James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Just sold my iPad 2 on eBay for £295. Within 30 minutes of it finishing I got this message from the winning bidder:
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Hi it appears I have just won the bid on your IPAD 2, unfortunately I have been looking at Ipads recently with a few to buying one in the summer however my rather clever son who thought he could get this for me for mothers day has bid for your IPAD without my permission and won the bid. I am unfortunately not in a position currently to buy this item and I hope this will not cause you any issues. Please contact me to discuss further but I am extremely sorry for the inconvenience caused and will of course pay for your advertisement.
Again my apologies, Keith
Firstly, I'm pretty pissed off, this is the first time I've used eBay to sell something in AGES and despite all the horror stories I thought I would try it.
Secondly, can anyone spot the flaw in this message which suggests it might be bullshit?
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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mothers day
keith
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Oli_p
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Registered: 4th Jan 08
Location: Staffordshire
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yeh its a guy, saying it was a mother days pressie for him/her lol
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: SE England
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I was too slow ^^ 
Probably bidded then saw some cheaper on ebay, made excuses to get out of paying. Typical ebayer.
[Edited on 18-03-2012 by Sunz]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Work out how much it costs to re-list, take the money off him, job done.
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Matty W
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Registered: 31st Jan 11
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son buying for mothers day.. name is keith.
unlucky.
ive seen adverts that say buyer must get in contact before winning bid accepted, otherwise auction goes to previous high bidder
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Darryl H
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Registered: 19th Nov 09
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You can do a second chance thing to the person below his bid?
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
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With a few to buying one? 
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Keith is a name given to guys who know jackshit about modern technology. He was probably looking for fanny pads and thought theres one made of apples.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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Just file a claim through the dispute resolution centre to get your fees credited, you don't need to get him to pay you anything.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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Personally if I was offered a second chance I would automatically assume it was a bid up by a mate gone wrong and patch them
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
Location: Bolton
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
Personally if I was offered a second chance I would automatically assume it was a bid up by a mate gone wrong and patch them
But why would that matter to you, unless you've made more than 1 bid? If you were the 2nd chance person, you get it for what you bid (or less)
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Second chance always looks funny, particularly so soon after.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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What ian said, it would matter because by buying it the seller wins at his cheating game
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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I've got a few crash damaged nitro rc cars on eGay at the moment. I havent used it in years, and i'm just waiting for all the shot to hit the fan with it
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Get him to paypal you the money to pay for the listing fee. Then file a non buyer payment, once you've done that you can re-list the item free of charge. No real loss tbh.
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Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
Get him to paypal you the money to pay for the listing fee. Then file a non buyer payment, once you've done that you can re-list the item free of charge. No real loss tbh.
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neil h
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Registered: 28th Sep 06
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Email him/her back asking if Keith was his/her name before or after the op.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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I got fucked about on an iPad. We agreed to cancel transaction and all was ok. Fees were cancelled.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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I know there are various solutions, it just makes me so angry. People think they can just bid and then have a think about whether they actually want it.
I know I probably won't lose out on any fees etc but it's just an inconvenience.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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I never have trouble with ebay until i'm selling something electrical and trendy, like a phone, ipod etc.
all these weird people come out of the woodwork and do weird things and have weird bids and weird stories.
Just ignore his pleas and send him and invoice, report him as non-payer etc,
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Well I actually used my sister's account, she has over 700 feedback at 100%. She said she has never had a single problem and uses it all the time.
I used it once for the first time in ages and get screwed over.
But she mainly buys/sells small stuff under about £30, which could explain it.
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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You hardly got screwed over
open a case, get fees back, re-list.
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Work out how much it costs to re-list, take the money off him, job done.
Yeah then hit him with a non paying strike and reclaim ebay fee's 
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