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DJFANTAZIA

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Getting pissed off with eBay

Thats 3 seperate auctions ive all been either bidding on, or watching, that already have bids on, that sellers have ended early with the 'item is no longer available blag'

It kinda defeats the object of an auction behaving in that way! :S

Its daft, the latest one i was watching was for a small collection of italian tunes, with lots i didnt have so i thought i might save a bit of wonga. So the auction gets ended because someone has emailed the seller, offered summat daft like £40 more than the current bid and the seller has ended the auction.

Left to the last day the seller would have got a much better price and the buyer would have had the chance to buy the item (s) that had wet their appetite :|

Its just not on! :eyebrow:

:eek:
 

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I think I was watchin the same item also on E-bay, just cheched n its ended early!! Was gonna put a sly last minute bid on them!! :p

Sayin' that, E-bay is an auction, and like all auctions, the item up for auction can be withdrawn at any time, regardless of bids!!! Thats the name of the game, you win some you loose some!!

lol - There was only 2 tunes I wanted out of them!! :D

Fantazia would you, if you'd of won them, slammed them on ur site for twice the price?!? ;)
 

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Doubt it Biskit fella,... 95 % of the tunes i havent got, and i hadnt herard of most of em, woiuld have been more of a gamble:

1. Axe Corner – Tortuga – Palmares PL303
2. MTI Project – Vicious Game – Inside IN6073
3. Rhythm Revolution – Now Gimme Your Beat – GFB Active Music Projects GFB028
5. Joy & Joyce – Babe Babe – Beverley Hills BH3001
6. DJ Power – Everybody Pump – PanPot 006
7. Emotion EP feat. Julie (white label) – Emotion/We’re On The Move/Promised Land – DWROL001
10. RAF by M Picotto – We Gonna Get - GFB Active Music Projects GFB016
11. Galaxy 2 – Somebody Screams - GFB Active Music Projects GFB017
12. Korda – Move Your Body (To The Sound) – Palmares PL317
13. DAG – LTS Techno – Lion Tracs 0501 (Alfredo tune Pacha ’91)
14. “M” DJ MAD – R E S P E C T – Palmares PL309
15. YBU – Keep It Up – Flying FIN012
16. Lullaby – Nothing (Sax mix, Rave mix & JT Vannelli mix) – Flying FLY087
19. DJ Professor & Francesco Zappala – We Gotta Do It – 4th & B’Way 12 BRW 225
20. Plat3form 69 – Get Stop/Axel F/No More Place For Time – Hot (Discomagic) HOT1225
24. Kamera – Work – Flying FLY057
25. Capella – U Got 2 Know (revisited) – Internal Dance IDXR2
26. Anima Ladina – Anima Ladina – Flying FLYUK7T
28. PWM – Are You Ready To Move – Pirate PRT61
29. MB – Feel The Heat – X Energy X12095
31. Dirty Trick feat. Lucky EF – Peace…Inside My Heart – Eviva EVRMX005
32. Nitelife Cityrama – Runnin’ So Hard – Mighty Quinn MQR0024
33. Solaradar – Don’t Cry – Eye 2 Eye ETE002
34. F Zappala’ & DJ Professor – We Gotta Do It DMC Remix/Techno Remix – Media MR584
35. The Watches – Mirror – Flying FLY056
37. X Sample – Dreamin’ In Buristead Road (samples Annie Lennox – Must Be An Angel) – Line2014
38. CKA – Bellissimo - GFB Active Music Projects GFB011
39. F14 – F14 – Pirate Records PRT62
42. Cappella – U Got 2 Let The Music – Media/Internal IDX3
44. DJ Le Roy – Bocachica Remix (including Esta Boca) – Palmares PL307
48. Cappella – Everbody mixes – ffrr UK FX158
49. Baffa – Piano On (Max Version) / Monkey Wah – Energy X-12083
50. Mato Grosso – Thunder Remix (inc. Digital Boy) / D&W DW1937
51. The End – Extasy Express – Flying Dance Department FLY044
52. Rhythm By Rhythm – It’s Alright – Line 2020
55. Mephisto – Euphemia – Palmares PL316
56. Channel X – Groove To Move – Beat Box BB033
57. WLD feat Jenny G – Dreaming Away – DRX 310191
60. Mig 27 – Mig 27 – Pirate Records PRT71
62. Matto Grosso – Thunder – D&W DW1930
63. Mig 33 – Mig 33 – Champ 12 294
64. X Groove – Feel The Power (samples Love Decade) – Beat Club BCR003491
65. De Melero – Night Moves – Blanco Y Negro MX279
67. The Redmen – You’re My Way – Beat Club / W W2201
68. Techno Trax – Ride On This DADO – TRAX901
70. N-ZO Machine – Salsa Italiana – ERET508
71. Black Box – Open Your Eyes – Groove Groove Melody GGM9123
72. Pet Shop Boys – Paninaro (done in italo piano style) – white label DFM003
73. Rozalla – Born To Luv Ya – Pulse8 12 LOSE 3
74. DJ H feat Stefy - I Like It / Black Box – white label JAM003
75. JamJet – One Day We’ll Love Be Free – MEET551
77. Max & Frank Minoia – U Came 2 Me – Eye 2 Eye ETE006
79. Celine – Don’t Stop – Italian Style ISP 1090

