Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

[ironmanfan]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

You will all be happy to know that I have contacted AMI and advised them of the situation. After the initial excitement wore off, I had some time to think about being in the consignor's shoes and how I would feel if it was me. I knew what you guys would say even with most people's thoughts on AMI. That's why I posted it. I think if I had I truly intended on keeping the jersey, I simply would have posted it in the May pickups. Thanks for helping me keep my karma out of the crapper!

You are obviously doing the right thing but you may want to consider waiting until you get the jersey you actually won from AMI prior to sending this one back.

[trsent]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

You are obviously doing the right thing but you may want to consider waiting until you get the jersey you actually won from AMI prior to sending this one back.

If the buyer paid with a credit card - They should be protected by their card company as long as they return the jersey with a tracking number so they can prove it was delivered if they never receive the correct item.

[ironmanfan]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

If the buyer paid with a credit card - They should be protected by their card company as long as they return the jersey with a tracking number so they can prove it was delivered if they never receive the correct item.

perhaps the OP values the jersey they originally bid on & won over getting a refund on their charge card...(I know I would); I would simply wait until they sent me the right item prior to sending the other jersey back.

[TAFKADixie]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

Does anyone think I should charge them the same $30 they charged me for shipping to get their jersey back?!?

[ironmanfan]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

Does anyone think I should charge them the same $30 they charged me for shipping to get their jersey back?!?

....what's good for the goose is good for the gander

[treant985]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

As much as I agree that it was the right thing to do for the consignor, I think the risk of selling a better-than-described item falls squarely on AMI's shoulders. If the consignor got angry about AMI screwing it up, then it should be AMI working to fix things, not the good faith buyer. If AMI had any reputation (which apparently they don't), the buyer would keep the jersey and AMI would pay the consignor a reasonable amount in lost value by sending the wrong item. AMI suffered no consequences for a huge mess-up.

The auction was for a McLeon jersey, which is what got delivered. The seller's failure to disclose an attribute that the buyer considers valuable is solely the seller's fault, and the seller can deal with a mad consignor; the consignor took the risk of consigning with a place like AMI (or any auction house), so I think the only innocent party here is the buyer--who's the only one who's actually going to suffer any kind of detriment.

Does anyone know if AMI's auctions are sold 'as-is'?

[BergerKing22784]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

Couple comments....

First I give you credit for leting them know and doing the right thing.

2nd I believe someone asked if its legally his if he wanted it to be. I could be wrong but I think legally anything sent to you in the mail and addresed to you is yours legally and you are free to do with it what you like.


3rd back when I was still into tricking out my truck and thought it was cool i bought a piece for my truck on ebay and the people who sold it to me charged me like $28 for shipping. The company screwed up and sent me two different packages with the same item. I wanted to do the right thing and send back the 2nd one as I did not pay for it. The item came UPS so I did not really know what it cost them to ship it to me. I contacted the company and let them know they sent me two and that if they pay paled me back $28 I would ship them their item right away. They responded back and wanted me to accept a prepaid shipping sticker and ship it back that way. I told them I would not do that as I had a feeling I was overcharged for shipping and if they wanted it back they would have to pay me $28 for me to do so. I gave them a month with that option and they never did accept that offer. A month later I put the item on ebay and shipped it to the winning bidder and shipped the same manner they shipped to me and it came to $9.50 to ship. I made sure to give back the buyer the difference in shipping.

So to make a long story short... Your doing AMI a favor so if they ripped you off in anyway you are in every right to charge them the $30 they charged you. Also I would make sure you get the correct jersey before you ship them anything back.

[treant985]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

2nd I believe someone asked if its legally his if he wanted it to be. I could be wrong but I think legally anything sent to you in the mail and addresed to you is yours legally and you are free to do with it what you like.

There's a federal law that prohibits people sending you something unsolicited in the mail and then demanding payment for it (which could be allowed under old contract law).

I guess my main point was like this: it's AMI's mistake, so they should figure it out themselves and have to deal with the consequences...

[mvandor]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

perhaps the OP values the jersey they originally bid on & won over getting a refund on their charge card...(I know I would); I would simply wait until they sent me the right item prior to sending the other jersey back.

Given AMI is on obviously rocky financial footing, I would NOT return the jersey until you got the one you won - IF they can produce it.

If they can't, don't expect to see a cash refund from these guys.

If you DO return it, you're well within your rights to charge the slugs the same $30.

I don't see an easy resolution here in your future with these guys.

[Lokee]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

You are obviously doing the right thing but you may want to consider waiting until you get the jersey you actually won from AMI prior to sending this one back.

I Agree 100% on this one. TRUST me man wait till your propper jersey has arrived before sending this one back. All I get from AMI is promises on my LOA they forgot to ship back 2 or 3 months ago. I still have not recieved it.

[TAFKADixie]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

Here's the update:

They offered to send me the correct jersey along with a prepaid label for return of the previous jersey. I asked if there was anyway I could just keep the jersey they sent me. He's checking and will get back to me. So far, I don't see how this could possibly end badly.

[Lokee]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

cool ...

[mfsquirrelmaster]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

What was AMI's explanation for sending a jersey from an auction that closed a couple years ago??

[TAFKADixie]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

To further illustrate their incompetence, they just added a jersey that is laying on my floor to their newest auction.

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/A...eDesc=0&period=

[nyjetsfan14]

Re: Sometimes the good guy wins - AMI Auction story

To further illustrate their incompetence, they just added a jersey that is laying on my floor to their newest auction.

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/A...Desc=0&period=

Now this IS interesting. I wonder if AMI contacted the original consigner and he/she happily agreed to let them auction the piece again after all this time of no original consignment/sale funds or not returning jersey??? It would be great if you could somehow find out who the original consigner was, contact them, and arrange to return the jersey directly back to him or her for the price you won it for. That way they would not be handcuffed to use anyones services again and remove the the third party from the loop. I know if I was the orginal consigner I would just want my item back to do with as I pleased and not have to deal with all the stories of no funds and missing items. As it is, it seems pretty greasy to see this item in their current auction when they don't even have it in their possession.