[meteorite-list] ...advice please!

[Chris Peterson]

You sets your price, you takes your chances.

Seriously, Ebay would fall apart if everyone who gets less than they hoped 
for is allowed to back out of the deal. Do what you feel best about, but 
there is certainly nothing morally wrong with you insisting that the sale 
complete.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Harris" <entropydave at ntlworld.com>
To: "metlist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:21 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] ...advice please!


> Hi,
> I am in a moral dilemma here and I need a few opinions!
>
> I have just won an item on eBay at a VERY low price - about a 10th of it's
> value.  The buyer has emailed me thus:
> "hello there. im afraid there is no way i can let this item go at such a 
> low
> price!!! i bought it for nearly £250 and i know its not in the spirit of
> ebay but i only put it up for sale because i need the money. you can offer 
> a
> fair price or we can leave it here. cliff thanks for your interest"
>
>
> Now, I have been in similar situations myself whereby I have sold stuff
> (notably 1g of platinum for $11) and have completed the sale....and it 
> hurt!
>
> Now, karma wise I feel I should let him off the hook, on the other hand we
> have entered into a contract and I feel he is obliged to complete the 
> sale.
>
> Should I insist that he sells it to me, or should I play the nice guy and
> let him off!!!