Surely there's some "ebay morals" list where this discussion could have a
home?!  Or between personal inboxes?!

-wes (?!)

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Ware, David (EM, PTL, Contractor, ARC) wrote:

> >>But we're not talking
> about misrepresentation in the case you mentioned, just the whim of someone
> who may or may not decide to pay for an item that they've contracted to
> purchase.
>
> 1.  Yes, we are talking about misrepresentation in the case I mentioned, and
> exercising some caution by not buying something sight unseen.  If the seller
> is accurate in his description then the sale does and has gone forward.
>
> >>If there is dissatisfaction in the
> information provided the potential bidder should look elsewhere.
>
> 2.  Uhh, right, but when you are lied to you don't know it until you recieve
> or inspect the merchandise.  Right?
>
> >>To place a bid with a laissez-faire attitude that one can just back out of
> the obligation because they didn't end up liking what they saw- when they're
> now contractually obligated to consummate-  demonstrates a lack of integrity
> and honor.
>
> 3.  Not the situation in this case.  This technique simply guards against
> the sort of problems that occured w/ the 1.9 engine.  Review # 1 above.
>
> >>But don't
> equate what happened to this man with the unscrupulous behavior of your
> "friend" who "only bids on machines that are within driving distance, so he
> can check them out before actually going through with the payment".
>
> 4.  Sounds like a good technique to me.  That way, if the seller does
> misrepresent then you have the opportunity to find that out before you're
> out some money.  So in your view, the gentleman who got screwed with the 1.9
> engine...if he had driven to pick up the engine and then learned it was a
> 1.9 instead of the 2.1 he had been promised, he should have bought the 1.9
> anyway?  "unscrupulous" to back out of paying for something that isn't what
> was represented?  Sorry Mr. Harrison, but you're taking my post to mean
> something other than it means.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ware, David (EM, PTL, Contractor, ARC)" <David.Ware@PENSKE.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 7:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay
>
>
> > >>Justifiable flakiness?
> >
> > No, rather a way of covering one's behind in case the seller in fact
> > misreprestented the item.
> >
> > >>You bid, you buy.
> >
> > Well, if you agreed to buy a 2.1 engine and drove a few hundred miles to
> > discover that it was actually a 1.9 that didn't fit your needs, only a
> fool
> > would proceed with the purchase.
> >
>