2000 Mule

[Pedro]

Buy of the year?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2000-1-mule-Excellent-coin-/290927835102?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item43bca677de&nma=true&si=1lcdKeuMk17uu%252BknQ7fYVbY894s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_28wt_1399

Pedro

[Australian coin]

maybe, but they mostly buy stuff, and they relisted the exact same coin

[Robster]

Well centred strike.??:dodgy:

[Pedro]

I wasn't sure whether it was a mule or just an off-centre strike.

Second one has certainly attracted more interest.

Pedro

[purplepennyhunter]

They mistakenly listed it at that price. Mark actually made the purchase to avoid them selling it to someone who would hold them to the sale. All fees refunded and the sale did not proceed. Nothing untoward.

[Pedro]

PP - if they weren't friends before they should certainly be now!

Super gesture.

Pedro

[Fr45h3R]

Hats off to Mark!
:good:

I doubt the seller would have shipped the mule anyhow. It would have resulted in negative feedback and a barrage of expletives.

I use to see similar to this a few times on major online websites.
There was an example on Dick Smith Electronics, where they listed a set of computer speakers worth over $500 for $99 by error.
So people bought 50 sets, and paid by credit card to finalise the 'contract of sale' and then went sour at Dick Smith for not fulfilling the orders, and insisted because they had paid they were legally required to do so.

I think another example was Dell listing hard disk drives for some ridiculous amount ($9? I think?), but in that example, Dell actually shipped some drives at the price.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/dell-error-a-hard-bargain-for-buyers/2005/08/11/1123353431407.html

-rob

[purplepennyhunter]

I used to work at a major retailer and if that's what it scanned at that's what you were charged there was no logic added to it at all. I got many a bargain that way perfectly legitimately.

In the $5 mule case it's reasonable to assume there was a mistake made.

[b_j_w_79]

It's easy to make mistakes with these sorts of things. Like Write $5.00 when you mean $500 etc etc. Lucky there are some nice people out there like pp who are willing to help out!

[Goldseeker]

I see Downies have one at $3,000 in their latest catalogue.

[Fulvio]

I see Downies have one at $3,000 in their latest catalogue.

And an estimate of $5,000 in their auction.

[Goldseeker]

If that is the case, what are my 25 remaining MULES worth?

I see Downies have one at $3,000 in their latest catalogue.

And an estimate of $5,000 in their auction.

But is that the same one that it in the every day catalogue?

[Fulvio]

But is that the same one that it in the every day catalogue?

Dunno. Haven't seen the catalogue, they dropped me off the mailing list. And anyway, there's no pic of the one in the auction.