Sold an item on Ebay for major profit - feeling guilty?

[tcsenter]

I auctioned a low-end combo consisting of a Duron 1.8GHz, PC Chips M811LU V3.1 mainboard (KT266A) and el cheapo Spire cooling fan for $130.00! Buyer with good history already sent funds via PayPal.

All components are new, but will ship assembled and tested. My total cost including tax and delivery for these components were:

Duron 1.8GHz - $42.00
PC Chips M811LU - $24.00
Spire cooling fan - $6.00

Total Cost = $72.00

I've sold several of these but they usually fetch around $90 ~ $95. I can't help but feel a bit bad for them because for not more than $130 they can get a budget AMD64 S754 motherboard and a retail Sempron 2600+.

Maybe I'll toss in some free software or something. Making money honestly isn't supposed to make people feel bad for the buyer! lol!

 

[diapickle]

huh?

 

[imported_Mike]

As long as the auction is clear about what the winning bidder is going to get...no reason to feel guilty. You cannot help the stupidity of others.

 

[yhelothar]

I bought a flute from ebay for $700, and I didn't like its quality and I put it back on ebay, and it went for $850.
I think it was my item pics that sold the flute

I do feel guilty though.. Only because I had tried to do a refund with the original seller of the flute, and she refunded me $500, and then died or something. She told me she was going to refund me $500 first, then the rest after her surgery, but then she never replied afterwards. I've sent her several emails, and even one after I sold the flute telling her that I don't need to do the refund anymore, and I can return her $500. But she never responded.

 

[keeleysam]

Capitalism FTL?

 

[darkxshade]

Consider the alternative and that guy goes to say Dell for a brand new rig and puts even more profit into their pockets.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Dont feel bad, its ebay...

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
Capitalism FTL?

dude..seriously....


I need to give this guy a lown with like 37.8% interest and force him to pay me any dividends from his stock protfolio jsut to ask me if I feel guilty

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I bought a flute from ebay for $700, and I didn't like its quality and I put it back on ebay, and it went for $850.
I think it was my item pics that sold the flute

I do feel guilty though.. Only because I had tried to do a refund with the original seller of the flute, and she refunded me $500, and then died or something. She told me she was going to refund me $500 first, then the rest after her surgery, but then she never replied afterwards. I've sent her several emails, and even one after I sold the flute telling her that I don't need to do the refund anymore, and I can return her $500. But she never responded.

 

[zoiks]

You have a good heart OP.

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I bought a flute from ebay for $700, and I didn't like its quality and I put it back on ebay, and it went for $850.
I think it was my item pics that sold the flute

I do feel guilty though.. Only because I had tried to do a refund with the original seller of the flute, and she refunded me $500, and then died or something. She told me she was going to refund me $500 first, then the rest after her surgery, but then she never replied afterwards. I've sent her several emails, and even one after I sold the flute telling her that I don't need to do the refund anymore, and I can return her $500. But she never responded.

So.. you lied in your auction then! you bastard! I don't believe in nothin no mo!

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I bought a flute from ebay for $700, and I didn't like its quality and I put it back on ebay, and it went for $850.
I think it was my item pics that sold the flute

I do feel guilty though.. Only because I had tried to do a refund with the original seller of the flute, and she refunded me $500, and then died or something. She told me she was going to refund me $500 first, then the rest after her surgery, but then she never replied afterwards. I've sent her several emails, and even one after I sold the flute telling her that I don't need to do the refund anymore, and I can return her $500. But she never responded.

FYI, you don't need someone's permission to do a refund through paypal

 

[IAteYourMother]

I sold some headphones for 100% profit

 

[Dubb]

I remember finding a great deal on a TB fiji sound card. paid $75 shipped for it. used it for two years, then upgraded. when I sold it it went for $165 + shipping.

same thing with the crappy soundblaster live "lets needlessly resample everything" card I'd bought previously, not knowing it was worthless as a digital interface. paid around $100 from buy.com, sold it a week later for $150 + shipping.

apparently I have the golden touch with sound cards.

