Is what I've done legal or unethical?

alyssa_mae · 12 October 2005 at 3:36PM

mike230652 wrote:

Just noted elsewhere you'd apologised to the seller.......hope they told you what they thought of you..................

stop being silly your taking it so personnel.

Tojo_Ralph · 12 October 2005 at 3:48PM

alyssa_mae wrote:

I don't think this bidder would appriciate u doing this. i think it should be removed. after all she has done nothing wrong. I started this discussion not her she shouldn't be involved.

You advised that having alerted the bidder to the fact that they were being "ripped off", they then withdrew their bid.

All I am asking is, if the bidder did in fact withdraw their bid, why is this retraction not recorded in the bid history?

Perhaps I am misreading the bid history, but the only bid ever placed on the item was placed two days ago, and has not been retracted?

Edited to spare A.N.Others blushes.

alyssa_mae · 12 October 2005 at 3:54PM

Tojo_Ralph wrote:

You advised that having alerted the bidder to the fact that they were being "ripped off", they then withdrew their bid.

All I am asking is, if the bidder did in fact withdraw their bid, why is this retraction not recorded in the bid history?

Perhaps I am misreading the bid history, but all I can see is a bid placed two days ago?

http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=8706424346

who cares you just need to take off the link.

Mandles · 12 October 2005 at 3:57PM

alyssa_mae wrote:

Today I spotted a dora the explorer scrabble game is Sainsburys for £13 odd.
so I thought I'd look on ebay. There was one priced £19.99 plus £4.50 postage and packaging with one bidder. In my anoyance that the seller was trying to rip someone off. I've emailed the bidder and told her where it's cheaper.( I hid my email address). Do u think I was wrong?

NO, i dont think you should have. Maybe the buyer bought it for £13 & is trying to make a small profit & its not his fault sainsburys have now got it cheaper.your heart was in the right place though but i dont think you should have done it.

andreap_2 · 12 October 2005 at 4:00PM

Who gives a rat's !!!!!! what you lot think. I can't even believe Alyssa had the naivety to question her intentions or integrity with money savers in cyberspace. Why should she care what any of you thought???

All points/views/arguments are valid but PLEASE...people, get a life, switch off your pc and go do something less boring instead!

Tojo_Ralph · 12 October 2005 at 4:03PM

alyssa_mae wrote:

who cares you just need to take off the link.

I care as bid retractions, (or not), tell their own tale.

alyssa_mae · 12 October 2005 at 4:07PM

Mandles wrote:

NO, i dont think you should have. Maybe the buyer bought it for £13 & is trying to make a small profit & its not his fault sainsburys have now got it cheaper.your heart was in the right place though but i dont think you should have done it.

Thank you at last a sensible answer which is all I asked for in the first place.

skintchick · 12 October 2005 at 4:07PM

Er, hate to get involved in this, but at the risk of also being flamed, can I just say that Martin asks us to be nice to all Moneysavers?

lyniced · 12 October 2005 at 4:16PM

Hey Mods where are you when we need you - You need to stop this as its starting to get silly. And as skintchick has already said we are meant to be nice to each other.