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10-09-2015, 10:47 AM
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eBay Shenanigans - Serotta Colorado
Just an FYI if this shows up again on eBay, the seller contacted me and said they would not honor the auction and asked for $950 + $125 shipping. Bummer as there are not a lot of bikes in my size. This one was older but in good shape.
eBay User: samagni http://www.ebay.com/itm/Serotta-Colo.../231710502827? 
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10-09-2015, 10:56 AM
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Can you contact Ebay and open a dispute? I would try that Avenue. Did the seller give a reason?
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10-09-2015, 10:58 AM
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I dealt with the same seller, experiencing some of what you are dealing with. FYI...he claims that he will sell just the f/f/HS for $675 plus shipping if you're really interested. I thought that was a bit of a premium but the frame appears to be in excellent condition. It's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, right?
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10-09-2015, 11:06 AM
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I did open a dispute. Overall this is the first problem I have had on eBay since the late 90s lol... so I can't whine too much and I didn't lose any money.
Just thought I would let people know if he relists.
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10-09-2015, 11:10 AM
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How much did you win the auction for?
I had something similar happen on a guitar a long time ago. I was about to win it for about 40% of the value when the auction was mysteriously closed with about 20 minutes to go. The seller then relisted with a reserve price and offered it to me at that amount. I passed. Chalk this one up to "moron seller" and move on
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10-09-2015, 11:17 AM
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10-09-2015, 11:36 AM
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Dispute
Absolutely open a dispute. A bid is a legally binding contract for both parties. Let eBay mediate. My guess is the seller will comply. Looks like he sells a fair amount and I doubt he'd want to risk his 100% rating for a few dollars.
Good luck!
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10-09-2015, 12:44 PM
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i've had that happen many times winning bids and seller backs out presumably because he wanted more. opening a dispute goes nowhere. contract or not, if you didn't spend any money they wont do much.
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10-09-2015, 01:17 PM
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I had a similar situation, but I guessed early on that the price was a mistake. The seller was a bricks & mortar bike shop and someone entered the wrong price when it was listed. They said they would honor the price if pushed, but I told them it was ok to rescind the sale. It would have felt unethical of me to take advantage of someone's egregious error. I didn't need the item, otherwise I might have asked for a discount from what the intended sale price.
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10-09-2015, 02:02 PM
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eBay doesn't G.A.S if no money changed hands. I sold an item, invoiced the winner or the auction, never paid. Looked at his feedback and saw a long history of similar transactions. Apparently he decides he wants something, bids on a bunch of them then actually pays for whichever comes in cheapest. Still at it as nearly as I can tell and eBay hasn't done $hit. And yes, I did open a dispute/file a claim/whatever. Got me nowhere and I ended up relisting the item where it sold for less than the original scumbag had bid, and less than the top 3 losing bids.
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10-09-2015, 02:23 PM
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sucks when that happens as a seller. people always suspicious of a re-list.
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10-09-2015, 08:33 PM
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The seller's product description is a long run-on sentence. To me that's an indicator of a seller that's clueless as well as having a greater potential for shady dealings. It's ALL in the details, and I wouldn't bid for his offerings for that reason.
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