I've had my RME card for years now. I wonder how much I'd get for it? $900? $1000?

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: keeleysam
Capitalism FTL?

dude..seriously....


I need to give this guy a lown with like 37.8% interest and force him to pay me any dividends from his stock protfolio jsut to ask me if I feel guilty

WTF is a "lown"......!?!?!??!?!

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: zoiks
You have a good heart OP.

Time for corporate america to aim it's sights and suck the life of this raging bulll...

 

[Nocturnal]

Capitalism my friend, capitalism. If you feel bad, go move to Russia where eBay pwnz j00.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I bought a flute from ebay for $700, and I didn't like its quality and I put it back on ebay, and it went for $850.
I think it was my item pics that sold the flute

I do feel guilty though.. Only because I had tried to do a refund with the original seller of the flute, and she refunded me $500, and then died or something. She told me she was going to refund me $500 first, then the rest after her surgery, but then she never replied afterwards. I've sent her several emails, and even one after I sold the flute telling her that I don't need to do the refund anymore, and I can return her $500. But she never responded.

It's likely that the $500 that she refunded you could have been put towards the surgery and she'd still be alive today.

God saw what you did.

 

[gabemcg]

It's worth whatever someone will pay for it...

my own examples:

Paid/Sold
ipod mini: $175/$260
A/V Mixer: $220/$480

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I bought a flute from ebay for $700, and I didn't like its quality and I put it back on ebay, and it went for $850.
I think it was my item pics that sold the flute

I do feel guilty though.. Only because I had tried to do a refund with the original seller of the flute, and she refunded me $500, and then died or something. She told me she was going to refund me $500 first, then the rest after her surgery, but then she never replied afterwards. I've sent her several emails, and even one after I sold the flute telling her that I don't need to do the refund anymore, and I can return her $500. But she never responded.

FYI, you don't need someone's permission to do a refund through paypal

Yeah but I'd rather keep the money than to have the money sitting in a dead person's account.

 

[chuckywang]

:music: oooh, take the money and run. :music:

 

[dugweb]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
I bought a flute from ebay for $700, and I didn't like its quality and I put it back on ebay, and it went for $850.
I think it was my item pics that sold the flute

I do feel guilty though.. Only because I had tried to do a refund with the original seller of the flute, and she refunded me $500, and then died or something. She told me she was going to refund me $500 first, then the rest after her surgery, but then she never replied afterwards. I've sent her several emails, and even one after I sold the flute telling her that I don't need to do the refund anymore, and I can return her $500. But she never responded.

FYI, you don't need someone's permission to do a refund through paypal

Yeah but I'd rather keep the money than to have the money sitting in a dead person's account.

kind of a tough call. I can see both sides.

Anyways, I really think it was those pictures of your flute that sold it. They make the flute look amazing

btw what camera was it?

 

[yhelothar]

Thanks, it was shot with a Pentax *ist DS with a 50mm F/1.4 lens, and a 35mm F/2 lens with extender tubes for the macros.

 

[Hummin]

Originally posted by: gabemcg
It's worth whatever someone will pay for it...

my own examples:

Paid/Sold
ipod mini: $175/$260
A/V Mixer: $220/$480

Exactly! No need to feel sorry for the buyer. If the buyer was smart enough to find and navigate on ebay then he/she was smart enough to find at least ONE online computer part reseller (Newegg, ZZF, Monarch, Atacom, MWave, or most anyone else.) He/she made a conscious decision to bid that high and spend that much money on your items.....no guilt to be felt at all.

I paid $35 for an early 1940's Hamilton driver's watch at a real, live auction. Case was 14K rose gold. Wore it until the winder stem bent, then put it up on ebay with the damage completely disclosed. It fetched $283 including shipping. Did I cry? Not on your life.

 

[Vic]

I fail to see the moral dilemma. If the buyer didn't like the price, he shouldn't have bid. But he already sent you paypal, so obviously he likes the price.