the ebay confusion thread going south, it's started, will move here Options

[rhodyguy]

payment noted in my account for said item @ $54.95. i recieved a "new" offer via email. i don't like this. i was polite.

kevin

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I brought this topic up at my Church's Men's study this morning. Many people say the seller should do the right thing and ship the product for $55. I originally thought the same way. With a little reading this morning it dawned om me that it was an honest mistake and many here are trying to punish and ridicule the guy for it. That's not right either. Two wrongs don't make a right, isn't that what they say.




Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters,6 whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things. 4:9 And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.

First, it is a business transaction. Ethics are involved, not morals. The ideal way for the seller to have come off was to agree to ship the item at the price stated because it was his error. He then could have asked for some leeway because he made the error. The buyer should have been given an option. I'm sure a mutually agreeable solution could have been worked out.

Since he only communicated that he was killing the deal because he would lose money and that he would sell it for his cost was not an appropriate solution. He is a weasel.

The best reason for selling at the stated price was given in the cigar trading post. A long term customer is worth taking it in the shorts once.

I will guarantee that the seller WILL proof his ads after this.

And no, I would not have taken advantage of the situation and bought them all. I am keenly aware of the "normal wholesale and retail" price. Even I am not that much of an asshole. I bought 300 OEM lower targa seals at an auction for $2.00 each - I sold them for $10 each, knowing full well the list was $89.00. In addition, when someone that I shipped said the seal was to hard and/or cracked (some were), I shipped a replacement at no cost. My reputation was more important than the effin money.

Ok, you can continue beating it to death now. It was an error he should have backed up and bit the bullet.