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Is flaking really a bad thing though? I know I do it myself, sometimes not intentionally, but you can't always stick to a commitment.
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As far as that stuff goes I wouldn't have any search tips. 80% of the time I'm buying shoes or car parts.
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Lol I'm just saying I've noticed people getting mad and even calling out flakers like it's taboo(FB groups). Don't get me wrong, it does suck, but things happen.
There's so many shoes I'm guessing it's hard to expect someone to fully commit to purchasing a shoe. If I see a great price on a shoe I would like to own more, I'll rather purchase that shoe than buy the other. If I could afford both, I'll purchase both of course, but I know I've flaked plenty of times in my life for various reasons.
There's so many shoes I'm guessing it's hard to expect someone to fully commit to purchasing a shoe. If I see a great price on a shoe I would like to own more, I'll rather purchase that shoe than buy the other. If I could afford both, I'll purchase both of course, but I know I've flaked plenty of times in my life for various reasons.
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Yes.
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Well I know it happens. I just take it as a part of business.
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i've never "flaked" lol but i see why someone would
if they find a better price or a pair of shoes they like more for equal or better price they owe u nothing my ***** ur a picture on a screen
blocking them is beyond OD and really just cuts you out of potential future business. they could have chose another pair of shoes over yours and doubled back to cop from you in a few days or something
get out ur feelings
if they find a better price or a pair of shoes they like more for equal or better price they owe u nothing my ***** ur a picture on a screen
blocking them is beyond OD and really just cuts you out of potential future business. they could have chose another pair of shoes over yours and doubled back to cop from you in a few days or something
get out ur feelings
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Well it wasn't direct flakes, but legit had like 6-7 people tell me I'll get back to you or I can't purchase shoes I wanted to sell smh.
Sigh.
Sigh.
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Jesus. Whats ur ebay name so i can be sure to never buy from you.
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This mentality is why you see less actual bidding auctions on eBay. It's a bad look on your end, but not entirely faulting you when your actions are a byproduct of that way of doing business being deemed acceptable these days, combined with eBay taking minimal action against buyers who do that stuff. On the flip side. eBay cracks down hard on sellers who find a better offer elsewhere and don't honor the price the buyer won the auction for.
As for bidding and winning something. If I bid, I pay. It doesn't matter if I found said item elsewhere for less after the auction ended. It's just the principle of knowing I placed that bid committing to honor my end of the deal if I do win. When I'm selling, if I sell something and it goes for less than what I had hoped and I get other offers, I'm honoring the price the auction was won for regardless of whatever short term gains I missed out on.
Integrity isn't what it once was both seller wise and buyer wise and that mindset of "screw ethics, I just want the best deal possible regardless if it comes at the expense of my reputation" seems to be more of the norm.
The end result is eBay going from being a predominately bidding auction website to a list your price, immediate payment only required way of doing things.
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Why what's the prob?
