The final outcome….. TradeMe stepped in and shut down his auction on the bases of one of their rules which stipulates that the goods must be in possession of the seller. Since my auction with the seller was not complete (he hadn’t picked up the goods from me to complete the sale and purchase) he did not have the right to sell the goods on. As soon as his auction was stopped he immediately contacted me for a refund. I gladly returned his money and l felt relief because I no longer needed to rely on the outcome of his auction for my own auction to be completed. I relisted the dining suite a ...
The buyer has contacted me directly asking questions, then I see the same questions being answered on his auction. I would have kept my own auction running if I knew I was going to be used like this. I’ve been politely answering questions because he said he’d pick up before the weekend but his auction closes after the weekend (Monday). I’m being played.
As soon as I started my auction I received and accepted an offer. Received payment in three days and was asked to provide more pics as they wanted to show clients of their charitable organisation what they would be receiving. The questions kept coming then I realised they had set up their own auction with the items (dining suite) listed at over 4 times what they paid me for it and making the item look better than it was. Not only that but they were telling potential buyers they could pick up from my location. I’m over answering questions for their potential buyers and I want the dining suit...