| FOAK: Ebay question [message #764467] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 17:06 |
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I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
the bids - can this be done?
Heeeellllpppp!
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| Re: Ebay question [message #764472 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 17:15 |
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Rope wrote:
> I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
> phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
> are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
> the bids - can this be done?
Well the eBay help pages might be a good place to start, maybe? Namely this
one: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764475 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 17:22 |
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Rope <spam [at] ukrm.net> wrote:
> I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
> phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
> are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
> the bids - can this be done?
>
> Heeeellllpppp!
It's never a good idea to buy mobiles on ebay.
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764478 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 17:24 |
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SteveH wrote:
> Rope <spam [at] ukrm.net> wrote:
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>> I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
>> phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
>> are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
>> the bids - can this be done?
>>
>> Heeeellllpppp!
>
> It's never a good idea to buy mobiles on ebay.
Any why not - I've sold loads of old phones (and sometimes new unwanted
upgrades) and no buyer of mine has ever had a problem.
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764480 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 17:25 |
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Kiran <spam [at] soar.me.uk> wrote:
> SteveH wrote:
> > Rope <spam [at] ukrm.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
> >> phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
> >> are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
> >> the bids - can this be done?
> >>
> >> Heeeellllpppp!
> >
> > It's never a good idea to buy mobiles on ebay.
>
> Any why not - I've sold loads of old phones (and sometimes new unwanted
> upgrades) and no buyer of mine has ever had a problem.
Because there's a lot of people out there who aren't as honest as you?
All it takes is one call to get the phone blocked if the seller feels
like making an insurance claim for it.
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Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark - Fiat Marea 20v HLX - COSOC KOTL
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764491 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 17:54 |
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On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 16:06:54 +0100, Rope wrote
(in article <VA.0000222f.090dfb32 [at] ukrm.net>):
> I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
> phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
> are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
> the bids - can this be done?
>
> Heeeellllpppp!
>
>
Why didn't you wait until whether you knew you'd won the first one, before
placing bids on the others? There's no benefit to bidding early on eBay -
and potentially gains to be made before bidding as late as possible
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764493 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 17:58 |
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simonk wrote:
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> Why didn't you wait until whether you knew you'd won the first one, before
> placing bids on the others? There's no benefit to bidding early on eBay -
> and potentially gains to be made before bidding as late as possible
Not to mention that placing and cancelling bids is not the done thing.
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764497 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 18:22 |
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:06:54 +0100, Rope <spam [at] ukrm.net> wrote:
>I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
>phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
>are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
>the bids - can this be done?
Let's get this straight - you bid on /three/ phones (any or all of
which could be bent/stop working at any time 'cos eBay is not a
sensible option), you won one and now you're 'high bidder' on the
other two?
>
>Heeeellllpppp!
You're fucked, unless somebody outbids you. Bid withdrawals are
monitored and effectively count against you in the future. You
shouldn't have made bids on three items at once. Once again, you
astound me with your apparent innocence of the ways of the world.
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764517 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 19:01 |
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Pip wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:06:54 +0100, Rope <spam [at] ukrm.net> wrote:
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> >
> > Heeeellllpppp!
>
> You're fucked, unless somebody outbids you.
Paging WUN!
> Bid withdrawals are monitored and effectively count against you in
the > future.
Wot he said.
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| Re: Ebay question [message #764559 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 20:39 |
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Monkey spoke:
> Well the eBay help pages might be a good place to start, maybe? Namely this
> one: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html
That's the puppy, thanks.
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Rob_P
UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk
uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764560 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 20:39 |
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Simonk spoke:
> Why didn't you wait until whether you knew you'd won the first one, before
> placing bids on the others? There's no benefit to bidding early on eBay -
> and potentially gains to be made before bidding as late as possible
Well I've bought, over the history of ebay, 2 items, ever, both specific
requirements, both Buy It Nows.
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Rob_P
UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk
uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130
Rebel without a clue
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764561 ] |
Sun, 04 June 2006 20:39 |
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Pip spoke:
> Let's get this straight - you bid on /three/ phones (any or all of
> which could be bent/stop working at any time 'cos eBay is not a
> sensible option), you won one and now you're 'high bidder' on the
> other two?
> >
>
> You're fucked, unless somebody outbids you. Bid withdrawals are
> monitored and effectively count against you in the future. You
> shouldn't have made bids on three items at once.
Now you tell me!
> Once again, you
> astound me with your apparent innocence of the ways of the world.
Look, I'm only 52!
I've lead a very sheltered life, I am the youngest of 5 siblings,
I'm used to having things done for me.
OK?
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Rob_P
UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk
uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130
Rebel without a clue
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764690 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 00:43 |
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #764768 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 10:09 |
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Mb spoke:
> > Look, I'm only 52!
> > I've lead a very sheltered life, I am the youngest of 5 siblings,
> > I'm used to having things done for me.
> >
> > OK?
>
> Should have had someone to disassemble the FJ for you...
I tried....
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Rob_P
UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk
uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130
Rebel without a clue
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #772902 ] |
Thu, 08 June 2006 15:57 |
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Rope wrote:
> I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
> phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
> are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
> the bids - can this be done?
I do hope this isn't connected...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/06/ebay_refund/
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Antony
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #773049 ] |
Thu, 08 June 2006 22:54 |
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antonye wrote:
> Rope wrote:
>> I'm fairly new to this malarkey, and bidding for a mobile
>> phone on behalf of #1 son, have won one phone, but there
>> are still bids on 2 others - I cannot find a way to cancel
>> the bids - can this be done?
>
> I do hope this isn't connected...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/06/ebay_refund/
I think this one is funnier:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/31/ebay_laptop_site/
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platypus
and there's nothing I can do
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| Re: FOAK: Ebay question [message #773191 ] |
Fri, 09 June 2006 10:28 |
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platypus wrote:
> antonye wrote:
> >
> > I do hope this isn't connected...
> >
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/06/ebay_refund/
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> I think this one is funnier:
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/31/ebay_laptop_site/
This one looks worth watching too:
http://www.evanwashere.com/StolenSidekick/
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Antony
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