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So I went to the A's game yesterday. The A's, as some of you know auction off game used pieces at their Saturday and Sunday auctions. They have had their Jackie Robinson jerseys there all year. I've gone to probably 12 games this year looking for one jersey in particular and yesterday they finally had it. Travis Buck's #42 jersey from JR day. As you all know, its a one of a kind jersey for this player. I'm a huge Buck fan because he went to my alma mater, ASU. Anyway, the bidding is silent auction style and ends at the last out in the 5th inning. The high bid was $125.00. I put in a bid at the very end for $605.00. I was nervous, hoping I would win and couldn't take the stress so I went and walked around the stadium while they check all the bids and write down the winning bid. When I came back, I was shocked to see the jersey was gone. I thought...there is no way someone out bid me. I will gladly overpay for an item I truely want. The winning bid was $175.00. I thought what the hell happened!!!
I brought it to the attention of the people holding the auction and sure enough they found my bid and said...oops. (Yeah no kidding oops). I had orginally wrote down 600, but changed the last 0 to a 5. The pencil eraser sucks and it was smudged sightly but totally legible. They realized their mistake. The nice lady said to talk to this other guy, whom I did. He said what can we do to make this up? Now, I wanted to get super pissed, because I feel I deserve the right to be pissed, but I kept my calm as getting pissed wont help the situation. I said, can you get me a Travis Buck game used jersey. They had already given my jersey out and it was their mistake that cost me the jersey I've been looking all year for. It still burns me up thinking about it too. And today was my birthday so I was trying to treat myself to a nice gift.
The guy said he couldn't promise anything but he'd try and talk to the equipment manager and get back to me. I don't see why they couldn't just go into the clubhouse and get me a jersey of his seeing as how it was the second to last game of the year, at home. I'm sure he has at least two home whites lying around. I haven't heard back from them as of yet. I rightfully won the jersey, and because of their mistake, I'm the one whos out of luck. I hope and pray they do the right thing and offer me a game used jersey of Travis Buck. I'm not asking for anything outrageous...just a replacment for the item I won!! And to hear, I can't promise anything, didn't sit quite well with me, but what can I do.
Anyone have any feedback on this...I'd appreciate it. Is there anything I can do legally? I don't want to bring a suit, but something I believe should be done to right a wrong that was on their part, not mine. If anyone has any insight please let me know.
I'm hoping this can be resolved soon. It really ruined my birthday. Just thought I'd vent a bit and see if anyone else had anything like this happen and what the outcome was. I wish I had a contact number to get to them, but I don't...its pretty much in their hands and I'm not expecting they're going to do anything, but I feel they should becasue its the right and fair thing to do. I'll even pay the $605.00 for it, the money goes toward charity, which I'm all good with, I just want my jersey.
Aaron
SunDevil2126628@aol.com
I brought it to the attention of the people holding the auction and sure enough they found my bid and said...oops. (Yeah no kidding oops). I had orginally wrote down 600, but changed the last 0 to a 5. The pencil eraser sucks and it was smudged sightly but totally legible. They realized their mistake. The nice lady said to talk to this other guy, whom I did. He said what can we do to make this up? Now, I wanted to get super pissed, because I feel I deserve the right to be pissed, but I kept my calm as getting pissed wont help the situation. I said, can you get me a Travis Buck game used jersey. They had already given my jersey out and it was their mistake that cost me the jersey I've been looking all year for. It still burns me up thinking about it too. And today was my birthday so I was trying to treat myself to a nice gift.
The guy said he couldn't promise anything but he'd try and talk to the equipment manager and get back to me. I don't see why they couldn't just go into the clubhouse and get me a jersey of his seeing as how it was the second to last game of the year, at home. I'm sure he has at least two home whites lying around. I haven't heard back from them as of yet. I rightfully won the jersey, and because of their mistake, I'm the one whos out of luck. I hope and pray they do the right thing and offer me a game used jersey of Travis Buck. I'm not asking for anything outrageous...just a replacment for the item I won!! And to hear, I can't promise anything, didn't sit quite well with me, but what can I do.
Anyone have any feedback on this...I'd appreciate it. Is there anything I can do legally? I don't want to bring a suit, but something I believe should be done to right a wrong that was on their part, not mine. If anyone has any insight please let me know.
I'm hoping this can be resolved soon. It really ruined my birthday. Just thought I'd vent a bit and see if anyone else had anything like this happen and what the outcome was. I wish I had a contact number to get to them, but I don't...its pretty much in their hands and I'm not expecting they're going to do anything, but I feel they should becasue its the right and fair thing to do. I'll even pay the $605.00 for it, the money goes toward charity, which I'm all good with, I just want my jersey.
Aaron
SunDevil2126628@aol.com
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