[meteorite-list] More eBay cancelled auctions

From: dave carothers <carothersdl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:12:08 -0400
Message-ID: <260A28A46BE74194AAADC326D90CED69_at_your291etg47cr>

Don,

Thanks for the info. EBay seller pat31416 aka Pat Mulvany is now on my "Do
Not Buy" list.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Edwards" <icedance at swbell.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] More eBay cancelled auctions


> Hello everyone,
>
> I've just had an auction I was bidding on cancelled a few hours before it
> was to close.
>
> eBay seller pat31416 (name on a shown label Pat Mulvany) had listed two
> small fragments of meteorite oxide from the Lanton meteorite. The auctions
> were listed with starting bids of $.99. (note: he is NOT a member of the
> IMCA.)
>
> A few hours before the auctions were to close at about 7PM Saturday
> evening, they were both cancelled. The one I was bidding on still had a
> high bid showing of $.99; there was no bid on the other auction.
>
> A few hours after they were cancelled, both were re-listed and this time
> with a starting bid of $10.00 (one of the item numbers is 330356143296)
>
> As I remember from an earlier thread, FleaBay does not care if a seller
> breaks his/her implied contract by cancelling an auction (I could be
> wrong). I definitely can NOT prove it, but by circumstantial evidence, it
> *appears* that Mr. Mulvany did not want to sell a specimen for just $.99
> so he just cancelled the auction(s).
>
> Even though my high bid on the earlier item was higher than the new
> starting price, I choose NOT to deal with this seller and will not bid on
> these items or any others of his.
>
> Don Edwards
> Houston, TX
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Received on Sat 29 Aug 2009 09:12:08 PM PDT