<VV> ebay alert

[corvairs]

Whether what he is doing violates any Ebay rules or not he is behaving 
unethically. That casts suspicion on the entire deal. Lon

Charles Lee wrote:

> Does eBay specify that "speculating" is wrong ?  It's done every day, 
> and a great way to do business, buying something only after you've 
> sold it.
>
> I think he's allowed to sell something he speculates that he 
> reasonably will have (unless eBay has a policy against this ?), but 
> the real problem could come from not actually being able to acquire 
> the wheels, after selling them to a third party.  Paying for them 
> would help to ensure that this happens, and that he can fulfill his 
> promise.
>
> This seller could have a problem if he doesn't pay the current owner 
> for the wheels, and therefore never gets them to sell.
>
> It all seems to hinge on whether he pays the first owner of the wheels 
> for them.
>
> This gets more legalistic than I can get, not being a lawyer, but it 
> seems very interesting anyway.
>
> Did the first owner get paid yet ?  Therein lies the rub, so to speak ...
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Monza67@aol.com>
> To: <hharpo@earthlink.net>; <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 6:24 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> ebay alert
>
>
>> I reported the person to the ebay cops. The problem I have with the 
>> whole
>> situation is that he has listed them for sale and doesn't even own 
>> them yet. He
>> has also given a description of them that is not the same as my 
>> description and
>> he has never even seen the wheels, except in my picture. He obviously 
>> is not
>> truthful in the whole situation and that bothers me when I see it on 
>> ebay.
>> Once he pays me and has possession of the wheels, he can do whatever 
>> he wants
>> with them.
>> Chuck
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