Retarded. Ebay won't allow decrease of maximum bid even if I am current winner?

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: AkumaX
skoorb + ebay reminded me of an old post from a while back:

So i bought a postal scale off ebay, ~$9 shipped. seller sent me 50pk dvds. so i was like,
Kool, "free" dvds, but i knew something would have had to be done, pay
Or send them back. at first he said ship back the dvds, but then i
Offered to buy them for fair market value. i didn't want to
Return them because it would be a waste, so he said keep them and he'll send me
Back the scale. i kinda felt bad so i sent him a check for fair market value on the dvds.

Eventually he got the check, sent me an email saying that i can buy anything
From his auctions less than $20, and he'd give them to me for free. got something to give away for a cheesy
X-mas gift

other than the extremely blantant and corny message, true story

There's a sad panda out there, for those who still continued to miss this :
(bolded)

 

[SagaLore]

Don't they get commission?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: AkumaX

Originally posted by: AkumaX
skoorb + ebay reminded me of an old post from a while back:

So i bought a postal scale off ebay, ~$9 shipped. seller sent me 50pk dvds. so i was like,
Kool, "free" dvds, but i knew something would have had to be done, pay
Or send them back. at first he said ship back the dvds, but then i
Offered to buy them for fair market value. i didn't want to
Return them because it would be a waste, so he said keep them and he'll send me
Back the scale. i kinda felt bad so i sent him a check for fair market value on the dvds.

Eventually he got the check, sent me an email saying that i can buy anything
From his auctions less than $20, and he'd give them to me for free. got something to give away for a cheesy
X-mas gift

other than the extremely blantant and corny message, true story

There's a sad panda out there, for those who still continued to miss this :
(bolded)

I really feel bad. There was something strange about it but in my hysterics I missed it. I am sorry, I liked the effort 🙂

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
If the current bid from someone else was $10 and there max bid was $14, you put in $25 and it puts you ahead of the class at $15 that is fair. If you could then change your max bid to $15 it wouldn't be fair to the person who bid $14. You found out what their max bid was and to change yours to just above potentially gives you an advantage (depending on the max amount you are really willing to pay).

Deal with it.

Excellent point! I was agreeing with Skoorb but I didn't consider this angle.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

proxy bidding is a VOLUNTARY servie ebay provides. If you don't want to honor the amount you set, then don't use it. It's a tradeoff for the convenience.