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| Thread ID: 105616 | 2009-12-08 10:02:00 | Trademe sellers | qazwsxokmijn (102) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 837739 | 2009-12-08 10:02:00 | There's something weird that happens so often now that I'm curious. I've often placed things into my watchlist, things that are usually one-offs from casual sellers, ie he/she only has that one item for sale. But after the auction finishes and the final bid has met the reserve, the seller would offer the item to other watchers. Like, recently I placed a used phone on my watchlist. Seller said he/she just upgraded to a new phone, so no need for the old one. It was $1R, somebody else won it, but then the seller offers it to watchers anyway! Why is that? It's happened so many times with items that are 'one-offs'. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 837740 | 2009-12-08 10:25:00 | Could be that they want more money for it. By doing that, they get more than a single dollar for their 'old' item. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 837741 | 2009-12-08 10:29:00 | But wouldn't that mean they'll have to deny the winner of the winning bid? | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 837742 | 2009-12-08 10:43:00 | Don't think you get the option of offering it to other watchers if the reserve is met at the end of an auction. Perhaps the winner has pulled out for some reason so the seller then gets that option?? |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 837743 | 2009-12-08 10:47:00 | If it was the winner that pulled out then it must happen very often. Plus the seller usually makes the offer on the same day the auction closes, often only hours after. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 837744 | 2009-12-08 10:49:00 | Unless something has changed on TradeMe recently as I haven't used for a few months. TradeMe would get a higher successs fee if the seller was able to offer it to other watchers and get a higher offer... |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 837745 | 2009-12-08 11:48:00 | There's something weird that happens so often now that I'm curious. It's obvious... because you don't believe in the one true God! You poor fool! :lol: :lol: :lol: ;) |
Greg (193) | ||
| 837746 | 2009-12-08 11:53:00 | What? God is meddling with trademe now? ;) | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 837747 | 2009-12-08 12:09:00 | Sounds to me like idiots who just want someone to accept the offer and then tell the winner to get stuffed | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 837748 | 2009-12-08 12:23:00 | Sounds to me like idiots who just want someone to accept the offer and then tell the winner to get stuffed That's what I thought as well, but it happens so often! |
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