Poper
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If a person wins an auction using someone else's account, could/would that constitute a "straw purchase"?
No. Not in any way, shape or form.If a person wins an auction using someone else's account, could/would that constitute a "straw purchase"?
Being that it's not difficult to create your own GB account......why would you use someone else's account? The first thing that comes to my mind is fraud. If it smells fishy it is fishy. Do not ship until the money order has actually cleared your bank (a couple of weeks) or you have cashed it at the post office.For instance, the name on the GB account is "Ron" and the person sending me email is signing it as "Chris".
I would tell him to pay as specified or you'll have him banned as a nonpaying blackmailer.Another interesting twist developed today.
The Buy-It-Now price on the auction said: "Use the “Buy It Now” and seller will pay for shipping, insurance and seller’s FFL transfer fee."
The fellow that won the auction blew past my Buy-It-Now price thinks because he didn't use the Buy-It-Now and bid more than the Buy-It-Now, he shouldn't have to pay the shipping, insurance or FFL fee. I generally do not ask for packaging costs, and did not in this instance, either, even though I send most firearms in some kind of soft case or hard case. He also threatened, that if I insist he pay those costs, he will leave negative feedback.
Why are you offering any compromise?I offered a compromise: I will split all those costs with him IF he will pay via Moneygram and I will cover half of that fee (about $60), too. That is $30 apiece. Keep in mind, we are talking about an auction result that was over $2,500 and this guy is sqwaking about him not using the $2,000 BIN price.
I have never blocked NR buyers just because we all start somewhere. The "crap shoot part of it seems to be sometimes they do not read the GB rules and think they do not have to abide by them.
No. I think he was stupid for not taking the BIN price. He had his chance to take advantage of my stupid (putting up a BIN price) and did not do so. His stupid should hit him in the wallet, not me.The guy bid over $500 past your buy it now and you don't want to honor your BIN statement ?
Don't you think the guy was generous enough by pushing the wrong button ?
I have it in writing (email) that I went the extra distance to resolve his problem. If he leaves bad feedback (I expect he will) I will provide the email string to GB and request his FB be changed or eliminated.Why are you offering any compromise?
I may have to start blocking them. I have had 3 no-pays in the last month. Two were newbies to the auction and one was a victim of of Maria. I let that one ride, but the other two were reported to GunBroker.The only reason I can think of to use someone else's account would be to use their feedback rating. Some sellers block buyers with a NR rating. In my experience they are a crap shoot as to whether or not a payment will arrive.
So according to you, the buyer's mistakes are more virtuous than the seller's need to maximize his return?"No. I think he was stupid for not taking the BIN price. He had his chance to take advantage of my stupid (putting up a BIN price) and did not do so. His stupid should hit him in the wallet, not me."
It hit him in the wallet to the tune of $500 , so how did it effect your wallet in any negative way ? Sorry, I just think you are milking the error for everything you can get. That's your choice, but in my opinion, not a very ethical one.
But of course what is ethics in comparison to more money ? Nothing I guess.
Sorry to hear about your wife's medical issues. I am so far a cancer survivor myself and wish her the best. Thank you. I too, wish for your continued good health.
Fortunately, my wife is doing pretty well and we have much to be thankful for - though money is not in abundance, we have so far been able to pay the bills with the benefit of some liquidation efforts.
I fail to see a connection regarding how the transaction has anything to do with what the money is used for in this matter, but like I said - it's your choice what you will and will not do to justify for more extra money. My opinion is that a $500 bonus over your buy it now price should be satisfactory. But who are you to say so? I have friends and acquaintences, both, who disagree with you. Just because someone doesn't have the good sense to use the BIN option does not imply they should be rewarded for their inability to recognize the bargain. The fact that the person was willing to pay in excess of $500 more than the BIN is, IMHO, indicative of the cost of shipping being a minor expense compared to his definition of the item's value. I think his vitriol is little more than misplace anger at his own lack of self discipline.
We disagree , and in the end I have no dog in the hunt . I'll leave it at that. So be it. We agree to disagree.