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Sellers on The Bay do the darndest things
02-23-2021, 06:21 PM
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Sellers on The Bay do the darndest things
Has this happened to you?

I missed out on an auction of an early model Classic, so I put a similar Buy It Now item on my saved list. I often save an item I'm interested in if the price is close to what I'm willing to pay, and occasionally the seller will offer a discount. If it's around what I think is fair, then I accept the offer and buy the item.

The price was a bit higher than I was willing to pay for this Classic, but the seller also accepted offers. Before I had a chance to consider what I would offer, sure enough, the seller offered a $35 discount, after raising the price by $35! This is the second time this has happened, both times within the last month or so. Is this an interesting new "trend" (scam) on the part of sellers, or just an unlucky coincidence for me?

Any other stories of weird seller behavior out there?
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