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I would be careful with this for a few reasons. The numpties that contacted you may or may not be on the level. Are they just trying to interfere with a lawful sale to a competitor? Is the $320 offer legitimate or just coming from a blowhard? Is the $320 STILL too low (it might be!)?
From an ethical / lawful standpoint, you are obligated to follow through with the sale. An item was offered for sale at a certain price point, somebody accepted that offer and I’m assuming has paid for the item. A contract has been formed and executed and in most cases the buyer is now the lawful owner of the item. However….
Having said that, nearly $300 (if true) is a lot to leave on the table. One possible out is to call or message the buyer and offer an apology, that you can’t follow through with the sale because a mistake has been made. That’s it. I wouldn’t say any more because you can back yourself into a corner by talking too much. THEN give them first choice to buy it at a more market value price. They should get first dibs because they saw it first. If they don’t buy and you put it back up for sale, I would auction it starting at 99 cents. Seriously.
Tough situation, good luck.
Butter dish or butter server, missing it’s knife. Ice on the bottom, divider with hole, one pound butter round on top, dome to cover. A matching pattern butter knife would rest in the prong supports. Missing the knife and a plain jane style will make it a bit tough to sell, but as we all know…..you never know until it’s up for sale. Someone will eventually buy it.
Fred, if you find an online CPA that you like, please share your experience if you don’t mind. I’m very interested in finding a good one as well.
This is a late 19th century “Savonarola” chair with a North Wind face decorative element. The Savonarola chair is distinctive for it’s X base that sweeps up to form supports for the chair arms. This was a very popular style in the late 1800’s and they made them by the boat load. The North Wind face is either “press carved” into the wood but more likely applied, look for very thin brads or finishing nails that would be used to tack the face to the chair.
Being blunt here about quality so please take it with the spirit intended, but these chairs were massed produced with medium grade base wood and some parts are also likely to be veneer. The pieces are glued together with tenons inserted into the various parts and over time the glue dries up and the wood will shrink so be careful! Sometimes you have to do a little repair to make them sturdy again. Cool chair, I’ve always liked ’em.
As I get older, the most valuable thing to me is my time. This seller is wasting others time and no matter what they do they cannot make the buyer whole. The time commitment to this item is gone forever. The seller deserves a ding of some sort and if they lose “TRS” status so be it.
I’ve done a variation of this in the past that *Fair Warning* could be sketchy in eBay’s eyes. I created a nonsense listing and priced it at the top of the category. For instance “Post Apocalyptic Zombie Radioactive GI Joe with Canteen” price: $2000. Item was just a beat up GI Joe doll missing an arm and wearing no pants. Views eventually topped 1000+ while my other legit listed items saw increased views and stimulated a few sales.
Google “Wacky Packages” and “Wacky Stickers”. These are from the 1960s 70s and have the same theme. Should be able to pull a few keyword ideas from there.
