Official Coach CHAT Thread!!!
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I'm not sure why people do the private feedback thing, but I think there's some underhandedness (is that a word??) involved. AFAIK you can only keep your feedback score private if you have all positives. But what is there to hide?? It's probably a reseller with a huge feedback number. I'm going to keep an eye out and see if that bag resurfaces. If it does, I will troll the heck of the seller. (It's petty, I know I should be ashamed)
That happens. Ixnay to the cookie dough! I don't think I need any more addictions.
I disagree with this your impression of private feedback.
I don't see a problem with buyers who have private feedback. There are many reasons for this, among them:
1. Buyer might have a shopping problem and may not want family members to know how much they spend
2. Buyer might be purchasing gifts and may not want recipients to know how much their gifts cost
3. Buyer might use a buying ID to purchase items to flip on another ID. Sometimes other members are able to link the IDs and figure out the profit a seller makes when she flips her purchase. Since it's no one's business how much the seller paid, she uses private feedback.
Anyone can make their feedback private. It needn't be all positive. Anyone using an ID to sell must have public viewable feedback if any listings are live.
ETA: I'm not sure why you want to "troll the heck of the seller." Anyone is allowed to buy any item and if she's lucky enough to get a steal, more power to her! That's what's great about this country. I can buy a Coach bag at a yard sale for $1 and flip it for $75 (or whatever I want to sell for) and there's no law against it.
StarBrown, don't feel bad. It's certainly a beautiful bag, but in my buying experience something else comes along afterwards I like just as much. If your "purse pile" is getting as high as mine, you will be glad of being saved from buying another one and "saving" a place in that pile for one you liked as well or better or a better price latter. Also, you never know how high the end buyer was going to go. If you didn't want to bid $3 more, would you have bid $30 or $50 more on that than a end buyer who prob had a sniper bid way before yours?
This is all true, and rational. But I was not in a rational mood. I tried to raise my bid, but by the time I clicked it, the auction was over and I was quite salty. I REALLY, REALLY wanted that bag. [insert Tantrum smiley] I wish I had placed higher max bid; I waited until the 20s mark to bid, someone bid after me and it was all over. I had to have someone to blame. Hence the "shadowy, evil reseller," that may not even be a reseller--just someone more savvy and less cheap than I am.
I'm in a much better place this morning. However, if that bag does resurface on eBay, I will kindly approach the seller with a fair offer
You are so right. I found something else I'd been looking for. But I still wanted that bag... I had visions of gently massaging the leather with conditioner and wearing it with my favorite sweater.
I would have bid more, but I figured I "had it". The price had been $107 for 24 hours. So, I waited until 20s before auction's end and bid $150.66 (I like weird numbers). Everything was fine and then 5s before ending, I'm outbid. I tried to up my bid, but the auction closed, just as I clicked.
I keep trying to figure out where I went wrong, so it doesn't happen to me again. I missed out on two other auctions. Yesterday just wasn't my day on the Bay.
Maybe you placed your final bid too early? I have lost several auctions bidding only 15s left. If I really really want something I bid last 6-7s.
Yeah. It happens. I think I'll look into sniping software.
Try the cookie butter, just once. It'll be ok.
I might have to try that. There's something I really want ending soon. I don't know if I should try last second bidding or a sniping service. Maybe I'll do some practice bidding to build up my skills
...I might have to try that. There's something I really want ending soon. I don't know if I should try last second bidding or a sniping service. Maybe I'll do some practice bidding to build up my skills
I have no idea what is sniping service? Sounds very useful.
Good luck with that bidding!!!
I just found out about it. Apparently, these sniping services place bids on your behalf at the last minute, so that you can't be outbid--unless the price goes too high. Some are blocked by eBay, but others seem to be functioning.
You can still be outbid if someone else bids higher than your max bid. (Say you tell the sniping service you want a maximum of $175. Although the bidding might only be up to $90, in the last few minutes (or even seconds), someone else might either bid or use a sniping service and if they bid $200, they'll beat you by whatever the next bid increment is at the time your bid is placed.
Yeah. Seems like eBay is a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Puppy Chow pants...
Yeah. It happens. I think I'll look into sniping software.
Try the cookie butter, just once. It'll be ok.
Ok. TJ is over an hour away, but next time I go, I promise I will buy some. Have to see what everyone is talking about!
