jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 I sold a set of brand new Michelin Pilot Super Sport 265/40/R18s to a Bimmersport member. I gave him a great price as he was a member and we had a bit of a yarn when he came to pick them up about the car he was putting them on, etc, etc. Then, within a couple of days, the tyres appeared on TradeMe with a significant profit margin added on (has a current bid for $200 more than I sold them for). Can't decide whether to be annoyed or just accept that human beings are c*nts. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Gah, I think you have a fair point Jooles. People are weird in such ways. I sold some shocks when I was parting the E36 for a good rate, not long later saw them on trade me for twice the price. Kind of annoying I thought, but whatever! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Who was it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Won't out him on here... I suppose a little part of me is hoping the tyres didn't fit or there was some other reason he put them up for sale immediately at $200 more than he bought them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Gah, I think you have a fair point Jooles. People are weird in such ways. I sold some shocks when I was parting the E36 for a good rate, not long later saw them on trade me for twice the price. Kind of annoying I thought, but whatever! Wouldn't have bothered me if I'd just sold them on TM then someone resold and got more... That's business. But when someone claims bimmersport rights and talks about fitting them to their car then sells at a higher price... That's when it's cheeky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.M.W Ltd 950 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) I know how you feel Julian.... I've been conned, had things borrowed and not returned, or damaged and taken advantage of by more people on this site than ever in my life before joining this group. I can only concede that this is how it all works in this day and age. Not the way I'm used to doing things, that's for sure. Edited August 5, 2014 by B.M.W Ltd 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveO 47 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Definitely cheeky. I would name and shame to make sure other members don't fall into the same trap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMA-HO 7 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 yea you find some peeps like that reminds me of runescape when you buy things for cheap and sell it off for more abit of merching. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Matt innit? Innit? These ones? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/tyres/auction-759898666.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pldubs 308 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Ask yourself this, are you happy with what you sold them for? If so, dont worry about it. People suck. Thats why aliens havent said wassup yet. =D 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Give him a yell, tell him the manufacturers are recalling those tyres due to a defect in that the tyres explode when driven over 5kph and that you will refund his money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Ask yourself this, are you happy with what you sold them for? If so, dont worry about it. Not worried about the cash and happy with what I got... It's the principle. A man must have principles! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.M.W Ltd 950 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Not worried about the cash and happy with what I got... It's the principle. A man must have principles! You have my support with that statement 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingkarl 136 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Wouldn't have bothered me if I'd just sold them on TM then someone resold and got more... That's business. But when someone claims bimmersport rights and talks about fitting them to their car then sells at a higher price... That's when it's cheeky. Cheeky indeed. Profit is fine. Lying and taking advantage of community goodwill is not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.M.W Ltd 950 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Smells a bit like profiteering off goodwill that's a negative in my book I agree Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonic_attack 89 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Reads a bit like being taken advantage of, if the lead up to it was "Yeah they're for my car". Not the kind of system I personally subscribe too. But then again if you got your asking price, or near too it.. I'd be a little annoyed all the same thinking you were helping out a member of the "community". Even if we are all strangers. In saying that I reneged on purchasing something here I said I would, once I realised I was going down a path that was going to cost me several hundred more than I should be spending to get something I wasn't entirely comfortable with. I felt a bit stink about that because a deal is a deal where I'm from. That might be understandable though, maybe.. In saying that I've had someone come round to my house and drive off with my airbag reset tool, and I had no idea who he was other than being from here. All fine and good, he used it and I got it back a week or two later. No hassle no drama. I'm a bit old school in that someone showing the same interests and is a "member of a community" should be given the benefit of the doubt, or just the benefit really. Thankfully I haven't been burned too much with that sort of thinking. I guess I've been lucky but I have an expectation that regular kiwi folk have a decent moral code, some of it might be a little loose but it's all common sense. If you borrow it you return it. If you break it you replace it You don't sh*t in your own nest.. Kind of thing etc etc. I've also bought stuff and walked off with it and thrown the cash in the bank 4-5 days later from folk I've bought from here, so it's swings and roundabouts. I wouldn't be feeling too burned if I was you unless you allowed the price to be clipped back thinking you were doing the guy a help and THEN find out it's all for profit. I think even then you can't apply that to everyone. You can only pin it on someone elses looser definition of moral code/compass to your own. I don't think it's too much to expect transparency though, but that's just me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
handgrenade 189 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 I did something similar .. Agreed to sell some parts and then advertised that I had a buyer and would let it go for x amount unless someone wanted to offer more. The guy was rightfully upset and pulled the deal, I apologised and offered him a discount or some extras etc but he was all good about it after we spoke. Ended up selling to him a few weeks later. Lesson learnt though. And if you're reading this mate I'm sorry again!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 I took them off TM and sold them for less than my asking price to the guy because he contacted me via bimmersport and said they were for his car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haitoman 110 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Tricky one, but we have a community here for a reason. I wouldn't do it to anyone and I would like to think 99% of us wouldn't do it. Having said that this country is full of absolute asshats and this is what asshats do. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 its a bit of a shitty thing to do if that was his intention (to make a story up to get them cheaper and then resell them), but IMO until he comes forward he should have the benefit of the doubt; how do we know that he didnt get home to find the tires just wouldnt fit and he needs to go a smaller profile or width? Better he sells them himself then to come back at you to try and get a refund for his mess up, yes? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jpclarke89 20 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Better he sells them himself then to come back at you to try and get a refund for his mess up, yes? I agree with this, BUT if it was me I'd advertise them on here at the price I paid for them with an explanation as to why I'm reselling, as opposed to listing them on TM for a much higher margin. I'd feel ripped off if it was me. Some people have no morals! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Agreed. If they genuinely didn't fit - although he didn't strike me as someone who didn't know what size would fit - then a quick PM to say they didn't fit and that he'd be listing them would have been enough for me to say c'est la vie and good luck (and good on him if he gets a bit more). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Time for a Bimmersport auction dump if you ask me... crap all over the trademe sale. But then I can be very childish (or so I'm told)! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 I agree with this, BUT if it was me I'd advertise them on here at the price I paid for them with an explanation as to why I'm reselling, as opposed to listing them on TM for a much higher margin. I'd feel ripped off if it was me. Some people have no morals! i concur, but at the end of the day we are all out to make money, just some people find less moral ways to do it than others. The original seller has no rights over it, they were gone when he accepted money for the tires in the first place and the new seller can do whatever they like. The only issue here is the story spun in order to procure them for cheaper. Bit of first world problem going on here, and IMO anyone that f**ks with his auction is bit of a c**t. You got your money, move on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 It's an extremely unpleasant thing to do. OK, circumstances change. But if that's the case, just offer them back on here at the price paid. Share the love. As it is, I have no idea who is involved. Not sure I want to know them, either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
