Ever Accidentally Bid On or Order The Wrong Game? I Did!

[Rogmeister]

Today, I got a game I was a winning bidder on at Ebay...no wonder I got such a good deal on it! In my mind, I was looking for and bidding on WWE SmackDown: Here Comes The Pain...I'd lost a couple auctions and when I bid on this one (which I won) I guess I wasn't paying attention. The one I won was WWE SmackDown: Shut Your Mouth! It's still fun but doesn't quite feature all the features that it's sequel (Here Comes The Pain) does. It only cost me $5.50 plus shipping and it is still a fun game so I think I'll keep it. It'll give me my wrestling fix for now. Maybe I'll play it until the other is cut in price down to $20 or so...

[Avenger]

well one time i bid on a PS2 game...really cheap....and then i realized the guy had a 0% rating and wanted CASH....so obviously i messed up and didnt dare send money...few weeks later the guy unregistered...ill never do that again haha

[richmond]

I bid 60 pound instead of 60 pence on some animal crossing cards, luckily the auction didn't go too high, but still was lot more than I wanted to pay

[crashdummycow01]

damnit... *wishes he knew the pound/pence to dollar/cents conversion*

that kinda rhymed.... strange indeed

[PapaStu]

I did that on my first eBay auction WAYYYYY back in the day. I was trying to get a autographed picture for a friend, and I wasnt completely confident on the proxy bid thing. Yeah I kept bidding myself up. Fortunately I was outbid with about an hour to go, I was sure glad that I didnt dump the 80sumptin that I had accidently pushed it up to.

[esquire]

A while back I was bidding on a seller's PC-Engine games. He had like 20 auctions going on that time. I was bidding on 10 of them. All of the auctions looked alike with respect with the exception of course of the pictures and item name. I didn't realize until after the auction ended that one of the auctions was only for the jewel case and instructions. Needless to say, I paid over $20 for it. I guess other bidders must have done the same thing because the fav was so high. I never imagined a jewel case and instructions for 1943 Kai: The Battle of Midway would go for that much. Well, if you want to help me recoup my costs, I am finally selling it on ebay. Here is the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ESSE%3AIT&rd=1

[Jasoco]

One night, I bid on a copy of 32X DOOM complete in box.

I won it.

The next morning in a hurry for work, I checked my Watch list, saw a copy of 32X DOOM I had watched. Bid on it.

Came home from work and found I won it.

I bought two copies of 32X DOOM. Forgot I bought the other one. Bought a second. Oops.

[Melf]

I thought I was bidding on a copy of Warsong only to realize I had confused it with Gemfire. I won that auction...

I was only $8 but man, was I pissed.

[Funkenstein]

I did the exact same thing Jasoco did. I thought one of my bids on a copy of Splatterhouse 2 didn't go through so I tried it again but it was a different auction. I ended up winning both of them.

On the upside I got them both boxed with manual for less than $10 apeice with shipping.

[Rogmeister]

We've probably all done something like that. I ordered a DVD online...forgot I had ordered it and then bought the same one in a regular store before the first arrived. Luckily, it was one of those cheap $6 music video DVDs. I gave the extra to a friend.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

I had bought a long time ago a Yars´revenge loose one very cheap and next week a friend told me that he bought one for my birthday...and guess what cart was...

[cheesystick]

Yes, I once accidently purchased a second copy of "troddlers" for SNES. It wasnt until I had paid, the item was shipped, and i was about to place it on its alphebetical spot on my game shelf that i saw a second copy sitting infront of me. well, only five bucks.
-crispy

[Sylentwulf]

I've bid on the wrong item once or twice... Here's a trick I've done so I don't end up screwing myself....

Say you honestly screwed up, and offer to pay the seller's listing, paypal, and final value fee's, and give an extra $1-$2 for the inconvenience.
It's worked for me 3 times, I lose $2-$5 flat out, but it's better than losing $100 on the wrong item.

[davidleeroth]

Way back in the day (feels like 70's or so) I put a proxy bid of $75 on Alien Soldier. Or so I though. Next day I checked Item's I'm Winning just to realise I was bidding on Alien Syndrome. OOPS!

Let's just say I was pretty confident with my win. Luckily there were few interested in this great, great game.

[maxlords]

I've NEVER had that happen. I'm surprised to hear so many stories like that honestly.

[Jasoco]

I've NEVER had that happen. I'm surprised to hear so many stories like that honestly.

Well, aren't you just Mr. Canadian High-and-mighty up there in your Canada with your alien avatar and your memory that never forgets and stuff. :P

I'm still laughing after buying both Dooms. I seriously forgot in my sleep that I BINed that other copy. I still have the second. Both are complete.

[Rogmeister]

I've got other similar examples...

Atari 5200--I accidentally bid about $100 on that...not sure how I did that. I won it but luckily didn't get stuck with a too-outrageous price. And it's a nice solid machine.

I have two copies of two different Saturn games, Hexen and Duke Nukem 3D. I think the reason I got Hexen twice is I'd bought it previously but then it was a game in a package deal I got later. Regarding Duke Nukem 3D, I bid on one and then found another in nicer condition so I bid on it, too...never thinking I'd be the winner of both.

[Jasoco]

Wish I had a Saturn Hexen.

[Rogmeister]

I think I still have both copies so e-mail me your address and I'll send you one. You can make me an offer or propose a trade, whatever's cool. If you have a list of things you have to offer in trade, that would be okay...or just reimburse me for the shipping and maybe a little extra for the game itself. I'm flexible...

[Blackjax]

Been there.

Bid on a Bangai-O for DC, and the owner never made with the game.

So I bid on another. Both arrived on the same day. D'OH

I'm glad I didn't leave negative feedback for the first seller.