[meteorite-list] ...advice please!

[M come Meteorite Meteorites]

one question...why this persons put a low price
auction and after, if this go sold for low, crying?
Not put low price and you not have this
problems....easy.

Matteo
--- star-bits at comcast.net ha scritto: 


>     In my auctions that closed monday I had some

> Gao-Guenie (B)  carbonaceous CR cut fragments, 1.1

> grams that sold for one penny, and a 6.5 gram

> tatahouine that sold for less than $5/gm.   Not what

> I was looking for in either case, but both lots are

> on their way to their new owners.   If your seller

> needed a certain amount than that is what he should

> have started his auction at.   I don't think you are

> under any obligation legally or morally to pay more

> for this auction.   Everybody "needs the money" for

> something or they wouldn't be selling on eBay.  

> What he paid for it has no bearing on what the

> market said it was worth today.   

>     If you want to help him out, tell him his photos

> are terrible.  Blurry photos just don't cut it for

> selling minerals.   His description could also be a

> lot better, 2x1cm is not "quite a large piece".   Is

> it the size of the largest crystal or the whole

> specimen?   When in doubt the buyer will be

> conservative in his bidding. Maybe he learned an

> important lesson -  lessons can be expensive.  

> 

> --

> Eric Olson

> ELKK Meteorites

> http://www.star-bits.com

> 

>  -------------- Original message

> ----------------------

> From: "Dave Harris" <entropydave at ntlworld.com>

> > Hi,

> > I am in a moral dilemma here and I need a few

> opinions!

> > 

> > I have just won an item on eBay at a VERY low

> price - about a 10th of it's

> > value.  The buyer has emailed me thus:

> > "hello there. im afraid there is no way i can let

> this item go at such a low

> > price!!! i bought it for nearly £250 and i know

> its not in the spirit of

> > ebay but i only put it up for sale because i need

> the money. you can offer a

> > fair price or we can leave it here. cliff thanks

> for your interest"

> > 

> > 

> > Now, I have been in similar situations myself

> whereby I have sold stuff

> > (notably 1g of platinum for $11) and have

> completed the sale....and it hurt!

> > 

> > Now, karma wise I feel I should let him off the

> hook, on the other hand we

> > have entered into a contract and I feel he is

> obliged to complete the sale.

> > 

> > Should I insist that he sells it to me, or should

> I play the nice guy and

> > let him off!!!

> > 

> > Awaiting your considered advice!!!

> > 

> > Best!

> > 

> > dave

> > IMCA #0092

> > 

> > BTW - this is a terrestrial rock, not a meteorite!

> > 

> > 

> > 

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