Snowblower for F2400

[Junkman]

He probably felt that it wasn't worth it in the end to wait to see if some bidders would be coming in at the last moment. I was watching an auction last week that was stuck at $36 for 6 day, 23 hours, 45 minutes.... in the last 15 minutes, there were about 20 bids and the item closed at $375. People have become savvy and don't bid till the end. As a seller, I put a reserve on the item and if it doesn't meet the reserve, then it isn't sold. On the other hand, e Bay charges a hefty amount when you put a reserve on an item. It is equivalent to the commission amount that is due if the item sold. They get their money either way when there is a reserve. I tack on the extra cost of the reserve or the commission to the shipping. I almost always put the shipping costs into the auction so people can decide if the total cost of the item plus shipping is worth it to them. Between e Bay commissions, listing fees, & PayPal fees, it cost approximately 10% of the total selling amount....

 

[yooperdave]

Does the seller have the right to pull the plug early?

If you go to his listing, there is no mention of having this right.

There also has not been any update to his listing after he already sold. People are still bidding and expecting to buy what is listed.

There could be some fireworks after the auction closes.

Yooper Dave

 

[tomnky]

Well How come You are listed as the winner Dave?

 

[Junkman]

I didn't look at the auction last evening when someone posted that the auction had been pulled. This mornings comments indicate that the posted was mistaken and the auction continued to a successful end.
Back to the question. A seller can stop an auction at any time they want to prior to the end. I have stopped auctions when the bidding has gotten so ridiculous that it is go grossly over priced I am afraid the high bidder will come to their senses and retract their bids and ruin the auction completely. Selling and buying on e Bay is easy and can be fun, but sometimes you get people that just go crazy and keep bidding without thinking of value. Then it is sometimes hard to get them to honor their bid. I have seen a $25 auto part go for almost $200. Last winter, I sold a Chevelle under hood lamp for $300! There is no accounting for another persons reasoning or lack of it.....

 

[yooperdave]

I bid because I always wanted this snowblower at my winning bid price.

If it turns out that he is selling something that he does not have, then I will take it up with ebay. The auction should have closed if he sold the unit somewhere else.

This sellers poor communication gives ebay a bad name.
The seller knew I wanted this item from the first day of posting.

I think $880 for this snow blower is a good deal, and I would not hessitate to buy it again if a similar one were offered at a similar price and a similar distance away.

I will repost under related topics to see if more people want to contribute.

Thanks

Yooper Dave

 

[Junkman]

The auction closed at its scheduled time, and I don't see any problem with your being able to purchase the item and complete the sale. If he decides not to complete the auction, then you will not have much recourse other than to give him negative feedback. e Bay will not do anything to help you in reality, but they will send the seller a few "threating" e mails. They are in the business of collecting fees and that is what they will always be concerned with. Remember that this is only one of about 1 million auctions that closed today. There are over 6 million items on e bay at any given time. As I have said in a previous post, you should give the seller the benefit of doubt just because he doesn't communicate well doesn't make him a bad seller.....

 

[Trikerman]

HELLO HWP I JUST BOUGHT A KUBOTA F2400.....I WAS READING YOUR POST ON YOUR F2400 AN WOW NICE TRACTOR...I WILL BE PICKING MINE UP SOON..I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS...WHAT ROTATION DOES THE PTO RUN?? U ALSO POATED ABOUT A GEAR REDUCTION AN ROTATION GEAR BOX...I WAS TOLD THAT OUR F2400 ROTATE THE OPPOSITE OF THE B AN BX MODELS OF KUBOTA SNWO BLOWERS....DOES VAN EYL STILL SELL SNOW BLOWERS LIKE THE ONE U HAVE???THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR POST...I HOPE U CAN HELP ME OUT MY EMAIL IS Trikerman47@aol.com.....PLEASE EMAIL ME.....I REALY LIKE YOUR MACHINE....THANKS AGAIN...

 

[rbarker]

HELLO HWP I JUST BOUGHT A KUBOTA F2400.....I WAS READING YOUR POST ON YOUR F2400 AN WOW NICE TRACTOR...I WILL BE PICKING MINE UP SOON..I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS...WHAT ROTATION DOES THE PTO RUN?? U ALSO POATED ABOUT A GEAR REDUCTION AN ROTATION GEAR BOX...I WAS TOLD THAT OUR F2400 ROTATE THE OPPOSITE OF THE B AN BX MODELS OF KUBOTA SNWO BLOWERS....DOES VAN EYL STILL SELL SNOW BLOWERS LIKE THE ONE U HAVE???THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR POST...I HOPE U CAN HELP ME OUT MY EMAIL IS Trikerman47@aol.com.....PLEASE EMAIL ME.....I REALY LIKE YOUR MACHINE....THANKS AGAIN...

Welcome to the forum, but you have picked up on a thread that was posted 11 years ago so you may not get any response from the original posters. Maybe someone else will have an answer.

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