In the words of Monty Python - "In Search of The Holy Grail" - "RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!

A few years ago I was top bidder on a bike at a fair price of slightly under $600. I got sniped at the last minute by $0.01 from a buyer with ZERO history. This plus the bidding history that suggested I was going against a shill made me suspicious.

I sent a message to the seller requesting a 2nd Chance Offer if the deal fell through.

Two weeks later the bike was re-listed. I sent the seller another message about the 2nd Chance Offer and they said that they had sent me one - B.S.!

The opening bid in the new auction was $300 so being a trusting soul I decided to chance it and placed my bid. I was the only bidder and paid for the bike through Paypal as soon as the auction closed.

I had to nag the seller for a month to get them to ship me the bike. They came up with all kinds of lame excuses but the bike finally arrived about 5 weeks after the auction closed.

It was poorly packed with the wheels rolling around in the box. They placed some thin bubble wrap on several parts of the frame and threw in a bucket of styrofoam peanuts which covered the bottom of the box providing no protection. One of the few instances of negative feedback that I've left for a seller...

After that experience, I've had no patience with lame sellers! eBay sales are legal contracts! It says so in the BIG print.

A seller with "seller's remorse" because they didn't get as much money as they'd hoped for has to abide by the rules of the auction. In all auctions, you buys yer ticket and you takes yer chances!

verktyg

Chas.