eBay etiquette question (aka am I being weird)

[bimble]

I listed as a job lot 7 plant pots, used, functional, aprox sizes & pics. Put £10 as starting price. Auction ended today & somebody ‘won’ at £51.
I think that’s too much money for the not very beautiful pots and feel awkward about it like he’s going to be sad or pissed off when he comes to get them.
Do I just act normal like here’s yr pots give me the £51 or do I say something, like idk I’d be happy with £30 they’re not that great are they.
?

 

[bellaozzydog]

That’s very generous of you

I’d do it. Spread the love

 

[bimble]

I will do it then But only when he turns up not by messaging, that would be weird, I think.

 

[two sheds]

£7 isn't too much to pay for a plant pot - presume they're coming to collect?

But yes nice idea.

 

[TopCat]

I listed as a job lot 7 plant pots, used, functional, aprox sizes & pics. Put £10 as starting price. Auction ended today & somebody ‘won’ at £51.
I think that’s too much money for the not very beautiful pots and feel awkward about it like he’s going to be sad or pissed off when he comes to get them.
Do I just act normal like here’s yr pots give me the £51 or do I say something, like idk I’d be happy with £30 they’re not that great are they.
?

Be straight always. But nice? No.

 

[mauvais]

I wouldn't do shit until they turn up in case they're a total bellend and try to dick you about like everyone on say FB Marketplace. Then you'll feel doubly bad for having been messed about and unnecessarily helping out an absolute twat.

 

[Orang Utan]

A mate once 'sold' one tiny sachet each of salt and pepper (like you get in hotels/canteens) for a reserve price of £1M.

 

[bimble]

Be straight always. But nice? No.

Yours is the advice I needed. I am being weird. Cheers.

 

[bimble]

A mate once 'sold' one tiny sachet each of salt and pepper (like you get in hotels/canteens) for a reserve price of £1M.

You think Keith isn’t going to show up for my pots?

 

[Mumbles274]

If you can live with £30, why not. Tell them you're favourite charity if they want to quibble. Take it if they insist

 

[Orang Utan]

You think Keith isn’t going to show up for my pots?

I'm sure he will. In my mate's case, he got a panicked message from the person saying they'd pressed the wrong button. It's easy to back out of I'm sure, but this twit was clueless and he was strung along for a few messages, saying that he must fulfil his promise to pay, before saying not to worry as he had a higher offer from a Japanese collector.

 

[bimble]

I think I’ll just wait and see what Keith is like, if he turns up. I think I am being weird though, it’s like I’m reverse negotiating for no reason because I don’t think my stuff has value but Keith does so fine.

 

[Orang Utan]

I think I’ll just wait and see what Keith is like, if he turns up. I think I am being weird though, it’s like I’m reverse negotiating for no reason because I don’t think my stuff has value but Keith does so fine.

Careful now, you don't want to make Keith angry:

 

[cyberfairy]

I bid £3000 for a pair of tights instead of £3.00 once.

 

[DaveCinzano]

A mate once 'sold' one tiny sachet each of salt and pepper (like you get in hotels/canteens) for a reserve price of £1M.

Now that's a salary not to be sneezed at

 

[SheilaNaGig]

I think I’ll just wait and see what Keith is like, if he turns up. I think I am being weird though, it’s like I’m reverse negotiating for no reason because I don’t think my stuff has value but Keith does so fine.

I think it would be okay to take the money.

He might be rich enough to pay that much.
He might be re-billing it someone else who’s rich enough to pay someone else to do their gardening.
He might have spotted a rare and terribly expensive pot amongst your pots and be keen to sell it on for ££££€$€

And what about the person who got to £30 and dropped out cos that was their top price?

 

[bimble]

I think it’s would be okay to take the money.

He might be rich enough to pay that much.
He might be reviling it to someone else’s who’s rich enough to pay someone else to do their gardening.

And what about the person who got to £30 and dropped out cos that was their top price?

Yes. If I was genuinely a nice person I’d have responded differently to the eBay user who sent me a message offering a fiver the lot. But I didn’t so.
(Wasn’t rude just said no I am not in a hurry)

 

[Orang Utan]

Now that's a salary not to be sneezed at

Bravo, two for the price of one!

 

[two sheds]

Bring that up when he comes for the pots "you heartless swine that person had probably saved up for years for just these flower pots "

 

[SheilaNaGig]

Yes. If I was genuinely a nice person I’d have responded differently to the eBay user who sent me a message offering a fiver the lot. But I didn’t so.
(Wasn’t rude just said no I am not in a hurry)

That doesn’t make make a bad person. It makes you canny. You’re forty up on that offer.

 

[bimble]

I’m going to use the money to buy one really nice big terracotta pot, so, all fair I think, in the pot world.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

People who contact you early in an e-bay auction and ask if you'll stop the auction and let them buy it now are almost always offering an artificially low price and trying to panic you. and i think it may be against e-bay rules (even if it's not, i don't think it's good etiquette or whatever) - I suppose there might be circumstances where someone really needs something urgently and can't wait until the end of the auction.

And if this person is collecting, how are they paying? It's a fairly well known scam for dodgy buyers to pay via Paypal, collect in person, then tell e-bay they never received the stuff, and since the seller has no proof of anything (like they would if they had got proof of postage) then e-bay side with the dodgy buyer.

On the odd occasions I have done 'buyer collects' for anything more than a couple of quid then I've done a collection note for them to sign.

 

[bimble]

People who contact you early in an e-bay auction and ask if you'll stop the auction and let them buy it now are almost always offering an artificially low price and trying to panic you. and i think it may be against e-bay rules (even if it's not, i don't think it's good etiquette or whatever) - I suppose there might be circumstances where someone really needs something urgently and can't wait until the end of the auction.

And if this person is collecting, how are they paying? It's a fairly well known scam for dodgy buyers to pay via Paypal, collect in person, then tell e-bay they never received the stuff, and since the seller has no proof of anything (like they would if they had got proof of postage) then e-bay side with the dodgy buyer.

On the odd occasions I have done 'buyer collects' for anything more than a couple of quid then I've done a collection note for them to sign.

He (Keith) messaged me saying he’ll bring cash money unless I prefer PayPal. I think this will be a low drama transaction, I’m expecting old man from nearby village who has too many seedlings.

 

[Spymaster]

I listed as a job lot 7 plant pots, used, functional, aprox sizes & pics. Put £10 as starting price. Auction ended today & somebody ‘won’ at £51.
I think that’s too much money for the not very beautiful pots and feel awkward about it like he’s going to be sad or pissed off when he comes to get them.
Do I just act normal like here’s yr pots give me the £51 or do I say something, like idk I’d be happy with £30 they’re not that great are they.
?

Why are you letting random diudes turn up at your house?

Don't you mix with enough internet weirdos here?

 

[bimble]

Why are you letting random diudes turn up at your house?

Don't you mix with enough internet weirdos here?

Random dryads. This is my pot business got to be done.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Random dryads. This is my pot business got to be done.

Ah, gotcha

 

[bimble]

i never did watch it but i think my life probably quite a lot boringer.

 

[strung out]

When are we getting pictures of these pots then?

 

[bimble]

When are we getting pictures of these pots then?

here they are, does this look like £51 worth of unwanted pots?
I'm just going to brazen it out, unless keith looks crestfallen.


thats what ebay is for isn't it, stuff you don't want at all that someone else really does want, i'm just not a regular seller so it feels weird.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Round it down to 50 quid.