Well, This is Annoying

katieneack · May 1, 2012

A 1988 Score Samples Larkin finally got listed. I immediately make a generous offer because this card never surfaces. He didn't respond right away, so I checked back 2 hours later. Come to find out he accepted an offer for $10 less than what I offered!! I have had the worst luck with trying to obtain this card - 3rd time I thought I had it and it fell through somehow. You guys ever have any thing like that happen?

cmnkb8 · May 1, 2012

Another potential buyer probably made an offer and the seller countered it before you made yours. Then that buyer likely accepted the counter before the seller saw your offer.

MansGame · May 1, 2012

Yes, not cool when it happens but it is the nature of the beast with eBay...

katieneack · May 1, 2012

I made the offer within a few minutes of the card being listed. It's possible, but it would've had to happen immediately after listing.

Messier2 · May 1, 2012

Maybe the other guy is someone he has dealt with before and/or have better feedback than you...

katieneack · May 1, 2012

I have 1,300 + Feedback with 100% positive, so I guess someone just beat me to it. I don't think it would annoy me if they had been willing to pay more than me - that is the only thing that sucks about it.

clarkfan · May 1, 2012

Here is what happened. He listed it on open auction. I offered him $35. He then relisted and accepted the offer of $35. I hadn't even realized there was other bidders involved. One other fellow promo collector had made a small bid the first time it was listed, but I thought I was the only one making an offer on the Best Offer listing. I've been putting together the early Scoro promos. Well, they are never listed, so I buy them about once or twice a year, but that's what happened. Sorry Kyle. If I can come up with an extra, I'll gladly move it.

clarkfan · May 1, 2012

I have no idea on why'd he accept my offer if he had a higher offer, that sounds crazy.

katieneack · May 1, 2012

clarkfan said:
Here is what happened. He listed it on open auction. I offered him $35. He then relisted and accepted the offer of $35. I hadn't even realized there was other bidders involved. One other fellow promo collector had made a small bid the first time it was listed, but I thought I was the only one making an offer on the Best Offer listing. I've been putting together the early Scoro promos. Well, they are never listed, so I buy them about once or twice a year, but that's what happened. Sorry Kyle. If I can come up with an extra, I'll gladly move it.

Well - that makes more sense at least. I had a hard time believing that someone had been that fast! The exact thing happened to me with this card earlier this year, except the seller screwed me. He llisted it as an open auction, I made him an offer, and he relisted it as a BIN with best offer. Then someone else swooped in and he accepted their offer. Please let me know if you come across another one. My offer was $45, so it still stands if you come across anyone with another.

Nice snag on the card!

katieneack · May 1, 2012

clarkfan said:
I have no idea on why'd he accept my offer if he had a higher offer, that sounds crazy.

I suspect he was just honoring the verbal/written deal he had already made with you, so I can understand that

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