Endless Steven
Restricted User
I used Buy it Now tonight to buy a gun I wanted. It was a very good deal. I was happy.
Later, I get an email from the seller:
"SORRY ... BUT THE ... AUCTION WAS CLEARLY A MISTAKE AND WAS POSTED INCORRECTLY. YOU CAN STILL BUY IT NOW AS WE HAVE RELISTED IT BUT NOT FOR $500. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 1500. "
Well, tripling my buy it now price seems pretty lame to me, so I look at the rules:
http://gunbroker.com/User/UserAgreement.asp
"Placing an item for auction is an irrevocable offer to sell an item to the winning bidder. The winning bidder is the highest bidder on the item, or in the event of a tie, the bidder who placed the highest bid chronologically earliest. In the case of a reserve price auction a bid is only a winning bid if it meets or exceeds the reserve price on the item. In the case of a Dutch auction there may be more than one winning bid depending on the quantity of items available and the number of bids placed.
Listing an item constitutes entering a binding legal agreement to sell the item to the highest bidder as determined by the rules of the auction. Items listed on this auction site may not be concurrently offered for sale on any other online auction site. Once an item is listed and has received a winning bid, the item may not be withdrawn from sale. Please consider carefully whether you want to place an item for auction."
Looks pretty clear cut to me. He offered it, and in good faith, I bid. Now he is backing away from his Buy it Now price.
What should I do?
I see this option as best: Send him an email, indicating that I acted in good faith, and am willing to execute our agreement, at the previously agreed upon price, while referencing the rules.
Later, I get an email from the seller:
"SORRY ... BUT THE ... AUCTION WAS CLEARLY A MISTAKE AND WAS POSTED INCORRECTLY. YOU CAN STILL BUY IT NOW AS WE HAVE RELISTED IT BUT NOT FOR $500. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 1500. "
Well, tripling my buy it now price seems pretty lame to me, so I look at the rules:
http://gunbroker.com/User/UserAgreement.asp
"Placing an item for auction is an irrevocable offer to sell an item to the winning bidder. The winning bidder is the highest bidder on the item, or in the event of a tie, the bidder who placed the highest bid chronologically earliest. In the case of a reserve price auction a bid is only a winning bid if it meets or exceeds the reserve price on the item. In the case of a Dutch auction there may be more than one winning bid depending on the quantity of items available and the number of bids placed.
Listing an item constitutes entering a binding legal agreement to sell the item to the highest bidder as determined by the rules of the auction. Items listed on this auction site may not be concurrently offered for sale on any other online auction site. Once an item is listed and has received a winning bid, the item may not be withdrawn from sale. Please consider carefully whether you want to place an item for auction."
Looks pretty clear cut to me. He offered it, and in good faith, I bid. Now he is backing away from his Buy it Now price.
What should I do?
I see this option as best: Send him an email, indicating that I acted in good faith, and am willing to execute our agreement, at the previously agreed upon price, while referencing the rules.
