[meteorite-list] More eBay cancelled auctions

[dave carothers]

Don,

Thanks for the info.  EBay seller pat31416 aka Pat Mulvany is now on my "Do 
Not Buy" list.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Edwards" <icedance at swbell.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] More eBay cancelled auctions


> Hello everyone,
>
> I've just had an auction I was bidding on cancelled a few hours before it 
> was to close.
>
> eBay seller pat31416 (name on a shown label Pat Mulvany) had listed two 
> small fragments of meteorite oxide from the Lanton meteorite. The auctions 
> were listed with starting bids of $.99.  (note: he is NOT a member of the 
> IMCA.)
>
> A few hours before the auctions were to close  at about 7PM Saturday 
> evening, they were both cancelled. The one I was bidding on still had a 
> high bid showing of $.99; there was no bid on the other auction.
>
> A few hours after they were cancelled, both were re-listed and this time 
> with a starting bid of $10.00  (one of the item numbers is 330356143296)
>
> As I remember from an earlier thread, FleaBay does not care if a seller 
> breaks his/her implied contract by cancelling an auction (I could be 
> wrong). I definitely can NOT prove it, but by circumstantial evidence, it 
> *appears* that Mr. Mulvany did not want to sell a specimen for just $.99 
> so he just cancelled the auction(s).
>
> Even though my high bid on the earlier item was higher than the new 
> starting price, I choose NOT to deal with this seller and will not bid on 
> these items or any others of his.
>
> Don Edwards
> Houston, TX
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