Earlier this month, a school in East Stroudsburg, Pa., sold a trailer, a temporary classroom, on eBay for only US$1. It was a mistake, according to the school. The person who was put in charge of the auction did not know how eBay works and they all thought that they could get at least US$10,000 for the trailer, when they spent US$62,000 on the trailer in 2006.
The school actually bought seven trailers back then but only decided to put one up for auction, luckily for them! Imagine what happens if they sold all of them for US$1 only!
eBay said that they had to go through with the deal. After all, an auction is a legally binding contract. What a windfall for the successful bidder! I wouldn't let go of it if I had bought a trailer for US$1 only!
But then there's happy ending for the school as eBay has pledged a $15,000 charitable contribution to the school to make up for their loss. Well, that's awesome!
The school actually bought seven trailers back then but only decided to put one up for auction, luckily for them! Imagine what happens if they sold all of them for US$1 only!
eBay said that they had to go through with the deal. After all, an auction is a legally binding contract. What a windfall for the successful bidder! I wouldn't let go of it if I had bought a trailer for US$1 only!
But then there's happy ending for the school as eBay has pledged a $15,000 charitable contribution to the school to make up for their loss. Well, that's awesome!
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