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355 on e-bay.... bids disappearing... price resetting to $0. no reserve

Discussion in '348/355' started by roadracer311, Sep 22, 2009.

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  1. roadracer311

    roadracer311 Formula 3

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    This is an odd one.

    Apparently this guy has decided not to sell his car, but rather than cancel the sale. He keeps actively deleting *all* the bids, but people keep bidding. Depending on the timing, someone is going to end up winning this thing for between $1.00 and $30k, and then they'll have a mess on their hands trying to collect the car.

    Don't know why the seller doesn't just cancel the sale.

    about 3.5 hours to go.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-Ferrari-355-F1-Spider_W0QQitemZ110435323066QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item19b6754cba&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245
     
    roadracer311, Sep 22, 2009
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  2. Scaledetails

    Scaledetails F1 Rookie

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    "wife taking car in divorce" is his reason for cancelling bids, he should just end the auction, what a mess.
     
    Scaledetails, Sep 22, 2009
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  3. roadracer311

    roadracer311 Formula 3

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    strange... with 10 minutes left, it's at $49,100. I'll bet the guy starts deleting bids again any second.
     
    roadracer311, Sep 22, 2009
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  4. roadracer311

    roadracer311 Formula 3

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    Well, it's over. Seems to have sold for $49,100. Odd, since the seller deleted a bid for $50,001.23, in the middle of a flurry of bid deleting.
     
    roadracer311, Sep 22, 2009
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  5. rimoore

    rimoore Formula 3

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    Time to get a lawyer :).
     
    rimoore, Sep 22, 2009
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  6. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    I know a good one
     
    AceMaster, Sep 22, 2009
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  7. ryankjb

    ryankjb Formula 3

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    Seriously, why not just cancel it before, now someone is going to get their hopes up just to find out its not gonna happen.
     
    ryankjb, Sep 22, 2009
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  8. NeuroBeaker

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    By the sounds of things, from the seller's perspective, that'd be shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted... the wife obviously had the good one. :eek:

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
    NeuroBeaker, Sep 22, 2009
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  9. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    lol...poor fellow, to lose his marriage AND his Ferrari....
     
    AceMaster, Sep 22, 2009
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  10. ms.gto

    ms.gto Formula Junior

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    On e-bay, white.TS 24K.miles no reserve wants $40,000 who's going to play

    Andrew
     
    ms.gto, Sep 22, 2009
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  11. PassionIsFerrari

    PassionIsFerrari Formula 3

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    Don't you have to delete all the bids before you can cancel the auction?
     
    PassionIsFerrari, Sep 23, 2009
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  12. jm348

    jm348 F1 Rookie Owner Silver Subscribed

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    yes, I believe you do...:eek:
     
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  13. TheOnlyest

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    Nope, you just cancel it... highest bidder, if reserve is met gets an email.
     
    TheOnlyest, Sep 23, 2009
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