w879jr1
TUG Member
I am interested in buying a week’s ‘right to use’ in MROP. I have made unsuccessful bids for these on eBay on two occasions so think that I have a good idea of what I should, and would be willing, to pay.
I spotted an auction on Bidshares, and noted that though no bids had been made it was being watched by 1 other bidshares member. I contacted the seller to ask a few questions and went ahead with a bid. On placing it I found that my bid met the reserve of $500, and left a margin to fend off counter bids. In the event it took one other bidder 3 attempts to beat my high bid by $20 before auction close. More by accident than design, I didn’t respond with a higher bid.
There may have been no ulterior motive in the ”sorry you missed out” message I received from the seller, but that and subsequent events arouse suspicion. I have now received a message from the winning bidder telling me to contact the seller again as they would not be able to go through with the purchase. There seems to be a cosiness between the buyer and seller.
Should I walk away from this, because I may not get the ‘bargain’ I would have from a wholly trustworthy seller, or discuss going ahead with a purchase because the price is what I was willing to pay in the first place. The seller may not be guilty of anything underhand but, of course, I will now consider other aspects of the deal very carefully. The seller had two favourable reviews in bidshares. How reliable are these? Before bidding, my impressions of the seller were O.K.
Please see my other question in this forum, about closing costs.
I spotted an auction on Bidshares, and noted that though no bids had been made it was being watched by 1 other bidshares member. I contacted the seller to ask a few questions and went ahead with a bid. On placing it I found that my bid met the reserve of $500, and left a margin to fend off counter bids. In the event it took one other bidder 3 attempts to beat my high bid by $20 before auction close. More by accident than design, I didn’t respond with a higher bid.
There may have been no ulterior motive in the ”sorry you missed out” message I received from the seller, but that and subsequent events arouse suspicion. I have now received a message from the winning bidder telling me to contact the seller again as they would not be able to go through with the purchase. There seems to be a cosiness between the buyer and seller.
Should I walk away from this, because I may not get the ‘bargain’ I would have from a wholly trustworthy seller, or discuss going ahead with a purchase because the price is what I was willing to pay in the first place. The seller may not be guilty of anything underhand but, of course, I will now consider other aspects of the deal very carefully. The seller had two favourable reviews in bidshares. How reliable are these? Before bidding, my impressions of the seller were O.K.
Please see my other question in this forum, about closing costs.
