Re: [T3] Reverse lights on Ebay

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----- Original Message -----
From: <DGaries808@aol.com>
To: <TYPE3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:50 AM
Subject: [T3] Reverse lights on Ebay


> I am sort of miffed. Marc Bona had me cut off from bidding on the reverse
> lights that
> he was selling on Ebay. He decided that I was a dumb cluck because I
didn't
> know
> how Ebay worked, and he canceled my bid and instigated some sort of block
to
> the
> Ebay system telling me to get lost and don't come back.
>
> I had written an E-mail saying what a "shitty deal" this was. The starting
> bid was $4.99 with a $0.50 increment. So I bid $5.24 and the system
> automatically outbid me. I then tried $5.75 and $6.00 as I recall. both
times
> I was automatically outbid. Then, I bid $25 to see what's up and got the
high
> bid.
>
> I wrote a message about the shitty deal and how that should be grounds for
a
> "no-bid
> on my part, what do you think?"
>
> I didn't really mean that, because the lights would have been a nice
addition
> even at $25. But Marc canceled me out and had me cut off because I didn't
> understand how
> the system worked. Here's what Marc had to say about it:
>
> ".... I know from your feedback that you're new to e-bay, but I assure you
I
> did not set
> up any "automatic bid". it's called "proxy bidding". When a bidder places
a
> bid and is the first bidder, even if he bids $300.00, if the minimum bid
is
> $4.99 the bid is only showed (SIC) as $4.99. Then when a second or third
or
> fourth bidder places a bid that
> is under his maximum bid amount ($300.00), the system automatically bids
for
> him until he is outbid by another bidder. This is the way e-bay works and
has
> always worked. If you feel you are "slighted" I can cancel your bid, no
> problem to me. You may want to read the FAQ on e-bay and learn a little
about
> the system before you start bidding.
> Marc"
>
> First, I have bought about six items off of Ebay during the past year, and
I
> never heard of this system before. Had I been expecting it, I wouldn't
have
> complained. I'm not sure that I understand it even after Marc explained
it.
> His comment about reading the
> FAQ on E-bay didn't set too well, either.
>
> What does a man hafta do, just inch up on the bid by the incremental
price? I
> did that
> three times before going to a still good bid of $25. I was mainly bitching
> about Ebay.
>
> But Marc canceled me and in effect told me to get lost. He wants nothing
more
> to do with me. Does everyone except me know how Ebay works? How would you
> treat the
> incremental bidding, say if you really wanted an item, weren't aware of
how
> Ebay worked. And after reading Marc's e-mail, I'm still not sure what to
do
> about it. Do you
> continually increment your bid at the incremental rate until you finally
get
> the high bid? That's dumb!
>
> Don Garies
> dgaries808@aol.com
>
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