Won Ebay auction, too good to be true?

[ride2bhi]

So I won an Ebay aucition for 4 tickets to opening day down in San Diego for the Giants/Padres game. They are 4 park passes which means you have no seats, standing room only, but can sit in the park past centerfield. The tickets face value are $5 each. My winning bid... $5.50, total. Shipping is $10, but I still make out like a bandit getting 4 tickets below face value for opeing day. I paid for them, but what are the chances that I will receive these tickets? What can I do to ensure that the seller doesn't pull a fast one and what are my options if he does? I really want to go so I don't want to get left in the cold. Any advice would be appreciated.

Here is the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=6612649818

[ArkiStan]

Well, I guess there's nothing you can do at this point to guarantee getting the tiks. If he didn't want to send them to you nothing would be stopping him. But I don't think anybody's gonna scam for such a small amount of money. If something fishy happens it's probably gonna be due to his negligence, but I wouldn't worry too much. The seller has some good feedback. As for getting your money back in the unlikely case of fraud, it depends on how you paid.

[Itsme]

Do you have any friends or relatives in the San Diego area? They could arrange to meet the seller and pick up the tickets. I do that a lot with things I buy.

[ArkiStan]

Do you have any friends or relatives in the San Diego area? They could arrange to meet the seller and pick up the tickets. I do that a lot with things I buy.

Your friends and relatives must love you man!!

[Daedalus]

I wouldn't automatically assume the seller will feel sleighted. They're making money off shipping. That said, he/she is mostly a buyer (looking at past feedback), and the most recent feedback is negative...for a baseball ticket (?). You don't stand to lose much here.

[ride2bhi]

Yeah, my family is down there, but I am not going to send my mom to pick up tickets. I paid for shipping, so hoping he will ship them to me. It has been two days since the auction and I haven't heard a word from the seller. I sent this message after winning the auction.


Hello,
I won your auction for the opening day tickets. I have sent the
payment. I believe ebay sends you my address, but just in case,
please send the tickets to:

*edit: my address*

As a long time Padres fan I am looking forward to the game!

Thanks,
ride2bhi

I am just thinking that it is a small amount of money risked on my end, but he is losing out in that these tickets are going for about $15-20 apiece. So he is missing out on some profit by following through and selling me the tickets. We will see. I paid with Paypal, so hopefully I can get my money back if decides not to follow through.

[ArkiStan]

Seller's gonna be losing a lot more once you leave him some nasty feedback. If the seller has any foresight she will hopefully follow through. I hope it works out.

[ride2bhi]

I hope it works out.

Thanks man. Me too.

[ride2bhi]

So it looks like the seller came through! He sent an email today stating that he had sent the tickets via certified mail with a tracking number. I should have them in 1-3 days. Guess I need to learn to trust people on ebay...

:thumbup:

[cadetevon]

By and large people are good. Let us know when they show up, k?

[ride2bhi]

So he came through, big time! Got the tickets today and he even included a season schedule. Very cool! Great experience and left him some postitive feedback. Go Padres!