Not a Craig's List Idiot, but...
So, Chemgod on Bad Wax often lists some examples of Craigslist Idiots ... where he finds someone on Craigslist who is selling baseball cards at some ridiculous price. Chemgod contacts the seller through e-mails and then publishes the ensuing interactions on his website. I don't usually have bad experiences with buying tickets from other people. I rarely buy it from a third party. However, I had to to resort to this when I was trying to find tickets to tonight's game.
First, I contacted a seller on Craigslist. I was wary of buying tickets online from Craigslist and have heard stories from other people who had bad experiences with it. I've only used Craigslist once to buy something and it was a textbook for school where I picked it up in Long Beach. So, I contacted this seller who had two different tickets for sale. I contacted him about purchasing one of them. I told him I was interested in either of them. When I told him I was willing to drive out to meet him to buy the ticket. I was wary of paying for it online. One of my friends paid for his ticket from a Craigslist seller and never got his ticket. After I told him I would meet him to buy the ticket, he sold both of them. Guess I can't blame him. He didn't know what a serious fan I am and that I wasn't going to back out of it.
And then there was this auction. I won't say where I saw it ...
Me: Why is the ending bid right before 5:00 on Friday? I would bid on your item, but I leave for the game at 4:00/4:30... therefore because your bid ends by the time I'm at the park, there is no way I can pay for the item and print out the tickets. But I'm just curious because I see so many bids that end right before 5 on gameday.
Seller: ibid with confidence!!! tickets will be send out immediately after auctioen ends
Me: That still doesn't answer my question. Yes, I'm sure you will send the tickets immediately after the auction ends ... but what good will that do me if I'm at Dodger Stadium and unable to a)pay for my tickets if I win the bid and b) am unable to print the tickets because I am at Dodger Stadium.
S: sorry I WILL NOT END AUCTION EARLY! If you feel that you cant make the game on time please dont bid on my tickets! If you are the winner you are responsible for paying or else i will report you to ebay.
ME: I apologize if you thought I was asking you to end your bid early. My initial question was never answered and that was all I was asking for. Again, I apologize if there was any confusion. And I assure you, I always pay for my bids. Especially when it comes to tickets to Dodger games. I was just trying to get an answer to my first question.
I still don't understand why the bid ended right before the cut off time for e-mailing tickets anyway. I've bought tickets from someone before and because it was after the cut-off time for e-mailing tickets, the seller had to refund my money. Anyone out there have an explanation? And where in my first response did I ask the seller to end their auction early? I wasn't going to respond after the last one ... but I wanted an answer to my first question. Why does the auction end right before the cut off time? And I've seen plenty of auctions just like this one. If the seller even replies to my last response, I wonder how rude is the seller going to be.
First, I contacted a seller on Craigslist. I was wary of buying tickets online from Craigslist and have heard stories from other people who had bad experiences with it. I've only used Craigslist once to buy something and it was a textbook for school where I picked it up in Long Beach. So, I contacted this seller who had two different tickets for sale. I contacted him about purchasing one of them. I told him I was interested in either of them. When I told him I was willing to drive out to meet him to buy the ticket. I was wary of paying for it online. One of my friends paid for his ticket from a Craigslist seller and never got his ticket. After I told him I would meet him to buy the ticket, he sold both of them. Guess I can't blame him. He didn't know what a serious fan I am and that I wasn't going to back out of it.
And then there was this auction. I won't say where I saw it ...
Me: Why is the ending bid right before 5:00 on Friday? I would bid on your item, but I leave for the game at 4:00/4:30... therefore because your bid ends by the time I'm at the park, there is no way I can pay for the item and print out the tickets. But I'm just curious because I see so many bids that end right before 5 on gameday.
Seller: ibid with confidence!!! tickets will be send out immediately after auctioen ends
Me: That still doesn't answer my question. Yes, I'm sure you will send the tickets immediately after the auction ends ... but what good will that do me if I'm at Dodger Stadium and unable to a)pay for my tickets if I win the bid and b) am unable to print the tickets because I am at Dodger Stadium.
S: sorry I WILL NOT END AUCTION EARLY! If you feel that you cant make the game on time please dont bid on my tickets! If you are the winner you are responsible for paying or else i will report you to ebay.
ME: I apologize if you thought I was asking you to end your bid early. My initial question was never answered and that was all I was asking for. Again, I apologize if there was any confusion. And I assure you, I always pay for my bids. Especially when it comes to tickets to Dodger games. I was just trying to get an answer to my first question.
I still don't understand why the bid ended right before the cut off time for e-mailing tickets anyway. I've bought tickets from someone before and because it was after the cut-off time for e-mailing tickets, the seller had to refund my money. Anyone out there have an explanation? And where in my first response did I ask the seller to end their auction early? I wasn't going to respond after the last one ... but I wanted an answer to my first question. Why does the auction end right before the cut off time? And I've seen plenty of auctions just like this one. If the seller even replies to my last response, I wonder how rude is the seller going to be.
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