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ardz wrote:
> Ideally if you suddenly become the top bidder(because someones bid above you
> had been removed)you should be sent an email to say that you are now the
> lead bidder on an auction. Maybe thats an idea to put to trademe?.

it did tell me that, otherwise I wouldn't have ooked at the auction again.

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:33:32 +1200, ardz <> wrote:

>
> "Richard" <> wrote in message
> news:42ddc104$...
>> Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:
>> > Dont you just hate it when you make a bid, it reaches reserve, someone
>> > out bids you, you go out to lunch and buy the same product new, and
>> then
>> > they seller removes the top bidder making you the top bidder, and the
>> > seller refuses to remove your bid.
>> >
>> > Grrr, I hate trademe users.
>> >
>> > (and yes, I realise I'm one of them)
>>
>> I believe that removing the top bid should allow anyone underneith to
> remove
>> there bid without the trader having any say if they can or not, they
> allowed one
>> to be removed.
>
>
> Ideally if you suddenly become the top bidder(because someones bid above
> you
> had been removed)you should be sent an email to say that you are now the
> lead bidder on an auction. Maybe thats an idea to put to trademe?.
>
>

That doesn't help if you don't check your emails between the time the bid
is removed and the time the auction closes. Often I will put a once only
"my highest bid" on an auction and if I lose the bid I'll move on. I
don't sit at my computer all day and while this situation has never
happened to me it could concievably happen. If you win an auction by a
removed bid you should be given the option to accept or decline the deal,
much like an offer situation.




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Bruce Sinclair wrote:
> In article <42ddc153$>, Richard <> wrote:
>
>>ardz wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The seller cant refuse to remove your bid if the auction is running. If they
>>>dont have enough feedback they can get Trademe to remove it for them.
>>
>>What he is saying is that he took other action because the bidding got past
>>what
>>he was prepaired to pay (Probarbly got to more then retail) - so he didnt
>>increse his bid to become the lead bidder again. The seller removed the top
>>bidder reinstating his bid as the winning bid
>
>
> I would tell the seller I saw I was second and went and got one. If the
> seller thought it clever to leave me as the top bid, he should not be
> surprised when I didn't pay for the thing I had already told him I did not
> want
>
> Bruce
>
> ----------------------------------------
> I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the good
> people and the bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and
> only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.
>
> Lord Vetinari in Guards ! Guards ! - Terry Pratchett
>
> Caution ===== followups may have been changed to relevant groups
> (if there were any)
>


Are you sure somone was not trying to rip you off?

Like have a mate force up the price then withdraw him when you would not
go any further?

If it was me i'd say I had assumed i had lost so went elsewhere, it is
simply to late.

regards

Thing

Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:
> Dont you just hate it when you make a bid, it reaches reserve, someone
> out bids you, you go out to lunch and buy the same product new, and then
> they seller removes the top bidder making you the top bidder, and the
> seller refuses to remove your bid.
>
> Grrr, I hate trademe users.
>
> (and yes, I realise I'm one of them)
>

So he removed one but not you? wlak away IMHO.

regards

Thing

"thingy" <> wrote in message
news:tg51r2-...
> Bruce Sinclair wrote:
> > In article <42ddc153$>, Richard <>
wrote:
> >
> >>ardz wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>The seller cant refuse to remove your bid if the auction is running. If
they
> >>>dont have enough feedback they can get Trademe to remove it for them.
> >>
> >>What he is saying is that he took other action because the bidding got
past
> >>what
> >>he was prepaired to pay (Probarbly got to more then retail) - so he
didnt
> >>increse his bid to become the lead bidder again. The seller removed the
top
> >>bidder reinstating his bid as the winning bid
> >
> >
> > I would tell the seller I saw I was second and went and got one. If the
> > seller thought it clever to leave me as the top bid, he should not be
> > surprised when I didn't pay for the thing I had already told him I did
not
> > want
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> > I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are the
good
> > people and the bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always
and
> > only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.
> >
> > Lord Vetinari in Guards ! Guards ! - Terry Pratchett
> >
> > Caution ===== followups may have been changed to relevant groups
> > (if there were any)
> >
>
>
> Are you sure somone was not trying to rip you off?
>
> Like have a mate force up the price then withdraw him when you would not
> go any further?
>
> If it was me i'd say I had assumed i had lost so went elsewhere, it is
> simply to late.
>
> regards
>
> Thing
>

In a normal auction (not online) the top bidder can't withdraw their bid.
If they do, the next bidder would then have the option to accept or decline.
I am sure that there is a specific law on bidding on auctions.

