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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2518633, member: 36230&quot;][USER=13307]@stldanceartist[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>First, I want to make it VERY clear that it was nothing personal, Benjamin, nor am I in any way implying anything, one way or the other, regarding how you&#039;d handle the shoe being in the other foot. Your unfortunate story is simply a vehicle to push the issue of how some expect or demand others to do what they themselves would not.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I respectfully disagree and believe it actually makes every &quot;real difference&quot; what you (or I should say whatever individual in your situation) would do, and for the simple fact that unless they would&#039;ve happily handed over and swallowed such a loss, they&#039;ve no right or reason to point fingers. Again, I&#039;m certainly not saying that you would or wouldn&#039;t, but simple decency demands that we cannot hold others to a different standard than we hold ourselves. If you would have (and we&#039;ll never know for sure) taken your lumps, God bless you for it; I could say with great confidence that you would be one of the very, very, very few who would. I will also admit that if put in that situation, I would probably have a hard time leaving that much on the table, especially if an eBay offering and for the very reasons stated earlier by [USER=76863]@baseball21[/USER]. I cannot say, one way or the other with absolute certainty, that I would be able to stomach it, even with my firm and long-rooted sense of fair play, so it&#039;s hard for me to automatically condemn this person even if I&#039;d like to.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1) Personally, I couldn&#039;t agree more that dealers, real or wannabe, and sellers have the absolute responsibility to KNOW what they have, and this includes every single entity or individual offering anything on the bay. This is something I&#039;ve written on this many times here as I do feel that strongly about it. The moment ANYONE lists an item for sale in said retail setting, any pass they may have deserved due to a lack of knowledge instantly disappears as far as I&#039;m concerned. Unfortunately, eBay politics are a reality, and as long as there&#039;s an uneven playing field, the should be and is will remain two totally different things.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the &quot;supposed to be a legally binding contract&quot;, ideally you&#039;re right, but the sad reality is much, much different. It cannot rightly be &quot;legally binding&quot; to sellers when buyers are allowed to free reign to bid, break, ignore, and avoid their side of the deal. I can only assume that you, as a seller yourself, can understand this and possibly relate.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) I certainly cannot argue against that even if I wanted to. It&#039;s true and we both know it to be so.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ve displayed a fine attitude about this whole thing and it is commendable. Kudos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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