auction be legitimate because the car will already be gone when the auction is up? And just as importantly, why would anybody bid over $17,500 when they could just call the guy on the phone or drive up and buy it for exactly $17,500? And don't tell me that he could simply cancel the auction if he sold the car straight out. That is still flakey dealing by leading people to believe the car is up for auction for 10 days when in fact it could sold at a moments notice. Of course the reserve could be lower than $17,500. But then that just means that anybody offering him the $17,500 web site price is potentially getting fleeced. Whats up with all this burning the candle at both ends?
Oh, I forgot; Ferraris are just used cars after all. |
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