[LargeFormat] Ebay Madness

Wed Feb 6 11:17:49 2002

I love auctions for that very reason (that handshake)
last 3 I went to I was the person buying the most items
(not dollar amount)
winks
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---- Robert Mayrand <dnaryam@videotron.ca> wrote:
> The estate agent was just an example but this would apply to all contractual
> agreement where someone take charge of finding customer on commission,
> wich
> ebay fits into. As for international transaction yes this is an hassle.
> 
> I'm also in Canada. The principle here is that if you are in transaction
> with someone and there is some problem, you got to check who did the
> last
> action to finalize the transaction to know who has jurisdiction. And
> so is
> the case in many countries. In an auction it's a bit more complicated.
> But
> in theory it would be the bidder who did the last action, since has
> soon as
> a bid higher then the reserve is reach the seller could not stop the
> sale.
> In a regular sale where you do an offer and the seller accept the
> offer...the acceptance is the last action.
> 
> So if this is the case in international law. A conflict between a seller
> and
> a bidder would always have to be trial in the country of the bidder.
> 
> Rob 
> 
> End of this discussion for me, now let's get back to the good
> stuff......camera!
> > 
> >> 
> >> Yes they have some right, the same thing as an estate agent.
> > 
> > I doubt it - real/estate agents and their transactions are, in most
> > jurisdiction, covered by local state or provincial statutes. The
> nearest
> > ebay would come is regulations for auctioneers...
> > 
> > Also bear in mind that such an after market transaction may well
> be taking
> > part in two third party countries - e.g. myself in Canada buying
> from
> > someone in Australia. complicated jurisdiction...
> > 
> > And while it may, apparently, be a "common scam", it is only so where
> there
> > is the intent to do so. There are most likely as many "innocent"
> > transactions of this sort going on. The item didn't sell for it's
> reserve,
> > and a buyer who really wants the item - have you never hung around
> after an
> > auction and seen the after auction deals going on on a handshake?
> Entirely
> > common and acceptable in my experience. Illegal - nope. Unethical
> - hardly.
> > 
> > tim a
> > 
> > 
> > 
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