Auction is live and someone has messaged me with a crazy over the top buy it now offer

[jrho2561]

I’m curious how others handle this. I listed a piece of Pyrex it is a rare piece and very little info is available. It got multiple offers right away and now has bids. I received a crazy offer last night for buy it now. It seems that I can’t accept a best offer anymore. I guess I would have to end and repost? It doesn’t seem like the ethical thing to do has anyone run into this?

[pastimpressions]

🎆😟

@nobody*s_perfect 

It does seem as if a bidder is poising themselves for rapid action down the homestretch!

[policequilts]

Only 1 hour left.

The count down has started . . . . .

[historytimes]

1 hour to go. Arrggghhh the tension !!!

[policequilts]

CONGRATULATIONS !

Starting bid : $24.99

Ending auction bid : $5,200.00

[pickapaper]

Wow!  That is wonderful!  Congratulations @jrho2561 

[mtgraves7984]

Didn't see the last part coming! 😲

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

@jrho2561 

Hun, please let us know how this transaction ended up good, bad or indifferent.  I really hope for good! Congrats!

[simply-the-best-for-you]

Congrats!  So, was it more than the offer? 

[jacnsam]

What an incredible find and sale!! Kudos to you jrho2561!

This has been wonderful to follow!

Let us know how the shipping phase goes! 🤞🤞

[cardxcraft]

Nice!!!  Great pick up.

[pls-consignments]

I knew it would go high, but that is crazy high. I hope it's legit. You might want to consider taking it directly to a UPS Store to have them pack it incase an issue developes. Let us know how it goes please. Congrats!!

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@jrho2561 wrote:

I agree my plan is to packet it myself extremely carefully and well..... I feel like I saved a rare treasure and I think it’s pretty cool. I do appreciate everyone’s comments and advice

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I'm glad to hear that you plan to pack it yourself.  The staff at UPS can be pretty random.

What an exciting ending --  TWO snipers, neither of whom had placed any earlier bids!  I'd love to know whether one of them was the member who made that offer, and of course whether the winning bid was above or below the offer.  

Anyway, congratulations on this great find, and I hope that this transaction has a happy ending.

[pastimpressions]

Now on the lighter side, in the afterglow of a momentous auction with a worthy seller & thrilling climax ......

....................comes the inevitable:

Every (almost every) vintage seller West of the Pecos that sells Pyrex/Corningware that really doesn't know what they have....

.............will now, hence and forthwith en masse elevated their vintage Pyrex from appropriate $20-60 sums to absurd Thousands of dollars price tags. 

I would not be in the market for a plain old casserole dish until the "glow" dissipates a wee bit. 😉

[evry1nositswindy]

I was watching the auction too!  I sent a link to my friend who buys and sells Pyrex and she watched it go sky high at the last second.  Amazing!  

Funny thing happened while watching--I had the auction on my screen with the countdown.  We were sitting on the couch, watching TV.  My screen went dark and when I touched it, the price jumped to $5200.   I freaked out, thinking I had placed a bid when I touched the screen!  It then showed as sold and I quickly checked my purchase history to make sure I didn't do a dumb thing.  The seller wouldn't have believed me! 

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@pls-consignments wrote:

I knew it would go high, but that is crazy high. I hope it's legit. You might want to consider taking it directly to a UPS Store to have them pack it incase an issue developes. Let us know how it goes please. Congrats!!

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@pls-consignments  As I posted & the OP answered that she knows, UPS is VERY hit & miss.  I just had occasion to use them for the first time multiple times & since it was being sent to my sis, we knew how we expected the items to be packed & how they were packed.  They did a HORRENDOUS job!  It was just teenagers working there which already made me suspicious.  The whole reason I went there was b/c I expected every breakable, of which there were many, to be packed individually.  Not even ONE of them was.  A monkey could have done a better job!  Honestly I paid an extra $40-$60 3 times for an absolutely worthless packing job.  I wouldn't have paid a penny for it.  All they did was wrap a bit of bubble wrap around the outside of everything I dropped off.  Never again!  

I would urge you to reconsider reccomending them.  I'm sure there are some good ones, but I would have done a 1000% better job with a blindfold & 1 hand tied behind my back.  Several other comments have said the same.