This thread is full of scam-related discussion. People argue if this auction is a scam, how could the seller and a buyer scam each other, how many lawyers and papers they need to settle the deal etc. Besides those matters, there could other interesting questions.
...I am a property developer, and have done so in many places including Germany. I am familiar with the process and laws. Hence why my Girlfriend (who is a real estate agent...
bitcoin_bob, is it really a common situation in the business, when people buy a house in less than a week after hearing of it for the first time?
1. I bought my first house on ebay in 2004 in Maine, USA from the internet. Never saw it.
2. I have sold to date, on ebay, successfully the following properties at $1/£1 no reserve:
4 houses in Bulgaria
1 plot of land in Canada
1 house in France
2 houses in Germany
1 Timeshare in an apartment in Sunny beach Bulgaria
When I say 'Sold' I mean, all legal contracts have gone through, and the property is in the other persons name, and I have had the funds.
I currently have pending 2 house sales from Ebay and 1 from Kijiji in Canada.
It is very common for £1 no reserve, sight unseen property sales on Ebay UK, especially in Bulgaria.
I mean, no matter if one buys a house for himself, or just to sell it at a higher price, doesn't he want to see it first, to see other houses sold in the area, compare prices and so on before making the decision?
Some people simply believe that when something is cheap enough it is worth the gamble.
How could you expect to sell it at an adequate price, given that you're not posting on a German real estate forum, but in the international (English-speaking) section of Bitcoin forums? I know that many houses are sold on eBay in a similar way but this is not even eBay!
I had no expectations, we were willing to give it a try. The only thing we did not expect is to be trolled to the point of exasperation, or having to repeat the same things over, and over again.
Did you expect that someone from another country just opens his bitcointalk and says 'Hey, great pictures, this house is exactly what I need, I am ready to buy it right now!'? Or that someone makes a trip (this week, hurry up!) to see the house?
I mean, that was your decision, and you are free to sell whatever you own in any way you want, but you must understand that it's a kind of urgent sale and in this case the price will most probably be times less than the market price.
Totally agreed and was willing to simply let it go for what it went for. However my reasons for having to put a reserve on have been very, very well explained in my previous posts so I will not repeat.
Instead of looking to the past, lets go for the future. Just waiting to hear back from John.