The ulterior motive was to build up my company sleeve collection,.... im missing pure Discomagic / Palmares / Italian Style sleeves.

Any way its not going to happen now :|


Just had a look at eBay rules:

Sometimes something goes wrong and you can't complete your auction as planned. If needed, you can choose to end your listing before the scheduled date. If there are bids on your item, you can cancel them.

Reasons for ending listings early include:
The item is no longer available for sale.
There was an error in the starting price or reserve amount.
There was an error in the listing.
The item was lost or broken.


Does this then mean that as long as the auction doesnt end, up to the last second you can end your auction, and b***cks to the highest bidder.

Thats a bit of a swizz innit? :crazy:

:S
 

Biskit

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If someone has e-mailed the seller with an offer, the seller can end the sale on these grounds...

The item is no longer available for sale.

**If there are only 12 hrs left till the end of the auction, the item, no matter wot, cannot be withdrawn... (unless proberly its damaged!!) ...and therefore the highest bidder will win whatever!!**
 

Biskit

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Everytime there's a reserve on an Auction, i always e-mail n ask what the reserve is, more often than not, the seller tells me, daft i know!! So if the seller doesnt hit his target, n Im happy with the reserve, I'll e-mail him back n say, right I'll take it off ur hands for so much!! This isnt in every case mind!!! probs one in every ten!! And I scour the internet, n one in 10 aint bad!! lol :D
 

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I must be the must honest/stupid ebay seller ever then - I always refuse to end auctiosn early because it DOES defeat the poi9nt of an autcion. I even advised a feeler who ofered me £20for an item to end it early that I did not expect the item to go for that much so maybe he should just bide his time - the item finished at £2-10, he won sent me a really nice mail (although he cast doubts on my sanity)
 

VinylAnimal

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LOL it's dog eat dog in the vinyl world :mad:

As long as everyone plays by the rules ;) I'm happy :D

:band:

PS. What price did it get withdrawn at :confused: Theres a few quid there but nowt to write home about :condom:
 

DJFANTAZIA

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VinylAnimal said:

What price did it get withdrawn at :confused: Theres a few quid there but nowt to write home about :condom:

It was at £51 last time i looked, and ive ommited about 5 tunes from there inc M D J Mad and Anita Adams

Too good to be true, they were all mint in pic / ori sleeves.

;)
 

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This p**ses me off too. I'm with you Ripley, and wouldn't end an auction early, mainly cause I know how it feels. Sometimes tho its good when u know someone's paid thru the nose for something to end early and it comes up again a few weeks later for peanuts... Patience is the key with e-bay I've found....

However, I noticed the AR copy of Technoage 'Movin' On' was listed recently - so stuck it in my watch list expecting it to rocket - it didn't and I was getting VERY excited until the flaming thing comes up 'ended early'. So I mailed the seller - said he'd ended it for £30.... :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: I'm still smarting....

Mart
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