Whatcha think about this Ebay clown?

[mystic red]

I need mufflers for wife's Magna. Both sides. They go fer about 3 bills usually on Ebay. This clown has the right side listed with a buy it now of $200. They are nice.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110882218817?_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&item=110882218817&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT&vxp=mtr

Later in the description he says:

There is no rust, never touched the ground, real nice Muffler, removed with 4342 miles on the bike.

I have the Left side also, if you win the bid and you are interested we could discuss something there as well.

So the dumb fuck doesn't list both at the same time, let alone in the same auction. Wants to hold me up for the lefts. Whatcha think?

[frankenduck]

If you don't like someone's eBay listing then don't bid on it.

[mystic red]

If you don't like someone's eBay listing then don't bid on it.

 

Thanks for that little pearl. And I won't as I need both sides. But I'm thinking about asking him so many questions about the left side that he'll wish he listed them together. :hehehe

[Rick G]

Scott those numpties were put on earth so we could have a laugh. :hehehe :hehehe :hehehe :hehehe

[Scott_]

Makes me think that there is something wrong with the left side one. Like maybe it was dropped or damaged.

[johnny]

there are 20 horsepower chips for those magnas on ebay for $100... you could get 1 of those and remove some muffler baffles...

j o

[mystic red]

Makes me think that there is something wrong with the left side one. Like maybe it was dropped or damaged.

No bids yet. I asked to see pictures of the other side. I've got a question a day for this guy.

Here's what I asked yesterday.

Questions and answers about this item
    Q: So Bill, if I win the right side then we negotiate on the left, is that right?

A: yes, I want to sell both, you will have a couple days to work it out.

[frankenduck]

Guy sounds like a dick.

Post a WTB on the ADV Fleamarket.  Lots o' traffic there and a trustworthy lot - 'cept for me. :hehehe

[Photog]

I'll wager his reserve is right around his 200 BIN price, or as you say, 2/3 of the normal price for a set.

Sounds like he should be allowed to store them a while longer.

[CRASH]

Make the fourth or fifth question "You know that a new OEM muffler with ZERO miles,never touched the ground or been bolted on a bike is $150, right?"  That will look great on the questions for his auction.  I say make it that far down the list because after that one, he is going to ignore you.  :giggles

[mystic red]

Q: Unless I'm missing something, i believe you picture is of the left side muffler, but the winner of you sale will get the right side muffler, not the one shown. correct?

A: Sorry, Great catch, I edited the posting, I have two sets of pictures, now the correct pictures of the Right Side are displayed.



Q. So will I be able to see a picture of the left side?

A. Well i just put the other side in the listing. send me your Email, I can send other side, like posted yesterday...email request to to <email address removed per policy> 

This never made it to the listing. Sent directly to my messages. Didn't know you could do that.
Ebay won't let him send me his email so I can send him my email to view an item he is selling thru Ebay, but not thru Ebay, a violation of policy. No buyer protection, nothin'. So I ended it with this: 

Dear frenchpaige,

I believe your offer to sell the other side, whichever side that happens to be is against Ebay policy. I might be wrong. When you tried to send me your email, it was deleted.

Do not respond to the sender if this message requests that you complete the transaction outside of eBay. This type of offer is against eBay policy, may be fraudulent, and is not covered by buyer protection programs.

Sorry, I don't feel comfortable with this.

[mystic red]

This is now up to $80 with 7 hours left. I would bid on this if he would put the other side up for bid. Just seems like he's holding it back to make the money he thinks they are both worth.
Like if this side sold for $100 then he would hold you up for 2 or 3 bills on the other side. Maybe I'm wrong.......

If you don't like someone's eBay listing then don't bid on it.

But it seems I'm taking duck's advice.

[BrickFlyer]

Here's some food for thought. He has a positive feedback rating of 100% with about 80 transactions. Generally that says he's a decent Ebayer.

If you check his seller feedback he recently sold, in separate auctions, a left and a right carb intake boot, one for $17 and another brought about $40. He sold the items to two different bidders.  So he simply has figured out that it often makes sense to auction them separately since buyers don't always need sets.

I once listed a motorcycle seat on Ebay and I had several inquiries asking if I would sell the pilot and pillion seats separately. The auction didnt hit my reserve so I relisted them as separate seats and sold both for a total that was more than my original reserve. The guy who bought the pillion didn't need the pilot and vice versa.

[mystic red]

Here's some food for thought. He has a positive feedback rating of 100% with about 80 transactions. Generally that says he's a decent Ebayer.

If you check his seller feedback he recently sold, in separate auctions, a left and a right carb intake boot, one for $17 and another brought about $40. He sold the items to two different bidders.  So he simply has figured out that it often makes sense to auction them separately since buyers don't always need sets.

I once listed a motorcycle seat on Ebay and I had several inquiries asking if I would sell the pilot and pillion seats separately. The auction didnt hit my reserve so I relisted them as separate seats and sold both for a total that was more than my original reserve. The guy who bought the pillion didn't need the pilot and vice versa.

I see your point. I did look at his 100% rating. But why not list them both. When you sold your seat did you list one and then the other or both at the same time?

[mystic red]

O.K., now I've totally waffled on this and am going to bid. I just hope I don't have to say to myself, "I told you so." :loco:

[BrickFlyer]

Yes, initially I listed both parts of my seat together. In the end I did better selling separately. So today I would sell them as separate lots for just that reason.  It was a lesson I picked up along the way.

His thinking might be that somebody slid on one side and lost half a muffler and they would be happy to pay $100-200 for the half rather than $300 for the set. If another person dented the other side with their lawnmower they'd also be happy to pay the same amount for the other side.

I'd pull the trigger if I were you.  I don't think he's trying to con you -just wants to get the best total price. However, the seller does take on some risk doing it that way. He could end up stuck with the unwanted side or you get a steal since maybe you're the only bidder.

[frankenduck]

FYI: Questions only appear on the listing if the buyer wants them to.

I would've just sent the guy a nice email in the first place asking him to list them both.

[mystic red]

Case closed. He got more than I was willing to pay under the circumstances. There will be others.