Just tell the seller that you have purchased it somehwere else becasue
another bidder had bid over what you were prepared to pay. If they complain
that you have to buy it, then I would think that something dodgy is going
on, and they possibily used a phanton bidder, and if that is the case I
would complain to trademe about the seller.

ardz wrote:
> "Richard" <> wrote in message
> news:42ddc104$...
>
>> Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:
>>
>>> Dont you just hate it when you make a bid, it reaches reserve, someone
>>> out bids you, you go out to lunch and buy the same product new, and then
>>> they seller removes the top bidder making you the top bidder, and the
>>> seller refuses to remove your bid.
>>>
>>> Grrr, I hate trademe users.
>>>
>>> (and yes, I realise I'm one of them)
>>
>> I believe that removing the top bid should allow anyone underneith to
>
> remove
>
>> there bid without the trader having any say if they can or not, they
>
> allowed one
>
>> to be removed.
>
>
>
> Ideally if you suddenly become the top bidder(because someones bid above you
> had been removed)you should be sent an email to say that you are now the lead
> bidder on an auction. Maybe thats an idea to put to trademe?.
>
>
That would be analagous to the situation in a physical auction room if a bid
were withdrawn. Good luck getting your bids accepted in a real auction room if
you make a habit of withdrawing bids. Trademe needs a method for vendors to give
bidders bad feedback for cancelling a bid; after all, bidders do click through a
warning that they are about to make a legally binding offer before the bid is
posted.

Roger_Nickel wrote:

> That would be analagous to the situation in a physical auction room if a
> bid
> were withdrawn. Good luck getting your bids accepted in a real auction
> room if
> you make a habit of withdrawing bids. Trademe needs a method for vendors
> to give
> bidders bad feedback for cancelling a bid; after all, bidders do click
> through a
> warning that they are about to make a legally binding offer before the
> bid is
> posted.

I have only asked to have a bit removed once, and that was when the seller
answered a question that the goods were clearly not as they had described them.

Roger_Nickel wrote:

> That would be analagous to the situation in a physical auction room if a
> bid
> were withdrawn. Good luck getting your bids accepted in a real auction
> room if
> you make a habit of withdrawing bids. Trademe needs a method for vendors
> to give
> bidders bad feedback for cancelling a bid; after all, bidders do click
> through a
> warning that they are about to make a legally binding offer before the
> bid is
> posted.

However real auctions have the lots over in 30 seconds, not 7 days, its insane
to expect people to wait out the auction to see if they end up winning it after
losing it.

Bruce Sinclair wrote:
> In article <42ddc153$>, Richard <>
> wrote:
>> ardz wrote:
>>
>>> The seller cant refuse to remove your bid if the auction is
>>> running. If they dont have enough feedback they can get Trademe to
>>> remove it for them.
>>
>> What he is saying is that he took other action because the bidding
>> got past what
>> he was prepaired to pay (Probarbly got to more then retail) - so he
>> didnt increse his bid to become the lead bidder again. The seller
>> removed the top bidder reinstating his bid as the winning bid
>
> I would tell the seller I saw I was second and went and got one. If
> the seller thought it clever to leave me as the top bid, he should
> not be surprised when I didn't pay for the thing I had already told
> him I did not want

What's the bet that the 'other bidder' was either the seller under another
name or a mate? Too many auctions on Trademe are shonky these days. <Leans
back in rocking chair and puffs on pipe> I remember the days when it was a
good place to buy and sell......
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:20:11 +1200, "Dave - Dave.net.nz"
<> wrote:

>Dont you just hate it when you make a bid, it reaches reserve, someone
>out bids you, you go out to lunch and buy the same product new, and then
>they seller removes the top bidder making you the top bidder, and the
>seller refuses to remove your bid.
>
>Grrr, I hate trademe users.
>
>(and yes, I realise I'm one of them)

You have received a lot of responses to this thread. How about
telling us the Auction number so we can have a look for ourselves, and
offer you more informed comment ?